Sports Massage: A Secret Weapon to Performance

Pro-athletes have used sports massage for years to help them gain a competitive edge. Most importantly, today sports massage is used before and after sporting events to keep muscles flexible and relaxed and to prevent injury.

But don't think that sports massage is only for pro- athletes! Massage can be extremely beneficial for anyone involved in athletic activities. A regularly scheduled sports or therapeutic massage can help alleviate Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) which is the achy feeling in our muscles one or two days after heavy athletic activity. Micro tears in our muscle fibers during concentric movements are the possible cause for DOMS, which are common in strength and resistance training. Massage can also help in restoring muscular pliability for overly tight and overused muscles. A massage is especially blissful for the lower back, shoulders and hamstrings after a long Spinning ride

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