Muscle recovery is what must happen between your active step of exercising and training to meet your personal fitness goals, increase your strength level and increase the athletic performance you hope for. Vancouver’s 3D Fitness Training guide all their clients to integrate this important step in their personal fitness journey.
Athletes at all levels and abilities who are engaged in fitness know that their muscles are the foundation of the success they’ll feel and results they’ll build on. Without strong muscles, it is impossible for any athlete to achieve the highest level of performance in their chosen pursuit.
Muscle recovery is the process in which muscles receive nutrients and repair themselves after intense use. Recovery time will always be necessary for our muscles, yet we can tap into some excellent muscle recovery techniques. These help both everyday athletes and competitive athletes minimize the amount of downtime that their muscles require. This means that an active fitness seeker can spend more time in their chosen sport and certainly be able to devote more time to improving their skills for overall enjoyment and progress.
Techniques to stay on top of your muscle recovery
Stretching
Stretching is one of the best ways after your workout to improve muscle recovery. We all know and value stretching right? Yet, how many of us follow through with this important part of the muscle recovery process.
Still, there are many different ways to stretch such as dynamic stretching and passive stretching. Stretching by any name is an important factor in recovery and injury prevention, too. Stretching properly can help you recover from a hard workout. It also prepares you for your next one.
Learn to stretch properly and perhaps do so with the guidance of a trusted fitness trainer. You’ll get it right and have it for life! Contact your personal fitness trainer in downtown Vancouver here.
Boost Blood Flow
Are you muscles sore and stiff after your strenuous workouts? Then you need to know that muscle recovery is all about reducing your feelings of soreness and stiffness. The pain you experience is caused by micro-tears in muscle fibers. This situation can be repaired by improving blood flow.
Increased blood flow is critical in bringing oxygen and needed nutrients to your muscles and taking away waste products. The faster you are able to remove waste products the faster your muscles can recover. You can improve blood flow to the muscles by a variety of methods that include: stretching, massage, sauna and proper nutrition.
Getting a Massage
Massage therapy is not just delightful moments of pampering while at a health spa or on vacation. Massage treatments can relieve your workout pain, and promote health and fitness by manipulating the soft tissues and muscles. As it increases blood flow and relieves stress, it can speed up muscle recovery and help your body to recover, rest and avoid future injuries.
Foam Rolling
Foam rolling has many benefits for your muscle recovery. After a workout it can help loosen tight muscles and take some pressure off sore muscles. Why feel tight and uncomfortable when you can grab a foam or rubber roller, or even a rolling pin to apply some self-massage. Learn how to do it properly or make it part of your physical therapy treatment. All you need to start is the ground, a yoga mat or a carpeted floor and roll your way to recovery!
Put these easy and essential recovery tips into action. See more tips here.
Call today for a free professional fitness consultation to make it all easier with support and guidance. It’s free and may give you the boost you need to get started, or to keep going, consistently.
Supporting Your Healthy and Active Life
Sam Jabarin
Canfitpro Personal Trainer
ISSA Nutrition Coach
3DFVANCOUVER.COM
Info@3dfitnessvancouver.com
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