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The touristangry musclesand aching legsLeg recovery using anenvironmentally friendly recoverysystem

What are ‘angry muscles’?

Angry musclesare caused by too much use or overuse of the leg muscles-they have simply beenused to the extent that the muscles and nerves in them are irritated so that it is impossible for themto cut off on resting

Angry muscles

can lead to aches and pains that are difficult to adjust to and can lead to loss of sleep or constant tiredness and consequent mental fatigue, which if you are in an occupationinvolving fast moving machinery can lead to accidentsWhere did the termangry musclescome from?I was working at the 2007 Antibes (France) 6 Jour event as the official masseurAfter 4 days of running an American athlete came to me complaining that while he was walkingwithout too many problems his muscles were ‘angry’ he was exhausted and was having problemssleeping as the legs would not stop moving and he was having strange feelings in the musclesHe had heard that Light Manual Muscle Relaxation was very gentle and thought this approach mayhelp to calm them down so he could rest for a while and recoverThese are 2 people who have just been running for 3 days around a running track in all weathersthey have

‘aching angry muscles’

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Where do the aching legs come in for the tourist?

Getting ready for a day of site seeing-about 60 kilometers a dayVery poor public transport service on the island of Mors-Denmark these poor guys had to runeverywhere

Notice how flat the road is?I had to work on their legs every 40 kilometers or so because they ached so much

When the tourist walks around so many monuments, museums and art galleries, the calf muscles tighten upand because they are the motors for a pumping system that takes used blood from the lower legs, the motorsare not working efficientlyBecause very little used blood is being removed, not enough fresh blood is able to replace it so the musclesfatigue and the legs ache-sitting down in the café resting the legs is not going to help the legs recoverbecause the used blood just sits and stagnatesWhen it is static, lymph fluid separates from the blood and migrates through the walls of the blood vessels,into the tissues spaces around the lower legs and ankles making them swell and of course then, the shoes donot fit too well so the feet also have problems from ill fitting shoes

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I know the tourist will be asking themselvesWhere do I get the tools from to do the job of making the calf muscle pump work again?

And saying but I am not very good at using tools, or I do not speak the language in the country Iam in to ask for them, or even that I can’t carry any more bits and pieces in my luggage because Iam already overweight with all the souvenirs I bought!

Conventional systems need massage oils, towels, massage tables and associated equipment to beused-this makes them difficult for the average person to use easily and it is this that makes themdifficult to use in ultra marathon where time and space are limited

My working area at this 24 hour event consisted of the chair next to the bottles-I looked after theteam and worked and slept on itIf I used had used conventional methods that would have been impossible to doHere I am giving a demonstration of leg recovery in Denmark usingLight Manual Muscle Relaxation

The secret to calming achingangry achingleg muscles-do not use the fingers to stimulate them even further than they already are