05/04/2020
Good Afternoon, hope everyone is enjoying the lovely sunshine this weekend making the most of the opportunity to get outside and stay active.
Here are a few top tips to reduce muscular pain after exercise:
1. Staying hydrated- This is the easiest way to help with muscle recovery. Water keeps the fluids moving through your system helping to ease inflammation, flush out the waste products and deliver the required nutrients your muscles need.
2. Foam Rolling- Post workout is the best time to use a foam roller it is an extremely useful way of Myofascial Release which eases the tissue in and around your muscles helping them to relax. If you dont have a foam roller you can also use a variety of different sports balls such as a cricket ball, golf ball, tennis ball as these can have the same effect.
3. Light Exercise- The day after your workout if you can make sure to do some light exercise whether it be walking, swimming or maybe even Yoga these are all great ways to get the blood moving to the aching muscles supplying them with the oxygen and nutrients required to help repair the muscle.
4. Hot Bath- Take a Hot/Warm bath and if possible add in some dead sea salt or some epsom salts as they dissolve into magnesium and sulphate which then soaks into your skin relaxing the muscle and reduces stiffness in your joints.
5. Compression Wear- If possible wear compression clothing after your exercise these are tight pieces of clothing which will reduce the build up of fluids and increases your blood flow removing the enzyme creatine kinase which is known for casuing aches and pains within the muscle when at higher the normal volumes in the body.
6. Massage Gun- If you have access to one use a massage gun these are great pieces of equipment to alleviate pain yourself whilst you cant get an actual massage.
Hope this helps, if you have any queries feel free to drop me a message, enjoy the rest of your day in the sun.
