Before the event
For the day before a race, a climb or a meet, or two or three days ahead. Lighter pressure and quicker strokes, so you arrive warm and unhurried.
Book it far enough ahead to walk it off. Your therapist asks what the event is and which parts of you it leans on, then plans the session around that. Deep, slow work waits until after the event.
30 or 45 minutes
One to three days before
Hips, legs, shoulders or arms, as you choose
Four steps
The date, the distance or the route, and what you would like worked on. Two minutes, no forms.
Light, medium or firm, and any area to leave alone. Change it whenever you like.
Covered by a sheet or towel, one area uncovered at a time. Quick, rhythmic strokes and a little gentle movement.
A few minutes to sit up and stand slowly, then an easy walk before you go on with your day.
Every session
A sheet or towel the whole time. Only the part we are working on is uncovered, and it is covered again when we move on.
We ask before we start and check as we go. Lighter or firmer, just say. You can stop at any time and we stop right away.
Shorts or loose athletic clothes you can move in. For leg work, shorts that slide up. Undress only as far as you like.
If you are pregnant, have had surgery or are being seen about an injury, ask your doctor or other provider before you book.
Neftali takes most pre-event sessions.
Licensed massage therapist
Neftali works the legs and hips: the quads, hamstrings and calves that riders and runners ask about. He takes most pre-event sessions and the long ones after a race. He speaks English and Spanish, and he rides the river road before work.
Anywhere from three days ahead to the day before. We would not book the morning of a start, since you will want to warm up your own way.
No. Before an event we keep the pressure lighter and the session shorter. The firmer, slower work is for afterward.
Tell us as soon as you know and we will move your session to another day.
One to three days ahead is plenty.