Aid Recovery and Improve your Running Performance
As runners, we subject our bodies to repetitive training, running long distances each week, and high physical demands. While this can be great for our fitness, it also increases the risk of injury in the long run. To prevent injuries and maintain peak performance, it’s important to focus on improving your running efficiency.
Two main issues that can arise from running are reduced blood supply to the muscles and impaired range of movement. These factors can make you more susceptible to injuries. Reduced blood supply means less oxygen reaches the muscles, leading to poor performance and longer recovery times. To improve circulation and speed up recovery, sports massage is an effective solution. It increases blood and lymphatic flow, removing post-training inflammation and metabolic waste that causes soreness.
Restricted range of motion also affects your running technique, increasing the risk of developing maladaptive movements that lead to injury. Massage therapy helps to reduce muscular tension, increase muscle pliability, and lengthen muscles, leading to greater joint mobility and flexibility. This allows you to run without restrictions that might affect your technique, improving your overall performance and reducing the risk of injury. By investing in sports massage, you can enhance your running efficiency and reduce the risk of injury, ensuring you can run injury-free for years to come.