If you’re an athlete or a sporty person then you probably know that a sports massage is ideal to enhance performance and speed recovery. The funny thing is though, that many sports people don’t actually get a sports massage. In fact the vast majority of highly active people don’t get any form of massage unless they have injured themselves and are in a recovery phase.
Ironically many of us play sports because we want to stay fit, healthy and feel good. Of course there’s the social side of sports and the fun of getting involved with a group of others but keeping fit, for most, is a big priority. I guess many of us don’t go into an activity focusing on injuries, unless we are professional athletes and staying injury free is vitally important. But isn’t staying injury free vitally important no matter what your profession?
Whether you’re a serious sportsperson or just a casual participant, looking after your body and preventing injury should be high on your priority list. Sports massage isn’t just for the pro athlete, in fact a regular sports massage becomes vitally important even if you only participate sporadically. Many injuries occur because of poor physical conditioning and the abrupt demand on the body to do things it’s just not used to or conditioned to doing. You may have heard of people starting out to run and all of a sudden they pull a hamstring or when playing a game of tennis or squash they rupture an achilles tendon. Or you may have been one of the thousands of people that by making just a subtle move to pick something up (like the soap you dropped in the shower) your back goes into a major spasm and you find it difficult to walk.
A sports massage from Health and Massage Christchurch is all about body conditioning. We will promote circulation throughout your entire body. This brings vital oxygenation and nutrients to maintain homeostasis and aid recovery. We concentrate on freeing up tight and immobile joints, tendons and muscles. This helps to reduce tears, strains and joint problems. We undo “knots” that will hold your body in distorted and uncomfortable positions. We release fascia, (an electrically charged matrix covering your entire body), this will improve mobility and energy. We assist with advice on nutrition, stretching , we improve your overall wellbeing and facilitate optimised pre and post activity performance.
Don’t roll the dice when it comes to conditioning your body and become another ACC statistic before you take your body serious. Prevention is always better than the cure. Conditioning your body and maintaining homeostasis will not only minimise your injury odds but will also enhance your performance and enjoyment no matter what activities you are participating in.
Consider making Health and Massage Christchurch your regular go to clinic for sport massage. Your body will love you for it and you just might find your performance improving too.
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