A couple of co-workers and I were over at Green Lake Park in Seattle throwing the football around. We’re getting ready for our flag football season which starts on the last weekend of September (we’re the defending Champs of the Underdog Seattle Sports Co-Ed Flag Football League).

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So needless to say, I haven’t been in the cleats in a while and after running those deep fly routes…my hammies and glutes were ready to explode. There’s nothing wrong with being a little sore after vigorous physical activity but one of the questions I get pretty often is, “what can I do to ease the soreness?” Here are a couple tips that will help in muscle recovery: