MASSAGE
You take a 10-mile hike last weekend, and now that stabbing pain step won't let you forget it.Some coaches might recommend a good sports massage to get you moving again.
"Sports massage" isn't really a special type of massage. It simply refers to a massage that centers on the area a person uses most when exercising: for swimmers, the arms;for runners, the legs;
At the moment, there's not a lot of evidence that a post exercise massage can give athletes and other active people a boost. but there are compelling reasons to believe that massage may shorten the time the body takes to recover from exercise.
During massage,the warmth and pressure of a massage therapist's hands cause cells to release histamine, a chemical that prompts nearby capillaries to dilate. That, in turn, increases the circulation of the blood to the muscles, getting more oxygen and nutrients into the muscles cells and pushing out metabolic wastes, or toxins.
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