Off the Wall Ways to Pay For a Massage
There is no doubt about the positive benefits of massage and there is also not doubt that a massage can cost a fortune. So, the best thing to do is make sure that you are getting the most for your money. Here are some ways you can maximize the benefits of getting a massage.
- Realize that a massage puts your body in an optimal state for recovery. What is recovery? It is rest and recuperation, it is not a quick return to hard punishing workouts no matter how good you feel. Taking the time to let your body recovery properly is one of the major components of getting stronger.
- Flexibility is a major component of fitness but stretching is one of the worst ways to warm up or cool down, because it inflicts more damage on the already damaged muscle fibers or subjects them to stretching before they are warmed up. That said, massage raises muscle temperature without actually inflicting damage, creating an optimal environment for stretching.
- As usually, water is highly important. Not only does it flush out impurities and toxins but it also supplies the muscles with more nutrients. Massage dislodges dead cells, lactic acid and all sorts of other junk, water helps wash all of this away.
- Applying the 80/20 principle to fitness means that nutrition plays 80 percent of the roll in developing the body you want and a healthy body. This means that after a massage when your body is in a primed condition to receive nutrients diet plays a critical roll in supplying those nutrients. Eat the right foods and you will be rewarded.
- We all need to slow down sometime and a massage can give you the mental state to take a break and let your mind rest. Spend time doing nothing and enjoy the solitude, we are too busy, we need to master doing nothing again and allow our mind to clear.
- Cold or warm compresses can be a great addition to massage recovery and can also help alleviate any swelling that you may have from injuries or other bumps and bruises. You are taking the time to focus on recovery so make sure that you are treating any ailments that could be bothering you and using your bodies healing time to reach all corners of your body.
Get in the right mental space to have a massage. Slow down before a massage and control your breathing. Just like your mood at bed time can have a huge impact on how you feel in the morning your mental attitude when you get a massage can have a drastic effect on the benefit you receive from the massage.
April 25 2010 07:37 pm | Massage