03/11/2025
The truth about sports massage (that most people don’t realise)
Most people think sports massage has to be painful, all elbows, pressure and “no pain no gain.” Or that it’s just about “loosening tight muscles” or “flushing out lactic acid.”
But that’s not really how it works 👇
🧠 1. Your brain controls tightness
Tight muscles are your nervous system trying to protect you.
Massage helps calm that signal so your body feels safe to move again.
💡 2. It doesn’t “flush out” lactic acid
That old myth can go now.
Your body clears lactic acid naturally within about an hour of exercise.
Massage helps blood flow and nutrient delivery instead thus supporting repair.
💥 3. Those “knots”? They’re tiny muscle spasms.
Little areas where the muscle’s basically gone into a mini cramp and feels solid or sore to touch.
Massage helps calm that spasm, get blood moving again, & remind the muscle it can relax.
🌿 4. It supports your immune & stress systems
Massage lowers stress hormones like cortisol
and activates your parasympathetic system, the one in charge of rest, recovery & healing.
⚡️ 5. It’s not just recovery, it’s a body reset
Regular massage helps your brain, nerves & muscles talk better.
You move easier, recover faster & feel more balanced overall.
Sports massage is NOT just for athletes.
For anyone who wants to feel at home in their body again.