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Sunburned Skin Tips

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Be careful out there. We all know there’s no such thing as a safe tan however inevitably many of us do end up getting outside this time of year and end up with a bit too much sun exposure ending up with more of a burn than a tan. Here are a few tips from Revivify to protect and heal your sun exposed skin this summer: • Try a sunless tanner with SPF: Forget about the orange, sticky, self-tanners of the past. These days there are more advanced sunless tanners that leave you with a beautiful, natural looking glow and protect your skin at the same time. • If you’ve already past the point of no return and that glow is more rosy than golden; apply a burn-relieving lotion with aloe: Replenish your natural moisture and relieve the burn with these aloe vera healing lotions. • Over-the-counter pain reliever: If the pain from the burn is just too much to bear, an over the counter pain relif such as Motrin every six hours might help do the trick. • Cool your skin with

Pneumatic Compression for Recovery

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You worked out. Hard. You feel like an Olympic athlete. Then a day or two goes by; tension, soreness and stiffness set in and have you feeling more like a spectator. Your muscles have a dull ache, often combined with tenderness and rigidity. It’s what fitness buffs these days call D.O.M.S., which stands for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. D.O.M.S. is caused by intense workouts that result in buildup of lactic acid in the muscles. When we are working out and our body cannot produce enough oxygen to feed all of the muscles, it produces lactic acid to give the body the energy it needs to get through. D.O.M.S. is the result of lactic acid build up, as the body has no way of releasing the excess once it is produced. Enter Pneumatic Compression and instant relief. (For more information about lactic acid buildup click here .) Pneumatic Compression is ideal for runners, cyclists, Cross Fitters and really anyone with aches, pains and tension in their legs. Just slip on our

Five recovery tips for runners and fitness enthusiasts

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Now that the weather is consistently warmer, a lot of people will suddenly increase their outdoor exercise activity. Of course, we know regular cryotherapy sessions help with decreasing aches and pains and increasing your energy and recovery time, but we wanted to share some recovery tips from our neighbors, JackRabbit, a store for runners and fitness enthusiasts located at 355 Springfield Ave. in Summit. We spoke with store manager Luke Harper, who stressed self-care, proper equipment and variety.... “We see a wide variety of injuries from performing multiple activities that could have been avoided by developing certain habits and utilizing specific techniques when exercising,” said Harper, whose store caters to a range of fitness enthusiasts and carries cross trainer shoes along with traditional running sneakers. Here are Harper’s Top 5 Recovery Tips: 1. Listen to your body: So often we see people rush into things or push through certain ailments because they ca