Are you a sportsman or do you train?
You probably know the principle of recovery to allow your body to adapt to the effort made and come back even stronger. But what is less known is the notion of recovery.
What does it mean to do nothing? Do other things? If so, what? In this article, we will look at this notion.
Firstly, it is important to understand how the body recovers and repairs tissues that have been damaged by training (yes, when we train we damage tissues, otherwise there would be no improvement). To do this job, the cells need proteins, minerals, and all sorts of things that are found in the blood. In addition, liquids and waste products caused by the effort must be evacuated. It is therefore necessary to do everything possible to activate the blood circulation in the affected areas.
How do you activate the blood circulation in the regions?
One way is to do the same exercise again but in a very light way to simply activate the blood flow and not the improvement process. Repeating high intensity exercises too often does not give the cells time to do their work and performance is degraded. So if you’re going to take this route, it’s important to keep the intensity as low as possible.
- Are you a runner? Walk.
- Do you do weights? Do the exercise without weights or with only the bar or your body weight.
Another way is to visit your health care professional. A good massage therapy session activates the blood circulation in the areas that need it and focuses on them during the massage. In addition, the massage therapist can also work on tissues that will have micro-lesions by breaking them and allowing the tissues to move freely without being restricted by adhesions that would have been caused by scars.
Another professional who can help in your recovery process is an acupuncturist. With the needles, he can direct blood flow to areas that need it and help drain your tissues.
So if you’re into sports, your professionals are there to help you reach your full potential.
Do not hesitate to contact us.
