Our muscles and joints go through some pretty hefty wear and tear, whether you are following through a strenuous workout of just running your daily errands.
If you are not giving them care they need, both before and after activity, you may be at greater risk of experiencing pain and inflammation, developing a sports injury, or weakening your muscles and tissues.
How can you promote healthier muscles and joints and help them to recover from daily strain? We’ve got some simple tips you can follow for post-activity recovery.
Physical activity can strain your muscles and make them less flexible. Without a post-activity recovery routine, this can cause muscle pain and increase the risk of further injury.
Inflammation is a natural part of muscle and tissue recovery for replenishment, but it can also lead to further damage if inflammation levels are not kept under control.
Physical activity can leave your joints stiff and difficult to move. Relieve the stiffness and inflammation after activity with cold compresses or anti-inflammatories.
Muscle strain and tension in your feet and lower legs can built up as your exercise or run daily errands. Make sure to stretch out your muscles to avoid lasting pain and tightness!
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Tart Cherry Extract
Dr. Meredith Warner developed these tart cherry supplements for those looking for natural pain relief without NSAIDs and recovery for overused muscles and joints.
Tart Cherry Extract is naturally antioxidant to ward off damaging free radicals, and blocks the same anti-inflammatory enzymes as over-the-counter pain relievers.
Pain Relief + Recovery Cream
This Pain Relief + Recovery Cream is designed to relieve pain on contact with a proprietary blend of PEA, soothing essential oils, lidocaine, menthol, turmeric, rosehip, and more.
PEA is plant- based. It calms pain and sensitivity when massaged into the affected area. Its anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving properties encourage fast acting, natural recovery from muscle, joint and ligament pain.
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When you break a sweat, you are losing essential hydration for muscle recovery and flexibility. If you are dehydrated, your body is not able to heal as quickly or effectively following physical activity.
Make sure to drink a minimum of 16oz of water every day to rebuild your water supply!
You accumulate muscle tension and stiffness during physical activity. Promote flexible, pain-free muscles with easy stretches.
Start your day with stretches, and stretch before bed. Alternatively, stretch before and after your workout!
After exercising or running errands, stretch out your muscles and then take a cool shower. This will fight inflammation and calm muscle tension!
If you opt for a warm bath, make sure to use Epsom salts for muscle soreness.
After exercising, it is important to eat your regularly scheduled meals to promote metabolism, tissue healing, and energy replenishment.
Eat protein and nutrient-rich foods to fuel your body and jumpstart recovery.
Even on your days off from exercise, make sure to get some form of light activity in.
Walking, stretching or yoga will help to keep your muscles warmed up, increase blood flow and circulation, and ward off lactic acid build up.
Our goal is not to treat the symptoms of illness but to support you in your long-term wellness journey as you transform your health for the better, in a way that lasts.
Ultimately, your body has the tools it needs to self-heal and treat problems. We simply seek to enhance those natural abilities.
Our products and resources are all designed to be worked seamlessly into your healthy lifestyle.
No doctor’s appointments, no expensive pharmaceuticals, no troubling side effects – just natural options that actually work.
Dr. Warner founded Well Theory according to her beliefs about functional medicine, or functional wellness, verses conventional medicine.
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Conventional medicine often overlooks holistic, long-term lifestyle changes in favor of prescribing heavy pharmaceuticals, recommending harsh and invasive treatments like surgeries, and more in an attempt to stop pain or disease as it occurs.
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I think we all know that conventional and modern medicine is reactionary and piecemeal, whereas good medicine should be proactive and encompass the whole of you and your body’s systems.
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Functional healing focuses more on supporting an already healthy lifestyle – or adapting routines to create a healthier way of living – instead of merely responding to illness and injury with treatments designed to only address symptoms.
At Well Theory, we believe that you are ultimately in charge of accomplishing your health goals. We just give you the tools and resources you need to get started towards a path to better overall wellness.
We believe that you should be empowered in your health journey.
