LKSportsmassage

Give your body a little love it deserves 💆🏻‍♀️

Book yourself in for that over due massage!

DM to get yourself booked in, I am a mobile therapist or you can come to me!

London Marathon Offer! 🏃‼️

I am giving anyone who is running the London Marathon or Half Marathon 10% off all their massages until their big day

30 mins: £27 (usually £30)
45 mins: £36 (usually £40)
60 mins: £40.50 (usually £45)

If you think you will benefit from this offer or know any friends/ family who will then spread the word and get in touch!

Massage from the comfort of your own home 💆🏻‍♀️
Harlow and surrounding areas 📍

Are you currently training for a Marathon or any other event?

Recovery is very important!

Taking time to have regular massages in-between your training can improve the recovery time between training sessions, especially after longer runs. Maintenance massages are a good way to identify and treat tighter areas before injuries occur

Are you making time for recovery?

Message for availability and to book your massages now! 💆🏻‍♀️ 💆‍♂️

✨GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE ✨

Tag someone below to let them know you’d appreciate a massage treatment for Christmas 🎅 💆🏻‍♀️

DM to buy your gift vouchers 🎄

Treat yourself this winter ❄️ 🕯️

Winter evenings are drawing in, nothing better than to treat yourself to a massage in the comfort of your own home 💆🏻‍♀️

The colder weather can cause more discomfort and increase arthritis and muscle pains. Regular massage enhances blood flow, naturally lowers blood pressure, increases body temperature and improves the body function

Message me for bookings and availability

10 reasons to get a massage 💆🏻‍♀️

1.) relieves stress ✔️
2.) improves flexibility ✔️
3.) boosts immune system ✔️
4.) relieves sore muscles ✔️
5.) relieves tension headaches ✔️
6.) improves circulation ✔️
7.) improves stability ✔️
8.) enhances exercise performance ✔️
9.) reduces depressing moods ✔️
10.) improves sleep ✔️

And many more…

Book a massage today! Dm for bookings or any questions 💆🏻‍♀️

Do I use heat therapy or cold therapy? 🤔

I get asked this question a lot by clients, is it best to use heat or ice?

Treating pain with either hot or cold treatment can be extremely effective for a number of different conditions or injury’s

As a general rule, use ICE for acute injuries or pain, along with inflammation and swelling. Use HEAT for muscle pain and stiffness.

Arthritic clients may use heat for joint stiffness and then cold for swelling and acute pain.

Remember that heat will boost the flow of blood to the area and cold will slow down the blood flow to the area (reducing swelling)

Always remember to seek a medical professional after a injury or if after any treatment the pain or discomfort becomes worse!

Did you know…
Sports Massage can speed up muscle recovery time and improve performance

Sports massage works to relieve muscle tension (especially those DOMS after training!) This can be great for speeding up recovery time and reducing muscle soreness which will result in you getting back to training in no time! This is also perfect before-hand if your training for a event to allow your muscles to reset 💆🏻‍♀️

Are you a frequent gym-goer but don’t have regular massages?… your missing out!

Benefits-
• Reduces the risk of injury
• Reduces delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
• Allows the muscles to recover properly after training
• Alleviates tension and pain in the muscles

All of this helps to improve your performance in the gym or doing sports you love 🙌🏼

DM or email me to get yourself booked in
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CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY COMPETITION!🎁🎄🎅

I am giving away a £40 gift voucher to be used on any of my massage treatments in either January or February

RULES TO ENTER:
- Must be following my page LKSportsmassage
- Like this post
- TAG 3 Friends in this post
- SHARE this post

Winner will be announced on Monday 19th December 📢

GOOD LUCK!❤️

Thankyou to all my clients who have booked in with me this year, I look forward to meeting more new clients in the new year! 🫶🏼

Who doesn’t love a deep tissue massage?💆🏽‍♀️ 💆‍♂️

Some people I know are always put off by a ‘deep tissue massage’ because of the pain they think they may experience…

Yes you may experience some discomfort during the massage and yes it is completely normal to experience some tenderness a day or two after your massage or even a bruised like feeling.

Us as therapists always aim to keep the pressure to a 6/7 on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest) you always have the right to let me know how you would like your pressure.

How do you know if you’ve had a good deep tissue massage?

- You’ve probably felt like you’ve been drifting off on the massage bed
- Your body feels more relaxed and more rested than when you walked in
- You feel sleepy

Feel like you need a deep tissue/sports massage, give me a Dm to get booked in! 💆🏽‍♀️💆‍♂️

NEW CLIENT OFFER 📣❗️

Any new client that books in this August will get 20% off their first treatment!

Offer is for new clients only and offer ends 31st August

Share and tag your friends to spread the word ❗️

DM to book 💆🏽‍♀️💆‍♂️

Pre season training, make sure your ready!

If your preparing for a tough pre season, make sure your muscles are in tip top condition to push yourself to your limits.

It’s all about preparing your body and mind for a long hard season

Including sports massage into your build up and training will help you avoid any injury’s as your body is put through stress and overload!

Sports massage will also aid your recovery in between training sessions!

Drop me a Dm to book in with me! 💆‍♂️ 💆🏽‍♀️

Heat Stroke v Heat Exhaustion

With the high temperatures this week, be careful!

Heat Exhaustion is when your body gets too hot and then this can lead to Heat Stroke 🥵

To prevent this;
• Drink plenty of water/fluids 💧
• Take cool showers 🚿
• Wear loose fitted clothing
• Avoid going out at the hottest time of day ☀️
• Avoid strenuous activity

Stay safe 🫶🏼

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨

A trigger point, often referred to as a ‘knot’ are tight and tender spots in a muscle. These can create pain and discomfort. Sometimes the trigger points refer pain so the pain can travel into other areas of the body

Most trigger points (knots) occur from muscle overuse, stress, lack of stretching or poor posture. They can be caused also from sustained repetitive activities, for example working on a computer all day or lifting heavy objects at work. The knots then develop when the muscle fibres become over stimulated and can not release from their contracted state

Trigger points can be released when pressure is applied to them, this can be done by either using a firm massage ball or booking in for a deep tissue massage. I recommend everyone using a massage ball or tennis ball in between massage treatments to keep up the progress

Do you suffer with trigger points and need them releasing? ⬇️

Happy National Women’s Day! 💐

Strong, compassionate, beautiful, unique, powerful, ambitious… Women ♥️♥️

𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 💫

Having a regular sports massage is one way of keeping your soft tissues healthy, your movement pain free and a great way to take some time out for yourself! 💆🏽‍♀️

So ask yourself….are you over due a massage? 🤔

Message to book

Prevent injury • Aid recovery

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙆𝙮𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨

This is also know as ‘rounded shoulders’ or ‘rounded back’ and this is a result of bad posture!

Postural kyphosis is most common in teenagers and young adults as they often slouch when sitting or standing and this then results the spine to curve forward

The good news is that this can be reversed and treated as it is not structural. If you address the bad posture and your movement patterns then this can be treated!

Massage therapy can help to relax and loosen the sore muscles caused bad posture, allowing your body to position itself in its natural pain free position

📲DM for bookings

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬?

1 hours massage is equivalent to 7-8 hours sleep on the body! 🛌

So if your feeling run down or exhausted, maybe your body is just in need of a massage!

Look after your body this year, start the year as you mean to go on and treat yourself and your body to a massage

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𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 🎄🎅

I just want to say a big thankyou to everyone who has had a treatment with me this year! All of your feedback and reviews help me out so much, I appreciate you all! ❤️

I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in the new year! 💆🏽‍♀️ 💆‍♂️

Best wishes, Lauren xx

𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮

Rest and recovery is important to help you improve your performance that’s why resting and taking time out is important! Our body repairs and strengthens itself in between workouts so taking time out allows you to progress

From a sports therapist point of view, overtraining can lead to injuries which will then set you back for weeks, even months

😴 good quality sleep is very important during recovery and helps with hormone balance

💆🏽‍♀️ Massages and stretching helps with muscle repair, prevents injury and helps to keep your muscles flexible, mobile and free of any tension and pain

💧 🍎 Make sure you keep hydrated and keeping on track with your nutrition. These both play a important role with recovery and repair

❗️Don’t skip your rest days❗️

Are you making time for recovery? ⬇️

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release technique. It can help relieve muscle tightness, soreness, and inflammation, and increase your joint range of motion. Foam rolling can be an effective tool to add to your warm-up or cooldown, before and after a workout

- Increases blood flow to the area your massaging ✅
- Promotes recovery ✅
- Increases range of movement ✅
- Good self massage techniques in between massages ✅

- Does not break down knots ❌
- Does not release facia or connective tissue ❌
- Does not make permanent changes to our tissues ❌

You can use a foam roller on pretty much any area but the main areas to use a foam roller on is quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves and back (however be careful on your lower back)

Give it a go!👍🏽

What a day….Supporting the Great Ormond Street runners after the marathon with post event massage🏃‍♂️💆‍♂️😄

Great experience, well done to all the runners

𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙤𝙬 🎾 💪🏽

‘Tennis elbow’ is a condition that causes pain around the outside of the elbow. The correct name for it is ‘epicondylitis’

This can occur from overuse or repetitive action of the forearm muscles near the elbow joint

Just because it’s called ‘tennis elbow’ it doesn’t mean you can get it just from playing tennis, any activity that puts strain or stress on the elbow joint can cause it

If you think you have tennis elbow then you should rest your elbow joint, it will get better overtime without any treatment however with some treatment it will help to speed up the recovery faster!
- rest your injured arm and stop any activities that’s causing the problem
- holding a cold compress on the area for a few minutes several times a day can help ease the pain
- forearm massage and manipulating the effected area will help to relive the pain and stiffness in the area and improve the range of movement in your arm

Have you ever suffered from this?👇🏼

London Marathon 2021…less than 6 weeks away!

I am going to be volunteering with at the end of the race to help support the charities and participants by performing post event massages

If anyone is participating in the London marathon you will need some maintenance/ pre event massages leading up to the event. This will help to prepare your body and to help prevent injuries

Get in touch with me if your running in the marathon or know anyone that is! 🏃‍♀️

𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚?

I feel like I get asked this question a lot, just because it’s called a ‘sports massage’ it doesn’t mean you need to be sporty or exercise all the time!

A sports massage has a lot more benefits other than just recovering your body from a workout. Even though you don’t play sport or train in the gym our bodies are still put under pressure due to our lifestyles. This can include our posture, the amount of time we are sitting/standing or having a very physical job

Sports massage can help target the areas that are causing us problems, help to aid relaxation, destress, aid recovery and relieve tension

So the simple answer to this question is no! You don’t need to play sport to benefit from a sports massage 💆‍♂️ 💆🏽‍♀️

If you would like to book or have any questions, give me a message! 📱

CLIENT REVIEWS ⭐️

Always love hearing positive feedback from my clients!😄

One of the main after care advice I give to my clients after having a massage is to drink plenty of water! 💦

This is very important because;

💦 Will prevent you from getting a headache after your treatment due to the toxins
💦 Helps reduce the muscle soreness after your massage
💦 Will help the lymphatic system to drain fluid and lymph
💦 Prevent dehydration

𝙋𝙧𝙚 / 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚

Pre event massage; is undertaken before a workout, competition or sporting event. The aim of a pre event massage is to increase blood circulation, flexibility and mentally prepare your body for a activity and enhance performance
Pre event massage should be a short and specific massage treatment

A post event massage; is performed after a intense training session or competition as part of the recovery process. The massage will be longer than a pre event massage and consist of different techniques to assist recovery from the activity

If you have any events coming up or just need a massage to help your body recover from a intense workout then give me a message! 💆‍♂️ 💆🏽‍♀️

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖

Sciatica is a type of pain caused by a irritated nerve, it is felt from your bottom down to your feet and toes

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨; herniated disk, bone spur, narrowing of the spine or weight gain. Common occupational triggers may include prolonged sitting, twisting, inactivity or lifting/carrying heavy objects

Massage therapy can help to relieve sciatic nerve pain in two different ways! Tight lower back muscles can place stress on your nerve roots. By having a massage, this encourages the release of pain fighting endorphins, this can then prove temporary relief from symptoms like throbbing pain in your foot or the burning sensation on your leg

Let me know if you think you suffer from sciatica!

𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚?

I always warn my clients that they may feel slightly achy or feel slightly bruised the day after having a massage. This is a normal response to a sports massage as the techniques used go deeper into the muscles and are often targeted towards a problem area.

The soreness may feel like DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) and this is a result of not having a massage very often or not using that certain muscle very often. This is because the muscles have been manipulated in ways they are not used to for the duration of the treatment.

To help reduce the soreness I recommend;
💦 To stay hydrated before and after
🛁 take a nice warm bath
🚲 don’t do anything too strenuous for 24 hours following the treatment
🧘‍♀️ Keep mobile and do some gentle stretches
👐 You can ask for a lighter pressure
😴 Try to relax throughout and following your treatment

Have you felt achy or sore after your massages?👇🏼