Get Rid of that Dead Leg Feeling After Disney Race (Post-Race Recovery)

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 2 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

Episode 81 Leg Recovery after runDisney Races

In this episode of Running to the Castle you’ll learn what to do in the first few days after Dopey to recover fast and get rid of pain and soreness.

  1. Gentle movements</> like mobility exercises where you go through a range of motion but don't hold the position too long

  2. Get up every 30 minutes or so. Every 30 minutes get up and walk some steps: go get some water, then the next time go to the bathroom (bc of all that water amirite?)

  3. Get a massage today or tomorrow

  4. Take a hot epsom salt bath. 20 minutes in a hot epsom salt bath, the magnesium helps with the pain and tightness.

  5. Eat and hydrate! Lots of protein to give those muscles the building blocks they need to recover from the weekend races. Hydrate with water to flush out the lactic acid.

Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

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