Pre and Post Event Massage

Massage can help you prepare for a competitive event. A pre-event massage is brief and invigorating, usually fifteen to twenty minutes long. It is given within an hour before your event, right through your clothes. Your massage therapist will rock and jostle your arms and legs, and will use compression – firm and repetitive palm pressure into the belly of your muscles. These strokes are warming and energizing. Many athletes use this time to focus on their upcoming event and visualize their success.

Post Event Massage

After your event when you’ve cooled down, a post event massage will be a calming and relaxing experience with the goal of easing pain and soreness and reducing inflammation. Your massage therapist will use a slow compression stroke to bring blood and oxygen to tense areas and to help flush out metabolic waste products built up during heavy muscle use. He or she will lightly jostle and shake your arms and legs and help you stretch your muscles. A post event massage can last from 15 to 20 minutes and is also given through the clothes.

By Peter from Knead Massage

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