Where are all our gym girlies at? Don’t miss these tips to elevate your post-workout recovery routine- the organic way!

Anyone who is truly athletic knows that your pre and post-workout routines are just as important as the actual workout, if not more so. Preparing your muscles for a challenge and catering to them afterwards is the key to helping your body to reach it’s full potential. Whether you’ve been rushing your gym sessions because you’re pressed for time or just want to explore your body’s limits, it’s time to slow down and take a more strategic approach to your physical health. On that note, in this blog we’re focusing on five simple ways you can elevate your post-workout recovery routine. From stretches you can do anywhere to innovative body care, set your sore muscles up for success with these five tips and unlock the secret to lasting relief.

Your new post-workout recovery wellness routine

Proper workout recovery primes your muscles to work harder so you can excel in your exercises. What's more, it’s an essential factor in minimizing the risk of injury. This comprehensive post-workout wellness regimen contains all the support your body needs to recover and prepare for the next session. Without further ado, let’s get into it.

Stretch

This first step goes without saying. By now, hundreds of research studies have shown that any successful post-workout routine starts with stretching. Important to remember for both before and after your workout, dynamic warm-up and cool-down exercises help your muscles breathe, paving the way for increased flexibility. Beyond that, massaging your muscles with these expressive stretches also helps reduce the chances of injury. Here are a few of our favorites:

• Pike stretch
• Straddle stretch
• Child’s pose

After each workout session, make sure you spend at least 10-15 minutes stretching to decrease your chances of feeling stiff and sore the next day.

Take an epsom salt bath

Epsom salt baths have become super popular in the arena of self-care, not just for people who live an active lifestyle. After you do your stretching, arrange a warm epsom salt bath. Because these baths promote the ultimate relaxation, try to take them right before bed. When dissolved in water, epsom salt breaks down into sulfate and magnesium ions that are super effective in regulating inflammation. Thus, bathing in them greatly reduces the chances of aching and swelling.

Foam rolling

Foam rolling has myriad benefits for post-workout recovery, including stimulating blood flow, breaking down scar tissue, loosening the muscles, and relieving muscle pain. This self-massage technique activates the neuromuscular system, which actually strengthens the communication between your brain and your muscles.

Foam rolling targets the fascia, which is the connective tissue that wraps around your muscles, bones, and joints. In addition to post-workout recovery, using a foam roller regularly helps reduce pain, muscle tension from more chronic conditions (such as joint pain or arthritis), and increases your overall range of motion. Given these facts, foam rolling is an essential step you don’t want to skip in your post-workout recovery routine.

Drink structured water

Structured water is drinking water that’s been altered by energy to change it’s hydrogen bonding structure. You might also hear structured water referred to as magnetized or hexagonal water, which just means that the molecules form spherical clusters that contain bonus health benefits that cater to improved digestion, blood circulation, skin complexion. What’s more, structured water stabilizes blood sugar levels. Similar to a crystal, hexagonal water is energetically enhanced to cleanse your internal organs and increase overall vitality.

Give your muscles some Tough Love

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What does this mean for your post-workout recovery routine? Well, after you have stretched, foam-rolled, taken an epsom salt bath, and drank your structured water, conclude your new wellness regimen by applying this topical pain relief cream to the muscles you targeted in your workout.

The lidocaine in Tough Love prevents pain by blocking nerve signals in your skin, while other powerful herbal ingredients like cramp bark and licorice root ease aches and inflammation. But that’s not all. The Tough Love Period Pain Relief Cream also contains 850mg of broad spectrum cannabidiol, an increasingly popular agent for natural pain relief. Tough Love delivers targeted relief to any site of pain or inflammation on your body in minutes, and comes in a cute, convenient-sized jar you can bring with you anywhere.

PRO TIP: Apply some Tough Love to your temples the next time you get a headache or migraine and watch the magic unfold!

Start your new wellness regimen today

Are you ready to upgrade your post-workout recovery routine?

Take a moment to visualize what it would look like to incorporate the tips above into your wellness regimen before you set out to gather the tools. As a thank you for being a part of the Ladykind community, we’re offering an exclusive 20% off your purchase of the Tough Love Period Pain Relief Cream when you use code TOUGHLOVE20 at checkout. Enjoy, and don’t forget to tag us on Instagram @myladykind for a chance to have your post-workout routine featured in our stories!