All exercise, especially high-intensity training, stresses the body. When you push through fatigue or soreness, you’re causing microscopic damage to the muscle cells. An intense, short-term stressor, followed by the appropriate recovery method, is healthy and very beneficial for your body’s systems and functions. However, repeated stressors without adequate recovery can throw your body out of balance and lead to pain, injury, and illness. It’s important to allow time for recovery, to allow your body to repair and rebuild.
When more stress and demand are placed on your body’s tissues - including your myofascial tissues, heart, lungs, and bones - they learn to adapt, recover, and get stronger. This allows you to work towards more strength, muscle definition, gains, and a healthier mind and body. One of the most effective ways to reduce muscle soreness and achieve better performance, definition, and gains is to release tension with myofascial massage therapy.