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Monday 6am - 10pm Tuesday 6am - 10pm Wednesday 6am - 8pm Thursday 6am - 10pm Friday 6am - 10pm Saturday 6am - 10pm Sunday 6am - 10pm

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Powerthlete - Sports Massage, enfield town (2026)

Having been a keen sports enthusiast since my teenage years, I have trained and competed in different disciplines from strongman, powerlifting to CrossFit. I have always been interested in body mechanics, strength, mobility and helping people become fit and mobile, actively expanding my knowledge by self study and attending courses. Having been through many injuries and treatments myself, adding my experience of training/competing and the knowledge of the body, it was time I brought my experiences together: offering a service to the general public and sports persons, providing a high quality service of manual sports (recreational) massage. Myth buster: Deep tissue/Sports massage are the same thing: sports massage is working within a specific area of tissue and is still deep tissue! The benefits of soft tissue massage are tenfold, with some being:
Physical:
- Increasing tissue permeability
- Breaking down excess scar tissue, adhesions and fibrous tissue
- Facilitating local blood and lymph flow at the tissue
- Increasing muscle and connective tissue compliance
- Preventing injury
- Helping with healing
- Increasing and restoring normal range of movement

Neurological:
- Pain release

Physiological:
- Stimulate lymphocyte production
- Increase supply of oxygen

Psychological:
- Increase mental alertness
- Enhance mental relaxation
- Reduce anxiety and improve mood
- Enhance general sense of well-being

My aim is to provide treatment that is appropriate to the individual as every case is specific. Any further analysis that may be discovered during the time of treatment will be discussed, and worked on if related to the problem in question, with the focus of getting you back to normal day to day life/activities as soon as possible, pain free.

02/07/2021

Long awaited, but finally arrived! 🙌🏻

17/06/2021

Suffering from Muscle Cramps?

Muscle cramps are sudden involuntary contractions that occur in various muscle groups.

They can be sudden, a sharp pain, lasting from a few seconds to 10+ minutes. They are extremely uncomfortable, painful, and can have a post effect of feeling sore and tender for several days.

What causes muscle cramps?

1. Dehydration *loss of fluids with insufficient uptake of sodium
2. Low levels of the following minerals that contribute to healthy muscle function: calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium
3. Overuse of your muscles (pre-existing tight sports in muscles will further enhance this)
4. Certain medical conditions

How to prevent muscle cramps
- If participating in long (2hrs +) or arduous activity and know your sweat rate (how much you sweat), ensure to pre-load with a strong electrolyte pre/during/post events to ensure minerals are high so that muscles can function properly.

- Try not drinking too much water (overhydration), as this too can be dangerous, diluting sodium and other electrolyte levels resulting in the same outcome - use common sense and drink appropriately with a mix of water/electrolyte solution.

- Ensure to stretch appropriately and specific to your activity before and after.

- If suffering from spontaneous muscle cramps, look at supplementing with calcium/potassium/magnesium/sodium, or have a test done to see what you're deficient in.

- Ensure muscles are well rested and recovered before training.

- Eating well with the right proportion of different foods will also aid in keeping your minerals topped up (milk, orange juice and bananas are high in calcium and potassium).

Treatment
Apply gentle stretching until the muscle relax
Apply a hot/cold pad/cloth to the area
Anti-inflammatory medication (ibuprofen) aided by gentle stretching

Alternatively, if you feel that your muscles are tight and you've previously had episodes of spasms, have a sports massage or ask for advice!

15/04/2021

No. 201 Legs-Core-Press-Barefoot foot 🦶🏻

Enjoying the process of keeping things simple yet effective.

Aim: working on keeping the core tight throughout the entire movement whilst barefoot.

Being barefoot uses proprioceptive feedback increasing awareness on our position, balance and movement.
Add this to lunging and pressing, and it's a great all round exercise! 💪🏻

Did you know most proprioceptive feedback comes via pressure receptors, mostly located in our feet!

Give it a go!

14/04/2021

As lock down is starting to ease off, why not give your body a once over to ensure you have a new spring in your step!
Sports massage enforces the connective and muscle tissues to relax, reducing muscle tension, pain and increasing range of motion. By focusing on parts of the body that need the most attention, deep pressure can be applied, melting away tightness, adhesion and tension.
Sports massage helps lower the heart rate, lower blood pressure, stimulate the release of feel good hormones and boost relaxation.
Massage techniques are used to promote vasodilation (widening of your blood vessels) that allows increased flow of blood and lymph in superficial tissue, thus enabling nutrients and oxygen to flow through, flushing waste products that have built up causing soreness, aches and pains. This also helps people recover quicker from a harder training session!
The power of touch is also known to boost immune system and decrease cortisol (the stress hormone).
If you have been staring at a monitor all day and are experiencing headaches, at the end of the massage session I perform a sub-occipital release technique that focuses on relaxing the fascia surrounding the base of the skull to provide relief to those who are experiencing headaches - have you ever had this done?
There are many other techniques I apply that will fix you up which your body will thank you for later!
I offer a 'Come to you service' so there is no need to worry about mingling with others on public transport or being stuck in traffic.
You will be doing me a big favour by sharing this post with friends and colleagues.
Any referrals will be reflected in your fee!

Address

Enfield Town

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 10pm
Tuesday	6am - 10pm
Wednesday	6am - 8pm
Thursday	6am - 10pm
Friday	6am - 10pm
Saturday	6am - 10pm
Sunday	6am - 10pm

Telephone

+447868715447

Website

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