Sports Massage Therapy in North London
GB Personal Training - based in Hampstead NW3, UK
Sports Massage Therapy
Sports Massage Therapy is a fantastic accompaniment to anyone’s health and fitness regime. Regular sports massage therapy can enhance your training performance, reduce your risk of injury and aid in the recovery from injury. When we train, our joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles must adapt to stresses. For example, lifting weights, tackling a hill or playing sports on varying terrains all act as different stresses on the body.
The Good
The body responds to these stresses and changes occur in our fitness, strength, flexibility, mobility and body shape. If we are training in the right way, all these aspects will be improving.
The Bad
In addition to the positive effects of training, stresses can cause body parts to become stiff, tense, sore and tired. Sports Massage Therapy will counter all unwanted outcomes from sports training. The use of a combination of massage strokes, deep tissue release and passive stretching can benefit your body in the following ways:
Benefits of Sports Massage Therapy
- Reduce muscle soreness
- Loosen tight tissue
- Improve muscle pliability and tone
- Facilitate healing and remodeling of damaged tissue
- Promote relaxation
- Relieve pain
Francine Zimbalist BSc (Hons) GSR, F.I.S.T.C
Francine is a certified Sports Rehabilitator & Trainer with experience working with recreational and elite level athletes. She is registered as a Level 3 Advanced Instructor with the Register of Exercise Professionals. She offers comprehensive assessment, treatment and advice on a variety of neuro-musculoskeletal problems including the following common injuries:
- Ankle Sprains & Twisted Ankles
- Sciatica & Back Pain
- Hamstring Tears
- Shin Splints
- Frozen Shoulder & Rotor Cuff Tears
- Neck Pain & Headaches
- Tennis Elbow & Golfers Elbow
- Patella Tendonitis / Tendonosis (Jumpers Knee)
- Runners Knee
- Lumbar Spondylitis / Spondylosis
- Achilles Tendonitis / Tendonosis
Services Francine Offers:
- Sports Massage and Deep Tissue Massage
- Rehabilitation Exercise Programmes with 1-to-1 instruction
- Hydrotherapy (aquatic exercise therapy) programmes with 1-to-1 instruction
- Therapeutic Pilates 1-to-1 instruction.
Francine has over 2 yrs experience in Pilates. She is trained in Modified Pilates for Physiotherapy and teaches Pilates with particular attention to injury prevention and rehabilitation
Sports Massage and Deep Tissue Massage Packages
All Sessions are for 1 hour (Francine will visit you in the comfort of your own home and provide all the equipment necessary)
1 Session (includes full assessment) £60
5 Sessions: £285
10 Sessions: £550
What to expect from Sports Massage Therapy
An Initial Assessment will give you the opportunity to discuss your needs with Francine (whether to address an injury, for general conditioning or relaxation massage). Francine will assess and treat you, and if necessary will put together a treatment plan for subsequent sessions.