BENEFITS OF MASSAGE

You've spent an hour in the pool, biked to Nyack or Bear Mountain and back and followed it all by a BRick in the Park.  Or - worse -- you had to get a big research project finished and you just spent a solid 14 hours sitting at your desk.  Ouch.  Do your muscles hurt?  Ache?  Feel stiff?  Then think about a massage!  

In my opinion RECOVERY is the key to training well with consistent performance.  And easing stress is the key to working hard and not getting 'burned out' by the long hours in your job.  Nutrient dense food and massage are two key components that help minimize stress and recovery time -- they help minimize those sluggish, heavy-legged days where even mustering up the energy for a light spin or run is an ordeal.  Or those awful days where you sit at your desk with an achy back -- constantly shifting and turning in order to hold a pain-free position. 

Here's the proven research from the American Massage Therapy Association who have conducted several studies on the benefits of massage:


- Relieves muscle tension and stiffness
- Reduces muscle spasms  
- Lowers blood pressure
- Decreases stress and anxiety
- Strengthens the immune system
- Improves joint flexibility and range of motion
- Speeds recovery from pulled muscles or sprained ligaments
- Treats tension headaches and effects of eye-strain
- Improves blood circulation and movement of lymph fluids
- Improves posture
- Relieves repetitive motion injuries
- Enhances the health and nourishment of skin
- Helps removal of metabolic wastes

 

So what are you waiting for?!  Book a massage for those tired legs and achy back now!  (Although licensed I am no longer taking appointments except, given my unattached status, if you're male, single, remarkably intelligent and handsome!)

 

 

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Last modified: June 04, 2006