How to recover faster after your workout?

Herzog Medical
May 17, 2024

Are you an intensive athlete and do you always want to be well-rested for your next training session? Perhaps you're preparing for a marathon, aiming to complete a triathlon, or planning to cycle many kilometers in the Alps this summer… Such sports preparation demands a lot of your time, energy, and discipline. Don't you like having to slow down due to fatigue or minor aches and pains? Do you want to wake up the morning after a long or intensive training session with a well-rested body and fresh legs? In this blog, we'll tell you how to boost your recovery!

What influences your recovery?

When you demand a lot from your body, it is crucial to take your recovery seriously. After a long run, an intensive bike ride, or a strenuous hike, your body needs time to recover. According to classic training theory, you must alternate periods of exertion and recovery to make progress. 'Supercompensation'... perhaps you've heard of it. By resting after a workout, the body recovers (compensates), after which it reaches a 'higher level' to be able to handle the next training stimulus. So, you could say that after a training impulse, the body recovers beyond its original sports performance level. However, the extent of this recovery strongly depends on many factors: the intensity of your training, the removal of fluids and waste products (lactic acid), your nutrition, sleep, and stress.

The effect of a sports massage

Many athletes occasionally visit a physiotherapist or masseur for a sports massage. Such a massage aims to stimulate blood flow to the muscles. The masseur ensures that waste products from the combustion process are removed more quickly and can loosen connective tissue or remove muscle knots. This promotes the recovery of your muscles and body.

It's understandable that you don't always have time to go directly to your physiotherapist or masseur, especially if you have a busy schedule, work a lot, or exercise abroad during your holiday. In that case, the Compry Recovery systemfrom Herzog can provide a solution. With Compry Recovery, you essentially always have your own masseur within reach.

How does Compry Recovery work?

Compry Recovery is an innovative device that provides better and faster recovery after exertion. The system consists, as it were, of two spacious trouser legs. Each leg has four air chambers that are independently inflated, via a computer, from distal to proximal (from far from the heart towards the heart), much like a sports masseur starts at the ankle and works towards the knee. The pressure build-up from the foot, through the calf to the thigh, can also be adjusted to different compression levels. Compry Recovery offers three pre-set massage programs, and you can adjust the pressure level to your liking across four levels. The highest pressure is comparable to the effect of a deep massage by a masseur. This makes Compry Recovery ideal for use, wherever and whenever you want.

Many professional top athletes, such as Estavana Polman, and cycling teams like Alpecin-Premier Tech, regularly use this recovery equipment. The medical staff of various sports federations, such as the Dutch Athletics Federation and the Royal Dutch Korfball Association, also provide their athletes with Compry Recovery systems.

Products in this blog

Compry Recovery

€695,00

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Products in this blog

Compry Recovery PRO

€995,00

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Of course, you don't have to be a top athlete to benefit from this recovery equipment. Do you need a daily massage during periods of extensive training and want to get the most out of your sports performance? WithCompry Recoveryyou always have your masseur at hand.

In addition to the Compry Recovery, there is also theCompry Recovery PRO. The Compry Recovery PRO is perfect for taking on the go. The eight different compression chambers provide the right amount of compression to every part of your legs. Combine this with the25 different compression strengthsand six different programs, you'll never go anywhere without the Compry Recovery PRO.

What makes the PRO even more special is the fact that the PRO can be used wirelessly. The battery in the system lasts up to 6 hours. This means you are not tied to power outlets and can literally use the system anywhere.

The system comes with a pair of compression legs in your chosen size, the system, and a sturdy bag so you can take the Compry Recovery PRO with you.