MOBILITY ZONE
Raise your recovery game - get free access to our Mobility Zone with every visit to the Recovery Room! The Mobility Zone gives you the space to focus on releasing, stretching, massaging and mobilising your tight, sore and worn-out muscles.
At the Recovery Room you get access to the latest innovation and technology for looking after your muscles! Our equipment includes state-of-the-art massage guns, spin bikes for active recovery and improving blood flow, stretch bands of varying tensions, foam rollers and trigger point balls. Use of all this specialist gear is complimentary with every visit!
What are the Benefits?
Prevent Injuries
Improve flexibility and range of motion
Reduces the sensation of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
Decrease joint and muscle stiffness
Improve blood circulation
How does it work?
Stretching
Static stretching initially reduces blood flow, capillary oxygenation, and the velocity of red blood cells to the muscle; but all of this significantly increases after the stretch. Temporarily reducing and then increasing blood flow can speed up recovery by improving the delivery of nutrients such as glycogen and protein, whilst simultaneously removing metabolic waste.
Static stretching is also an effective means for improving flexibility by causing changes to both the mechanical properties of the muscle-tendon unit and decreasing neural excitability.
Further, regular static stretching has been shown to increase both the short- and long-term activity of your Parasympathetic Nervous System. This key component of your nervous system is associated with whole body relaxation - a vital part of recovery.
Massage Guns/Foam Rolling
Myofacia are connective tissue that wrap around your muscles and bones providing structural support. Tightness in the myofacia after exercise can cause restrictions in joint range of motion and local blood flow, hindering you after a good workout.
By using foam rollers, massage guns/balls etc., you can loosen up the muscles and reduce these inhibiting adhesions that may form between layers of myofacia.
Applying compression to the muscles with a foam roller or massage gun/ball also sends a signal to the brain that tells it to relax the muscle, which can improve range of motion. They can also help to reduce the sensation of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) following exercise.
How do I use it?
Please refer to the infographics in the Recovery Room, which will guide you through releasing, stretching, massaging and mobilising your tight, sore and worn-out muscles.
Stretching
Reps: 15-30 s for each muscle group
Sets: 1-3
Foam Rolling
Reps: 20-30 s for each muscle group
Sets: 3-5
We’re happy to answer any questions you may have, but if you want more detailed guidance, then check out our Recovery Programming service.