Fascia are a marvel of the body. They provide good mobility, optimal strength development and stability, but only if you look after them properly. This fine, three-dimensional network covers all the body’s structures: organs, muscles, nerves, bones, blood vessels and even the brain.

If your fasciae do not get enough movement, over time they become tighter and stick together. Furthermore, tension in the muscle can cause the fasciae to stick together and affect the flow of the lymphatic system, which lies between the muscle and the fasciae.

The human body consists of around 37 trillion cells, and the lymphatic system communicates with each of them to provide the immune system with information about ‘invaders’. Furthermore, the lymphatic system removes microorganisms and waste products, helps to clear affected areas of impurities, and helps to repair damaged cells.

Only 60 per cent of your muscle strength is actually attributable to the muscles themselves, with the remaining 40 per cent coming from the fascia. The fascia contains six times as many nerve endings as the muscle itself, and pain in the fascia sets in much more quickly than in the muscles themselves.

We train our muscles to tone them and achieve a firm, supple body. To look after the fascia, you need mobility and stretching exercises.