Massages such as our Heavenly Bodies Massage may well be relaxing and pampering, but did you know that they also have great health benefits too?
Here are some of the reasons why booking in for a massage could be doing a lot more for you than indulging in a little ‘me time’.
Stress Reducing
A hard-day at work can increase stress, raise blood pressure and too many bad days can lead to long-term depression and anxiety issues. A massage can reduce stress and help to lower blood pressure, leaving you feeling relaxed, calm and ready to take on the world again.
Massages help to decrease levels of the stress hormone, cortisol and heighten feel-good hormones such as serotonin and dopamine.
Help to Ease Pain
If you suffer from aching muscles and joints, then a massage could be just the thing to help ease the pain and getting you moving freely again.
Massaging helps to ease up tense muscles and joints, helping them to relax and unstiffen. Never underestimate the value of a good foot-rub after a hard day’s shopping!
Help you sleep
The relaxing motion of massage can bring about sleepiness, which if you can manage to stay awake on the massage table, will certainly help you get a good night’s sleep later in your own bed.
Regularly massages will improve sleep quality, which in itself will help you feeling less stressed, run down and drained.
Boost Immunity
Those who regularly have massages report catching fewer colds and other viruses. Studies have found white blood cells increase with massage, which help to fight off infections and keep you healthy.
Keep PMS at bay
Sadly many of us are affected at that ‘time of the month’. Mood swings and general feeling of grouchiness can be vastly improved with massage.
Help with headaches
A head massage may be a better cure for a headache than reaching for a paracetamol or aspirin. Tension headaches can be helped with gentle scalp, forehead and temple massage. Some studies have shown that regular head massages can also help reduce the number of migraines a sufferer gets.
Improve facial skin tone
Face massages help to rejuvenate our skin, promoting blood flow to face will help to plump and firm up skin and drain the lymphatic system causing skin imperfections.
Incorporated into other beauty treatments, a facial massage can help your skin to look visibly younger and healthier.
