Massage Parlors | The Basics of Stress and How It Affects Your Body

Stress is a public health issue that affects people physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You need to understand how stress works before you can positively reduce and eliminate stress from your life.

Stress is defined as a state of anxiety produced when events and responsibilities exceed one’s coping abilities. Stress is attributed to causing 70%-80% of chronic diseases which often causes death.

Stress can be classified as eustress (good type of stress), neustress (neutral stress), and distress (bad kind of stress). It can be caused by a number of different stimuli, but what may stress out one person may be a positive thing for another person.

One of the best ways to cope with stress is taking a holistic approach by balancing the paradigm of mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This synchronizes the mind and body back to harmony and the body can function better. Massages are known to be a great treatment to help reduce stress and help both your mind and boy relax.

The next time you get a massage, be sure to follow these tips to get the maximum amount of benefits from your session.

1.  Don’t eat just before a massage session.  By giving your body a chance to digest before a massage, your body will be more relaxed overall and you’ll be free from gas or indigestion while in the prescense of the therapist.

2.  Be on time.  For one, you’ll want to get the full amount of time you pay for and second, being in a rushed, frenzied state will take you longer to relax to get the full benefits of a relaxed massage.

3.  Be receptive and open with your massage therapist.  Be sure to let the therapist know what you expect from a massage and how things are feeling during the massage.  With that said, don’t feel obligated to have to talk to the massage therapist, you can just relax in silent if you choose.

4.  Try to breath normally, since it facilitates relaxation of the netire body.  If you get a sensitive area massaged, just try to continue to breathe normally.

5.  Drink water after your massage.  Water will hel you “wake up” and get ready to move on with your day!

If your back, shoulders, and neck have constant pain, you should look into a massage to alleviate the pain.

The first type of massage you should look into receiving is a Swedish massage, also known as massage therapy. Massage therapists start by applying oil or lotion on the skin and use long, smooth strokes to massage your back, shoulders, ad neck.

For a more effective massage, deep tissue massages are used for chronic tight or painful muscles, postural problems, and repititve strain. Deep tissue massage focuses on the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue where many muscle pains originate from. Be aware that there is some discomfort during a deep tissue massage when the therapist kneads and works the deeper muscle layers. It is normal to feel sore for a couple days after the massage.

Another massage option is the Japanese massage form, shiatsu. The client is fully clothed during a shiatsu massage and the therapist applies finger pressure to various pressure points in the body. Because the pressure is localized, the effects feel deep within the muscles.

Besides relaxation and rejuvenation, massages can actually help you lose weight!

Research shows that a massage can improve circulation, increase flexibility, and burst the fat capsule in subcutaneous tissue.

With improved circulation, it increases tissue metabolism and maximizes the supply of nutrients and oxygen through increased blood flow.

Massages also help increase your flexibility.  This allows your muscles to perform at their peak and burn the maximum amount of calories and fat.

Lastly, massages burst the fat capsule in subcutaneous tissue.  This process absorbes the fat which will help in weight loss.

The next time you want to lose weight, start by having a massage and lay the proper foundation to a proper weight loss plan!

Everybody knows massages are great for relaxation and muscle aches, but people who have massages enhance muscle recovery, increase their flexibility, and prevent new injuries.

Between workouts, a massage loosens muscles and let’s them recovery much more quickly.  Plus, flexibility increases without even stretching!  If you treat your muscles with care, they will perform much better.

Probably one of the biggest benefits of making massage part of your workout is to prevent any future injuries, especially if you’re injury prone.  Having your muscles loose and ready to go for a workout plays an instrumental role to prevent injuries and keep you on the field!