Focused soft tissue treatment to ease tight, overloaded muscles and keep you training comfortably.
Sports massage suits you if your muscles feel tight, heavy or sore after training, if you sit at a desk and carry tension through your neck and shoulders, or if you are building towards an event and want to stay comfortable while your training load climbs.
You do not have to play sport to benefit. Runners on the Cuckoo Trail, players at Uckfield Rugby Club and people whose working week leaves them stiff all book it for much the same reason.
A 45-minute appointment starts with a short conversation about your training, your work and where the tightness sits. Treatment is then targeted at those areas rather than applied as a routine full-body sequence, using firm soft tissue work at a pressure you are comfortable with.
Sessions are delivered by a physiotherapist, so anything that looks like a genuine injury gets recognised and explained rather than massaged over. Where that happens we will say so plainly and talk through what an assessment would add.
Treatment is aimed at the areas actually giving you trouble, and paired with advice you can use between sessions.
We ask what you have been training, how your week looks and where the tightness sits, so the session targets the right tissue rather than working through a fixed routine.
Firm soft tissue work through the areas that need it, adjusted as we go. Effective massage should feel like solid pressure you can breathe through rather than something you have to endure.
You leave with practical advice on load, stretching and recovery, so the session supports your training rather than becoming something you need every week to function.
Sports massage is delivered in our treatment room inside Anytime Fitness Uckfield. If you are unsure whether massage or a full assessment is the better starting point, book a free discovery call and we will point you in the right direction.
No. The name describes the style of treatment rather than who it is for. Plenty of people book it for desk-related neck and shoulder tightness, or simply because their legs feel heavy.
Sessions are 45 minutes and cost £55. You can see the full price list in our pricing section.
It should feel like firm, workable pressure rather than something you have to grit your teeth through. Tell us if it is too much and we will adjust. Some tenderness for a day afterwards is common and settles quickly.
If you have general tightness and soreness, massage is a sensible starting point. If you have a specific pain that limits what you can do, or that has lasted more than a few weeks, an initial assessment will establish what is actually going on first.
Being straight with you: the research supports massage for short-term relief of muscle soreness and perceived tightness, and for how relaxed and ready to train people feel afterwards. Evidence that it speeds up tissue healing or improves performance is weak. We offer it for what it reliably does, alongside the loading and strength work that drives longer-term change.
That depends on your training load. Some people book during heavy training blocks or before an event, others come occasionally when tightness builds up. We will suggest something sensible rather than putting you on a standing schedule.
Insurers usually cover physiotherapy assessment and treatment rather than standalone massage. Check your policy before booking, and get in touch if you would like help working out what your cover includes.
A little preparation helps you get the most from your session. Here is what to expect, how to get ready, and how fees work.
A 45-minute session with a short history, then focused soft tissue work through the areas causing trouble, finishing with practical advice for the week ahead.
Wear or bring comfortable kit such as shorts or a vest so we can reach the areas being treated. Avoid a heavy meal beforehand, and drink normally through the day.
Sports massage is £55 for 45 minutes, with no hidden costs; see our full pricing. Insurers generally cover physiotherapy rather than standalone massage, so check your policy before booking.
Not sure whether massage or a full assessment is the right starting point? A free discovery call is a short, no-obligation chat to help you decide. You can book one online, or email us if you would rather set it out in writing.
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