Self Massage

As much as we’d all like to get a massage from an RMT on a daily basis, it’s obviously not possible.  Substituting with your own bout of self massage can really help your recovery and stave off injury.  The best type of self massage is a form of acupressure.  Find that tight muscle and simply press (hard) until it releases.  Run your thumbs down your quads, grab a tennis ball to get into those hip flexors, lie back on a couple tennis balls to get your glutes.  Don’t forget your feet: tennis balls and golf balls work great – you can do this while sitting at your computer.  Hamstrings on the other hand can be very tough to get. Rolling them out on balls, foam rollers  or Trigger Point massage gadgets can help.