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Apart from being the go to when pampering yourself, massage can aid your mental and physical well-being, and is commonly considered to be a medically beneficial practice.

Massage is more than a luxury, it has real health benefits!

Massage has been used in just about every culture in history to relieve pain. From an early age, we learn that the touch of a hand can ease pain, for example a toddler will instinctively rub a ‘sore spot’.

It is widely known that a good rub-down will help to relieve pain of overworked, tight, stressed muscles. But massage can also ease pain for a variety of types and different levels of discomfort, including chronic pain, arthritis pain, headaches, pain related to fibromyalgia as well as pain caused from cancer or its treatment.

Massage will ease and eliminate pain in many ways. First off, it will increase blood and lymph circulation to sore, stiff muscles and joints. This extra circulation can enhance the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscle cells which will aid in the muscle tissues to function more efficiently. More efficient functioning leads to the elimination of waste products and may boost the absorption of excess fluids and reduce swelling in soft tissues. As a result of having relaxed and less swollen muscles massage can also help to reduce pain related to nerve compression.

During a massage there is a release of Endorphins, which is the body’s natural production of pain relief so for people suffering with arthritis or fibromyalgia regular massage can have a positive impact.

So if its pain relief you’re after BOOK YOUR MASSAGE TODAY!

That’s the question often asked and then followed by a lot of excuses as to why becoming a fitter, healthier you just can’t happen right now. You look at everyone else around you hitting the health buzz and your inspired, slightly jealous but not yet motivated. You tell yourself after the long weekend coming up you’ll jump on the ‘healthy’ bandwagon. That weekend comes and goes, you’ve once again worked 40+ hours and you keep putting it off as your busy schedule doesn’t allow you to make all these drastic changes to your life so you do nothing, change nothing.

IS THIS YOU?

Your first step is to simply change the way you’re thinking and just start. Start today, and the next day. If it all goes to shit one day for whatever reason you start again tomorrow and learn to find balance and routine.

Most importantly with your busy life schedule you start small. Beginning SOME healthy habits is better than having none at all!

Okay so you’ve committed to making a change today. Where to now?

You need to figure out what exact result you’re after.

Lose weight?
Tone up and get rid of those flabby bits?
Have more energy for your day to day life?

Now from here decide if you need to head to the gym that is around the corner from your house or work to start hitting the weights to tone and trim.

Or decide what changes can you make to your diet this week that will help working towards a healthier you.

You may simply look at your work schedule for the week and commit to how many, and what day/times you are going to head outside for a walk or run to burn those extra calories.

GO YOU! GREAT START!

Try to change something new each week. These small changes just become a part of your day to day life and help you to form good habits that will stick.