Massage blog @ Saffron Walden

First, does it even exist....yes. It's very real...but what is it actually? It doesn’t happen overnight, and most people don’t realise they’ve crossed into it until their performance starts going backwards. So What Is It Exactly? Overtraining happens when your body doesn’t get enough time to recover between workouts. Training creates stress. The recovery is what makes you stronger. This isn’t just feeling a bit tired. It’s a measurable condition backed by sports science, aff

We’ve all done it. I see it alot at my Sports Massage clinic in Saffron Walden Monday: motivated, smashing workouts. Wednesday: everything hurts, energy’s gone, and suddenly even walking upstairs feels awful The problem isn’t that you’re training too much. It’s that you’re not recovering well enough to support how much you want  to train. Stop Eating Like A Child... Eat like a athlete. Up your calories, more carbs, more protein, more veg and fruit. If you are upping your mile

It’s one of the oldest debates in sport. And a question I get asked alot at my Saffron Walden Massage Room. You pull a hamstring, roll an ankle, tweak your shoulder.. and the first instinct is simple: stop everything. Rest. Don’t make it worse. Complete rest isn’t always the best thing for recovery . In fact, modern sports science has quietly shifted away from the “just rest it” mindset. The real answer is more nuanced, and far more interesting. However. I do also have some s

The 3 Areas Everyone Asks Me to Fix (And Why They’re Always Tight) If you asked me what people come in for most, the answer’s pretty predictable. Not shoulders. Not arms. Not anything obscure. It’s almost always the same three areas: Different people, different lifestyle but the same problem spots. So what’s going on? 1. The back: doing more than it should The big one.. Upper back, lower back, sometimes both in the same session. Most people assume their back is the problem. B