25/09/2025
Autumn and Winter Months - Some facts about how the cold effects your muscles and the body.
• Each degree drop below 5°c in the temperature will decrease your endurance.
• A warm muscle is 20% more efficient than a one that hasnt gone through a thorough warmup.
• Try to avoid Static Stretches on
cold muscles, use a Dynamic Stretch warm up to prevent muscles strains.
• Joints can decrease in Range of Motion.
• Nerves are more susceptible to being ‘Trapped’.
• The cold weather can cause muscles to lose more heat and reduce their contraction mechasnism, causing increased soreness throughout the body.
Most people tend to need more regular treatment throughout these winter months, so ensure you are booked in 🙏🏻
