31/12/2025
Lower body recovery session with 🏃👟
Preparing for a huge challenge in Costa Rica, running over 200km in 7 days.
Matt’s training volume has significantly increased over the past few months.
To keep him healthy, consistent, and performing at his best, recovery is a non-negotiable. We prioritise monthly lower-body sports therapy sessions, with a strong focus on the hip flexors, quads, and posterior chain.
This approach is highly beneficial for long-distance runners, helping reduce excessive tension in areas that take on greater load due to individual biomechanics and gait patterns.
Key benefits of sports massage:
• Reduced muscle tone and tension
• Improved recovery between training sessions
• Reduced metabolic by-product build-up
• Pain-gait theory application to decrease perceived discomfort
• Deep trigger point release through full ranges of motion
• Improved joint range of motion — shortened or overactive muscles can restrict movement, and techniques such as PNF stretching and soft tissue release are highly effective in restoring mobility
Recovery isn’t optional—it’s part of the performance plan. 💪
