Professional athletes know that recovery is not an indulgence – it’s part of training. When you’re preparing for a race or competition, it’s especially important to give your joints and muscles what they need. A specialized Sports Massage is the game-changer you’ve been seeking.
Customized Treatment to Meet Your Athletic Goals
Sports Massage is a highly effective form of passive recovery, and its primary goal is to support an athlete in their particular sport, at that particular time. An experienced massage therapist knows how to customize your treatment. They’ll use different therapeutic massage techniques depending on where you’re at in your performance and training schedule. What an athlete needs before a competition is different from what they need during or after competition. As your goals change, your treatment should change with you.
1. Warm Up or Pre-Competition Massage
Prior to an event, the athlete needs to warm up and energize the muscles. Techniques that are excellent at accomplishing this are effleurage and tapotement as they warm up the tissue without creating the micro tears associated with loss of performance.
2. Competition Massage
During competitions when you have events on consecutive days, massage therapy techniques that encourage blood flow such as petrissage have been shown to help improve athletes perform at a high level consistently.
3. Post-Competition Massage
Following competition your body needs to recover and lengthen the muscles. Deep tissue massage therapy and corrective massage are excellent modalities in correcting the possible issues created during these high intensity activities.
At Be Well Bodyworks in Longmont, CO, massage therapy is always a customized experience. We tailor your session to your training routine, performance goals, and current physical concerns. We’ll help you optimize your athletic performance, prevent injuries, and recover more quickly. Please contact us or book online to schedule your customized session.