How to relax thigh muscles

After a simple 800-meter run, many people's thighs will be very sore. This is the result of muscle stiffness due to lack of exercise. In daily life, you don't need any high-intensity exercise to relax your thigh muscles. Ordinary stretching, massage, and alternating hot and cold water compresses are all fine. These relaxation methods can be done by yourself before, after exercise, or in your spare time. Especially after taking a bath before going to bed, spend 20 to 30 minutes massaging and kneading your thighs to relax.

The most important and effective methods are as follows:

(1) Stretching. During a period of high-intensity exercise, our thigh muscles are in a tense state for a long time and the body is tired. After the exercise, we should stretch the body properly to relax and recover the thigh muscles so that they can grow better. However, be aware of a common mistake many people make when stretching: holding your breath. In fact, it is best to keep breathing deeply when stretching so that the thigh muscles can be better stretched.

(2) Massage. After exercise, you can use your hands to gently and moderately massage the tight thigh muscles. Spend 20 to 30 minutes kneading and pressing the thigh muscles with a certain force to restore the tight thigh muscles to a relaxed state. There is also a massage technique, which is the calf-handed strangulation method. Just hold your ankle with both hands, and do the tight and loose strangulation technique upwards until you reach your knees. If possible, we can do it several times, and the effect will be better. Or you can use the calf kneading method to relax the thigh muscles. Just use your hands to knead from the heel to the coccyx point. However, when massaging, we must start from the bottom and massage to the top. About ten times will be enough.

(3) Rinse your thigh muscles with alternating hot and cold water. After exercise, when taking a shower, you can use alternating hot and cold water to rinse your thigh muscles, which can promote blood circulation and relax your thigh muscles. The specific method is: rinse the thigh muscles that need to be relaxed with cold water for 10-15 seconds, then switch to hot water for 10-15 seconds, which counts as one time. Repeat this two or three times to achieve the relaxation effect.