SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY
for sports and fitness practitioners
Focus Sports Massage provides manual therapy to loosen tight muscles, reduce muscle soreness, improve movement and mobility, accelerate post-training recovery, and enhance sports and fitness performance.
Conveniently located one metro stop up from El Corte Inglés, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Focus specialises in treatments for:
• professional athletes and sports players
• amateur competitors in individual and team sports
• active individuals training for strength, speed, endurance or hypertrophy
• fitness industry professionals
Focus supports fitness participants doing races, tournaments, competitions and sports matches by providing:
• pre-event massage
• post-event massage
• between-event massage
• massage and mobility for faster recovery from training sessions
Full Body Deep Tissue
Therapeutic Sport Massage
90 minutes • €70
A full body deep tissue therapeutic sports massage including trigger point release and acupressure to melt away muscular aches and pains and enhance soft tissue health, as well as allowing ample time for total mental and physical relaxation.
By the end of the session, your body will feel rejuvenated, more flexible and with much less tension overall.
Deep Tissue
Therapeutic Sports Massage
60 minutes • €50
A power hour of loosening tight muscles for improved mobility and better movement in sports and everyday life.
A range of techniques is used to create space for the body to heal and recover. Helps to reduce stress and anxiety and improves your sense of wellbeing.
Note: This is not always a full body massage - we focus on the areas that need the most attention.
Stretch Lab: group stretching classes
60 minutes • bimonthly • donation-based
Do you feel tight from sport or gym workouts? 🏋🏻♀️🤾🏽🚴
Or maybe you’re simply noticing everyday movements like bending down, getting up, or reaching overhead, feeling harder?
These group stretching classes are designed for highly active bodies AND everyday humans. Move better, feel lighter, and live easier in your body!
No flexibility required. No experience needed. Just wear clothes you can move in, and bring your body as it is.
50 minutes • €40
Stretch, move and open up the body in new ways. Improve range of motion so you can practise your sport in a safer way, with less chance of injury. Individual class for 1-2 people.
1:1 Assisted Stretching & Mobility
RAPID REWIRING for Persistent Pain, Allergies or Recurring Symptoms
1 hour 45 mins • €125
An energy-shifting deep meditation and therapy session connecting the mind with the body, comprising a powerful blend of nervous system regulation, rewriting negative beliefs, and programming the mind and body for healing.
You’ll release the emotional charge behind your symptoms and help the body to really feel that it doesn’t need to hold on to that pain anymore.
From this place of emotional safety, the mind and body can return to their natural balance, enabling you to feel healthy, whole and pain-free.
What exactly is sports massage?
Sports massage is an ensemble of manual therapy techniques using the hands, thumbs, forearms and elbows with the aim of helping physically active people recover faster from exercise and training. It is also used to treat and prevent muscle-related sports injuries.
Benefits of sports massage
Reduces muscle tightness and soreness
Aids with muscle recovery after training
Helps eliminate toxins and lactic acid from the muscles
Increases blood circulation
Improves joint mobility
Boosts muscle health, making it easier to build stronger muscles
Contributes to improved athletic performance
Feels really good – what’s not to love about that?
What does sports massage feel like?
Each session is personalised using a variety of techniques according the client’s needs. This includes a mix of:
Therapeutic massage
Relaxation massage
Deep tissue massage
Training recovery massage
Trigger point therapy
Myofascial release
Acupressure
Energy healing massage
Mobility and stretching
Words from happy clients
Focus Sports Massage Therapy
Avenida da República 1892
Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)
Portugal
Metro stop: Dom João II
Appointments
Please use the booking buttons above to check for available times and schedule online.
If you require a time that is not listed, please get in touch using the contact form and I will try to accommodate your request.
Payments
Cash, most cards, and MB WAY are accepted.
For cash payments, the correct amount is appreciated.