15/12/2024
Taking care of your body is under rated! Having a self-care regime should be on your daily list- this is anything from taking a warm soak in the bath to having healthy eating habits, quiet time, taking yourself for a walk without any distractions or having a deep-tissue massage. When your underlying, tight bands of muscle fibres and pressure points are released, your body can experience a deeper sense of relaxation. This is not just a mental form of relaxation but also a muscular one. When we have tension in our muscles, we have tension in our mind without even realising it. Which is why it is important to have a deep connection with your body, so that when you are feeling sore or frustrated you can pin-point the underlying cause and get on top of it as soon as possible to not cause damage that takes longer to recover from. Did you know that you can damage muscle tissue by sitting at a desk for hours on end and not engaging in any form of exercise to get the body actively moving. When we don't stretch or move enough, the muscle fibres shorten causing tightness. When the fibres get too short, they are at risk of tearing by doing something they are not used to doing ie: lifting heavier objects, reaching for something on the other side of your desk or counter, jumping up to grab something that is only just out of your reach etc. A sign of tight muscles is discomfort and or pain. Another sign is muscular weakness- when you suddenly realise you can't do something that you were able to do a couple of weeks or months ago.To prevent this, start a gentle stretching program to help increase muscle strength and flexibility followed by a warm bath to relax the muscles. And get a deep tissue massage! Because a deep tissue massage targets the muscles that you can't target through stretching!
