A sports massage in Dakar is a 30-minute session designed to help you recover after exercise or prepare your muscles before an event. The practitioner works the muscle groups you have used, legs, back and shoulders, with deep movements adapted to how you feel.

What a sports massage is for

Sports massage helps the body recover: it aims to loosen muscle tension, boost circulation and ease soreness. These effects vary from person to person, and the massage does not replace medical advice in case of persistent pain or injury.

It is for regular athletes as well as anyone who wants to release the pressure of an active day. It can come before a sporting event to prepare the muscles, or after it to speed up recovery. The session lasts 30 minutes and is priced per person: a short option that fits between two appointments.

How the session goes

The practitioner concentrates on the areas you have worked: thighs and calves after a run, back and shoulders after a weights or swimming session. The movements are deep, but they adjust to how you feel: do not hesitate to say if the pressure is too strong or too light, and to mention a painful area or a recent injury.

Wear comfortable clothing and remember to hydrate after the session. A 30-minute session slots easily before or after training without upsetting your schedule: arrive with your muscles still warm if you have just finished exercising, and let the practitioner know what you have done during the day.

If you are a Dakar athlete, it is a complement to training, to slip in after an outing or before a competition. If you are a visitor who has run, surfed or walked all day, it is a way to get your legs back in shape before setting off again.

Dakar, a city on the move

In Dakar, people run along the corniche, surf on the city’s beaches and swim in the ocean: sports massage finds its natural place here.

Before or after exercise

To train, you can sign up for a sports coaching and fitness session, swimming lessons or a surf lesson. After the session, another, gentler massage or body treatments complete the recovery.