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Relaxation
Doing this is easier than going to the gym, especially if you are losing your
fitness level and putting on weight from lack of exercise
(the walk around the block can be the equivalent of every day at the gym for
some people as they may have bad health or other disadvantage that may
prevent them doing gym work)
Whether you are going to the gym to keep fit or simply going for a walk,
there are some problems resulting from exercising
Too much time on the treadmill or walking around the block can result in
muscle soreness fatigued legs, and following on from that, muscle stiffness
which makes it difficult to walk without discomfort until it wears off
The general consensus is that this will gradually wear off when the muscles
get used to moving and being stressed from all the activity they are being
made to do
but if your legs feel like this after it and you can hardly move, you
are not going to feel like doing it all again!
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As soon as the athlete stops dynamically using the muscles , the recovery
processes start taking place, the body can be assisted in recovering quicker
but it is actually doing the work all by itself
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It important to ensure that any external assistance does not interfere or break
into the processes while they are taking place-all the muscles need at this
time is to be helped in getting rid of the depleted used blood so that fresh
blood can enter the muscle tissues and deliver oxygen and proteins to them
The sooner by-products are removed from their legs, the qicker fresh blood
can be pumped into the muscles tissues, the faster recovery will be and it is
important to do it before the muscles have gone cold and stiffness has set in
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It is Do It Yourself recovery
• No disrobing
• No oil used
• Non invasive
• User friendly
• Easy to learn
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Some References
This booklet will help others to learn and practice Michael’s methods. It is
recommended reading for everyone who walks and runs and who wants to go
further, go faster, or just to enjoy life more!!'
SANDRA BROWN 1996 Ladies 1000 Mile World Record Holder 1999 Ladies
100 mile Race walking World Record Holder
“I know that your massage kept a number of competitors in the event. The
cold weather of Saturday afternoon and night certainly got to many of the
walkers and your prompt action had them back in the race after a short stop.
In years past, that would have ended up as a non-finish. A number of
walkers were able to keep going for the full 24 hours on the basis of your
expert help.”
'I have known Michael Gillan for many years and have always got quick relief
for my aches and pains from the stretching he performs'
CLIFF YOUNG-75-80 24 Hour World Record Holder (150.07 kilometers)
A word from Jesper Olsen World Runner about Light Manual Muscle
Relaxation
“If I hadn't had the qualified help from the excellent masseur Michael Gillan,
taking several thousands of km out of my legs, I could spare myself the
effort!”
“My crew for the current stages, Michael Gillan, has proven to have other
talents than the quite taxing job of taking care of all the requirements of a
really tired ultra runner!
He has since years back been working on a new approach to stretching and
muscle-rebuilding for ultra runners. I have the last two days tried his careful
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stretch and massage, and a bit to my surprise the muscles are beginning to
feel like before the start back in Greenwich, London!!
Usually I doesn’t take massage as the legs of an ultra runner will often be
quite sore during the long time events (and especially in an multi-year event
like this...), and getting a massage can at times cause more injury and
cramping up than good. For example my last massage was some 12 000km
ago when I ran the 12-hour competition in Finland. And so far that has been
the only one
He won! 756.2 kilometers (Jesper holds the record for the longest run in
history over 26000 kilometers and the first person to run around the world
“The second tear (at least I have matching legs with old tears on both sides)
was caused, to my great annoyance at the time, by an overenthusiastic
physio who was supposed to be helping me to warm up gently before a 24
hour race and got carried away.
I am now more wary of having physio at any time, and make sure that I stay
in control, by saying at the outset what I want and don’t want to be done to
me. Having never had a persistent injury (my varied training pattern means
that any niggles have the chance to heal quickly, rather than get hammered
and go critical,) I have never had regular physio or a steady relationship of
trust with any physiotherapist who knew me and my needs.
The closest I have come to this was receiving massage from Michael Gillan
during the Nanango (Queensland) 1000-mile race in 1996. I had no hesitation
in having a massage from Michael again at the end of the Melbourne 100
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miles walk in 1999. Michael’s approach is very gentle at all times, and always
works with the athlete and puts the athlete in control, thus minimizing the
risk of harm and maximizing the benefit.’
(Source:http://www.surreywalkingclub.org.uk/Training?Advice/Articles/trainin
g_for_ultras_by_sandra_br.htm#Training/forUltras_SB)
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The latest in non-technical, non-invasive 'cutting edge' solutions to fatigued
legs relief-Light Manual Muscle Relaxation
Contact michael@aching-legs-relief.com
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