Social Walking Recovery Michael Gillan-ultra marathon recovery specialist1http://womensweb.aching-legs-relief.com/social_walking_recovery.htmlcopyright 2008 Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialist

Social Walking Recovery

In these days of medical knowledge where to sit and watch daytime soaps or just vegetate aroundthe house, there is more pressure on the busy woman to get out there and keep herself trim and fit-you can see on any given day in any town or city, young women in their tights, peaked hat andwalking shoes pounding the pavementsSome are solo, with friends, or pushing the baby joggerRecovery is important for social walker after a long walk-if you are looking to work with themuscles it is best to do it while they are in the 'window of opportunity'-while they are still warm andpliableAt this stage, they will be sore and fatigued-working

them using conventional recovery systemsmay do more harm than good because it interferes with the bodies own recovery processes wichstart as soon as the muscles stop being stressedGently assisting the muscles to get rid of by-products and wastes that have formed-as the by-products are removed, fresh blood can enter the tissues and enhance healing-allowing the walker toget back to their normal lifestyle without the inconvenience they would normally associate withafter-effects of intensive walking.the muscles being enlisted to assist in their own recoveryThese effects would be muscle soreness and stiffness-while not a problem in themselves they canprove an inconvenience to the woman with a busy lifestyleIn the normal course of events there is very little injury other than small micro-tears in the over usedmuscle tissues-unless there has been a problem from an exterior sources during the run such asimpact or bio-mechanical causes (the running shoes, surface, blisters) to increase muscle stress,trained muscles are not injured in the conventional sense

Social Walking Recovery Michael Gillan-ultra marathon recovery specialist2http://womensweb.aching-legs-relief.com/social_walking_recovery.htmlcopyright 2008 Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialistIf an injury does happen to the muscles, then depending on the seriousness of it, medical adviceshould be sought and taken-if it is not serious then the usual first aid treatment should be given-

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The social walker can be living anywhere-town, city, country and they are not always within reachnor may they be able to afford ongoing massage therapy costs to deal with any recovery issues theymay haveAnyway using conventional methods of recovery is not appropriate at this time as recovery is beingtaken care of by the body itself and any outside interference will slow this process.*Some research has shown that conventional systems do not help with recovery if it is done within2 hours of the end of walking, but if there is someone around who can do massage, it will give thempsychological benefits.

The World Run Recovery System

The World Run Recovery System offers an alternative way of assisting the body to recover withoutinterfering with the healing processes that are already occurring-and it does this without putting themuscles at risk of being injured by too much pressure generated by the ends of the fingers workinginto the tissues at this early stage of recovery.The system works by using the bodies own mechanics of bones, joints, and muscles to push usedblood and toxins from the lower legs-these can then be replaced by fresh blood-oxygen filled bloodwhich will enhance recovery time and speed the recovery of the runner

Enhancing recovery quickly and easily using the principles of

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Simplicity

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Predictability

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Consistency

Using these 3 principles it is possible to not only enhance recovery times, but to do it without theinconvenience of disrobing or using oils or equipment such as massage table towels or needing thehandskills or techniques of modern massage practises.This places easy recovery for anyone to use with very little training and without any equipment tobuy or maintainMy only equipment for 24 hour run consisted of a chair next to the bottles to maintain the legrecovery of 20 people when I looked after the Danish team at the world championships in 2007For the female runner who is unsupported, the advantage of this type of system is that it makesthem independent of the organizers and frees them from the pressure of having to accept the help of someone they do not know.

Social Walking Recovery Michael Gillan-ultra marathon recovery specialist3http://womensweb.aching-legs-relief.com/social_walking_recovery.htmlcopyright 2008 Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialistIt gives them freedom to start the own recovery straight after the run no matter how long it takesthem to finish and continue the recovery at home in privacyThere is nothing wrong with the legs, so they is basically nothing to fix on there is no point gettingin using complicated recovery systems that

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Will cost a great deal of money

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Will take a lot end of study

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Will need equipment

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Will need SOMEONE to use itMany social walkers do not have an understanding partner who will help them to recover from sawalking session so they need something that will be easy to do, and will be effective when it isused.The World Run Recovery System has been tested by many runners and walkers around the world(www.worldrun.org)

The social walker may not be wanting to run around the world, just wanting to maintainfitness-but they are in competition with their own body- they can compete by getting theedge over soreness and stiffness

*References and citations

PubMed-Manual massage and recovery of muscle function following exercise: a literature review.PMID: 9007768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]The mechanisms of massage and effects on performance, muscle recovery and injury prevention.PMID: 15730338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/92/101950.htmSOURCES: Hinds, T. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, August 2004; vol 36: pp 1308-1313.

Michael has worked many years at ultra marathon events both in Australia and overseas-hedeveloped a system of recovery called the World Run Recovery System which he used on worldrun 1