Hey everyone! Kristina here- it has been a minute since I last posted but I'm back!! I wanted to do a post on essential oils that I use in my active lifestyle- because, if you know me, when I'm not working you'll find me running, doing yoga, fishing, kayaking, or walking my fur babies :) I have a very fitness-focused lifestyle and love how Young Living oils support and enhance my workouts.
Let's start with what I use DURING a workout!
My top two oils I apply before and wear throughout my workouts are
PEPPERMINT and
RC oil.
Peppermint is stimulating, it helps to keep me awake, alert, and energetic. It also has an amazing cooling effect when applied to skin which is super helpful if you live in Louisiana as I do and run in 99
° weather with 99% humidity!
RC is a wonderful blend of spruce, cypress, and three types of eucalyptus oils. This blend can help with allergies, asthma, and for keeping your airways open for exercise which is crucial for performance. I apply RC to my chest and/or right above my lip to smell the blend throughout my workout.
Now, AFTER a rough workout I am all about recovery.
I work out all times of the day due to my work schedule but I love to end the day with a relaxing and muscle-recovery soak in epsom salts and oils. Epsom salts contain magnesium which can help to reduce soreness and expedite muscle recovery- they also work to disperse essential oils throughout bath water. For my relaxing muscle soaks I choose to use
Lavender and
Cedarwood- both of which have amazing skin benefits and aid in relaxing and winding down for the night. These are also the two oils I will reapply right before bed for restful sleep!
The next morning, I usually wake up pretty sore! That's where
Panaway and
Copaiba come in! I add both oils to fractionated coconut oil and apply to my sore areas- the
panaway provides IMMEDIATE relief from the nagging pain of sore muscles with the
copaiba helps with inflammation.
Copaiba seems to be the oil nobody knows what to do with, but it's amazing! It contains betacarophyllene, the pain relieving and anti-inflammatory constituent found in marijuana (aka people who use medical marijuana for pain relief are doing so for this constituent!) I love to add a drop of copaiba vitality into my daily Ningxia shot as extra protection against inflammation so my muscles can heal and I can get moving again.
Young Living oils have definitely enhanced my workouts, and now that I have seen the benefit I won't ever be without my top active oils!!
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