Staying active through regular visits to the gym, participating in a recreational league or just by making running a regular part of your weekly schedule is hugely important to both your mental and physical health. In addition to helping you stay trim, keeping your blood pressure balanced and your muscles firm, regular exercise also plays an important role in helping your body and mind process all of the stresses you encounter on a daily basis. However, in order to help you recover from the strain of regular aerobic activity and to avoid incurring any exercise-related injuries, you should take steps to keep your body in optimal condition.

Doing things like getting enough protein in your diet to keep your muscles strong, stretching before you engage in any particular vigorous activities and drinking plenty of water are essential to keeping yourself healthy. But as this Hometown Focus article explains, it’s also a good idea to make massage a part of your post workout routine. The reason being, massages can help relax muscles and fascia that have become tense and twisted when you work out. That way, you won’t develop a potentially injurious poor form due to a restricted range of motion caused by sore muscles.

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