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NLF BIORECOVERY
Why is Recovery Important?
It’s that time of year again, another sport season approaching. A rise of excitement, determination, and competition - the goal is to make it to the top! Memberships, gear, travel, and team fees has been taken care of, everything is ready to go for the new season. Games/tournaments has officially begun, but now the soreness starts to appear - we’ve approached our first injury. Now we're unable to play and have to be benched with a shoulder injury causing loss of valuable playing time. So here’s the big question: Is there is anything that could’ve been done to prevent this injury? The answer is Yes, by having proper recovery!
Balancing school, club sports, competitions, tournaments, and practices can be very time consuming leaving not enough time to recover!
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​Visualize the body maneuvering through every practice, game, and tournament while maintaining balance with school and other extra-curricular activities. Although athletes are developing strength and athletic proficiency, without proper recovery one can experience an overuse of injuries. ​
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According to John Hopkins University’s sports study, 62% of sport injuries occurs during practice alone. Which can cause not only an upset to an athlete’s self-esteem but to the team’s success. After all, no one wants to see their athlete or teammates in pain.
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Getting fitter, faster, and stronger doesn’t just happen during the training phase, it happens more so during the recovery phase.
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The 4 R’s of recovery :
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Rehydrate (replace the fluid that is lost with electrolytes)​
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Refuel (replenish the muscles with adequate carbohydrates)
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Rebuild (repair the muscles with adequate protein)
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Rest (rejuvenate with adequate rest)
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But good news! NLF incorporates recovery into our training process!
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​NLF has partnered with BIOMOTIVES in developing a recovery system that will not only benefit our youth athletes but also adults. Our CS2 program foundation incorporates recovery days in which focuses on mind-body techniques like breath work, stretching, and yoga. Recovery days are just as important as our training segments, activating the parasympathetic system - our body’s autonomic response to rest & digest.
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Short-term/Active Recovery (Cool down phase): Occurs soon after an intense exercise.
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Increases blood flow, removes waste product from soft tissues that’s been broken down from training. ​
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Fresh blood flow delivers nutrients that helps repair and rebuild muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
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Helps decrease cortisol (stress hormone) and inflammation.
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Types of Recovery Services We Provide:
Active recovery
(NLF CS2 program, in -training)
BioStretch
(Assisted-stretching)
sports recovery massage therapy
Simona - Medical Massage/Sports Recovery Therapist
Sports Recovery Massage Treatment
Contact - (913) 229-4789
Signs an athlete needs an immediate rest day - Passive Recovery (i.e. do nothing!)
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​Feeling an unexplained decrease in performance (lasting 1 week - 1 month).
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Feelings of fatigue, agitation, moodiness, sleeplessness, poor appetite, stress, and depression.
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Increased illness.
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Mental burnout, lack of interest for sports and activities.
Sleep is vital to repair and feel rejuvenated!
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Sleep deprivation causes a decrease in aerobic endurance and performance. It’ll also result to fatigue, low energy, and poor focus - which can increase the risk of injuries.
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This can lead to an adverse affect in hormones causing an increase in cortisol (stress hormone) and lowering levels of human growth hormones, which is active during tissue repair.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Sleep Guidelines recommendations:
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​Ages 6-12: 9-12 hours of sleep daily
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Ages 13-18: 8-10 hours of sleep daily
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Training influences the mental state to release happy hormones!
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Exercise/Training increases endorphins, which is considered “happy hormones”
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Exercise is medicine - people who exercise regularly tend to live longer and have better mental health parameters.
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