From beginner athletes to elite professionals, massage therapy has shown to have major benefits regardless of the participant’s fitness level. Athletes seeking enhanced performance, improved conditioning, faster recovery , injury prevention and assistance in maintaining peak fitness can benefit from massage therapy.
Massage has been shown to have myriad positive effects including:
• Reducing muscle tension
• Helping athletes muscle tone
• Promoting relaxation
• Increasing range of motion
• Improving soft tissue function
• Decreasing muscle stiffness and fatigue after exercise
• Improving exercise performance
• Decreasing delayed onset muscle soreness
• Reducing swelling
• Reducing breathing pattern disorders
• Enhancing athletic performance
• Helping prevent injuries
By combing your exercise routine with massage therapy you will be able to train longer and harder and make the most of your workout.
Source: American Massage Therapy Association
