Massage After Exercise Myth Busted
Friday, May 8, 2009 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products. Massage actually impairs blood flow to the muscle after exercise, and it therefore also impairs the removal of lactic acid from muscle after exercise.
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