10. IT CAN BE A DAY AT THE BEACH
You can listen to crashing waves or Bob Marley on the sound system to make you feel like you’re at the beach — with no chance of getting sand in your underwear!
9. IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD …
You can manage anxiety and depression by boosting your neurotransmitters, serotonin and dopamine, and also releasing endorphins — the body’s natural mood enhancers.
8. … AND YOUR BODY
Massage therapy reduces swelling and boosts the immune system by improving lymphatic drainage. It also lowers your blood pressure.
7. SHOW OFF YOUR MOVES
It also loosens stiff joints, improving posture and flexibility, giving you mobility you forgot you ever had.
6. BOUNCE BACK QUICKER
It shortens recovery time after strenuous athletic events.
5. TIME FLIES, FOR YOU AND US
After massaging you for five minutes, your spouse complains that his or her hands hurt. Massage therapists will do it for an hour without complaining.
4. UNDO TENSION
A massage can alleviate headaches caused by too much time at your computer by loosening your neck, shoulder and cranial muscles.
3. IT SHOWS EMPLOYEES YOU CARE
When brought into the workplace, massage therapy can increase productivity and show employees that their health and stress levels are being considered.
2. NO CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES
It’s less addictive, with none of the negative side effects of pain-killing medication.
1. IT CAN HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Feeling better physically and mentally after a massage can help your relationship with your spouse or significant other. Those benefits double if both of you have massages.
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Jared Chrudimsky is owner of Revitalize Massage Therapy in Worcester, and specializes in deep-tissue massage. Contact him through his website,www.revitalizetherapy.com.
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