by Maricel Galarza | Jun 6, 2019 | Muscle Relief, Sports Massage Therapy
As a professional athlete, flexibility is a fundamental factor in your occupation and lifestyle. You need to be at the top of your game with loose, limber muscles and joints in order to compete well. So stiff muscles spell trouble. But maybe you’re not a professional...
by Maricel Galarza | May 14, 2019 | Injury, Sports Massage Therapy
Reach down to your leg and find your calf muscle. Pretty easy to find, right? Especially because you know exactly what you’re looking for. Now keep moving your hand farther down the back of your leg until you find a thin, firm connection near the back of your ankle....
by Maricel Galarza | Apr 8, 2019 | Injury, Sports Massage Therapy
You’re in the zone, and you’ve reached the halfway point up a steep hill. Suddenly, you’re hit like a semi-truck full of bricks. Not literally – but it physically feels the same. Some cyclists refer to this as “the man with the hammer” or “the wall,” and it...
by Maricel Galarza | Mar 22, 2019 | Sports Massage Therapy
What are your pre-event and post-event routines? Before an event, you’re probably stretching – maybe even doing active isolated stretching. Maybe you do a quick cool down or stretch after a game. But are your muscles getting the full preparation and recovery...
by Maricel Galarza | Jun 18, 2018 | Relaxation, Sports Massage Therapy, Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Not all stress is bad. It’s actually part of our body’s natural fight-or-flight reaction, an indicator of excitement and motivation, and beneficial in small doses. It causes a burst of adrenaline to course through the body, so your heart rate increases, your energy...
by Maricel Galarza | Feb 27, 2018 | Massage Therapy Tools, Sports Massage Therapy
Every athlete, Olympic or otherwise, has a training and recovery regimen in which they participate. In the last several years, you may have noticed these athletes wearing either black or colorful tape on their skin in varying patterns. This wrapping is kinesiology...
