MAGNESIUM OIL - Recovery

If you work out regularly, magnesium is definitely a nutrient that you don’t want to be lacking in. Sweating gets rid of key electrolytes in the body, including magnesium. These need to be replaced after a gym session, especially if it was a fairly intense one.

Magnesium helps the muscles to relax post-workout, which counteracts the role that calcium plays in contracting the muscles. A lack of magnesium can upset this delicate balance and you’re likely to feel the effects of this as sore muscles. If you don’t replace the magnesium you lose while you’re working out, your muscles find it harder to recover.

Magnesium is also involved in helping your body to convert glycogen into glucose. If there isn’t enough magnesium to do this, the body moves into anaerobic metabolism instead. The end result? Lactic acid build up, fatigue and even more potential for sore muscles. 

Ideally, you want to be replacing the magnesium you’ve lost as quickly as possible so that your muscles don’t feel the effects. Experts often recommend that you replenish magnesium straight after a workout and do the same roughly 1-2 hours before you go to bed.

Keeping our muscle recovery spray in your gym bag makes this super easy! Just spray on and rub in. Do the same before bed and you will reap the benefits!