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Manage Your Health With Massage Therapy And Exercise
Why Get A Massage ?
The Body has an inherent ability to move toward wellness. One of the main benefits of massage is the increase in circulation & lymph flow. This brings fresh blood & oxygen to the tissues & assist in the elimination of waste products. Massage reduces stress, anxiety & tension, creating a sense of wellbeing & peace of mind. Massage strokes can separate muscle fibers, undoing or preventing the formation of adhesions, spasms, or trigger points improving range of motion, allowing muscle and connective tissue to soften and alleviate pain.
Benefits of Regular Exercise
No mattter what your age or shape, you should exercise daily. Not only does exercise tone your body so you can wear your favorite jeans, it strengthens your muscles, keeps your bones strong, and improves your skin. And there are more benefits of exercise: increased relaxation, better sleep and mood, strong immune function and more.
Let’s look at the incredible benefits of exercise, then you can decide if exercise is right for you!
Weight-bearing exercises-keep bones strong. Resistance (strengthening) exercises also boost bone mass and keep muscles strong. Muscle burn more calorie decreasing your weight. Increased bone mass aids in the prevention of osteoporosis. Exercise boost circulation, delivering nutrients to your skin and removing toxins thus helping to detoxify your body. The boost of oxygen to the skin increase the natural production of collagen, the connective tissue that plumps your skin.
Regular exercise reduces the amount of stress hormones in the body, resulting in a slower heart rate, relaxed blood vessels, and lower blood pressure. Exercise reduces symptoms of moderate depression and enhances psychological fitness by increased production of Endorphins a hormone in the brain associated with happy, positive feeling. It also boosts the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain a chemical that send specific message from one brain cell to another, and has a key role in keeping your mood calm. With the boost your immune system get with regular exercise, you will be helping to reduce the number of colds, flu & other viruses.
Commitment to Regular Exercise
So as you make the commitment to daily exercise, be sure to include the following 3 types of exercise:
- Range-of-motion, or stretching exercises. These involve moving the joint as far as it will go (without pain!)
- Endurance or conditioning exercises. These exercises strengthen muscles and build coordination and endurance.
- Strengthening exercises. Resistance exercises help build strong muscles and boost bone mass.
No matter what you want to do buff for the summer or increase your strength, endurance and range of motion the first step is commitment to regular exercise for the benefit exercise offers!
For more information on managing your health with exercise contact Deborah Peters, ISSA CFT, to arrange personal one on one training and customized work out programs for your individual health and wellness.
