Find the latest and greatest methods and tools for optimizing recovery as an athlete, or just as a person who wants to feel and move their best through life.
Active recovery, first and foremost, is a fantastic tool that every athlete (amateur or pro) should have in their toolbox. Also known as active rest, the term describes any light activity performed outside of strenuous exercise sessions that can help boost recovery and long-term performance. Active recovery is a broad term that can take many …
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Benefits Of Massage Guns Massage guns have made a name for themselves in the exercise and recovery world for good reason. Often pocket-sized, these hand-held devices pack a powerful punch that has countless benefits for athletes and leisure gym-goers alike. Massage guns have the ability to penetrate muscle tissue via vibrations and powerful percussion, helping …
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If you’ve ever felt muscle pains a day or two after an intense workout, the kind that limits your flexibility and makes sitting down (after a leg day) or raising your arms (after an upper-body day) difficult, you’ve experienced DOMS firsthand. DOMS stands for ‘delayed onset muscle soreness’ and typically peaks about 24-72 hours after …
Being in pain from sore muscles after a workout is no fun. (unless you live for and chase that kind of pain…) Is muscle soreness essential to progressing in the gym? Why does it even occur? And, most importantly, what can you do to reduce its effects so you can get back to feeling your …
