Activus Sports Therapy

Good luck to everyone at the Sandringham 24 today, but a little more luck to my clients who are taking part 😉.

Phil, Skye and I will be around this evening to cheer you on, but I will also be armed with Rocktape if you need a bit more support!

Best of luck!

We all know we should stretch, but most of us come back from our run/bike ride/workout and quite honestly just feel worn out and hungry so stretching gets missed. However, it’s not a good idea to miss out on a simple stretching routine as it does help prevent injuries. Always stretch after exercise and not before. Warm up with gentle exercise instead.

- working muscles are contracting and shortening to create the force required, stretching helps lengthen the muscles back to their pre exercise length.
- if muscles are constantly shortened they are inefficient and unable to produce power.
- you can also take advantage of warm muscles and gentle increase the length of muscle over time to increase your range of motion.
- increased range of motion means you are less likely to injure yourself when making demands of your body, such as in a race or competion.
- stretching once released increases the blood flow thus aiding recovery.
- stretching helps lower your heart rate and brings a state of relaxation.
- do not stretch cold muscles, you risk injury!
- stretching before a workout or race can hinder performance when you want strong muscles.
- don’t overstretch! Stretching to pain can injure already fragile muscle fibres.
- sports such as running/cycling/functional fitness need muscles capable of their required range of motion, not hyperflexibility!

Not just a relaxing massage..... Soft tissue therapy can help with injury rehab, manage chronic pain or even prevent niggles developing into injuries. No matter what level you are at, we all want to do our best and to do our best we need to be consistent. Get in touch to see if Activus can help you achieve your goals this year.

We have all become used to things being a little more relaxed since July, but with the government stepping rules up again, please remember your face mask, sanitise when you come in and if you find something pointing at your forehead, don’t worry, it’s only taking your temperature 😉

Activus would like to introduce you to Skye. Skye is an active member of the team, being responsible for meeting and greeting everyone. She takes her job very seriously. She knows that you are here for a massage or soft tissue treatment. She also knows she’s the main star who everyone is really coming to see .

Limited appointments available at this price, once they are gone, they are gone!