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It’s all
in the Intention: Massage therapy can help you meet your
weight loss goals:
You should
never need a reason to schedule a massage, but there is
more to massage therapy than a great back rub. Have you
ever thought how a relationship with a good massage
therapist could help you achieve weight loss and
wellness goals? Developing a relationship with a massage
therapist can help you develop your body image and
self-esteem …let’s say it again … your positive
body image and positive self-esteem that make you really
and truly proud of yourself.
Massage
therapy:
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Keeps your muscles soft and supple. How
much more discouraging can it be than to
sustain an injury during the first 3
months of a new workout program? You
finally made it to the gym. You’re
beginning to see results of your weight
loss, strength, and cardiovascular
efforts and WHAM … an ankle injury
sneaks up and takes the wind out of your
sails. 2 hourly deep tissue or sports
massages per month during these crucial
three months will keep you ahead of your
injuries. Your massage therapist will be
able to suggest self-care and rest times
that will keep injuries to a minimum.
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The next time you are visiting a massage
therapist, ask him or her to give you an
abdominal massage. Abdominal massage
aids digestion, elimination of waste by
improving propulsion through the colon,
and absorption of nutrients. Anyone with
irritable bowel syndrome and general
stress and anxiety that results in
constipation or other digestive ailments
may just want to ask for extra time to
be given to abdominal massage.
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Massage therapy helps you gain
self-respect for your body regardless of
how you feel about it on the outside.
Taking care of yourself helps counteract
negative messages we hear about how
bodies are supposed to look and helps us
see our bodies as how they are …
powerful and mysterious!
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REWARD! Did you meet your weight loss
and training goals for this week? It is
time to reward yourself with an extra
hour and a half Swedish massage. Not
only will a Swedish massage feel good,
it helps eliminate cellular waste
products from areas of your body where
fat cells are shrinking. The better
circulation available to your tissues,
the less likely they will get “stiff and
sticky” and cause injury. Your cells
“drink more water and nutrients” and
cellular waste products are picked up
and pumped out of your tissues.
Ahhhhhhhh…..
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Copyright 2007. Article co-written by Laura Landsiedel,
NC LMBT #1204 and Tammy Campbell, NC LMBT #390
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Hands On Health is a group massage therapy
and wellness practice with exceptionally
trained therapists who employ techniques
that range from medical techniques such as
Sports and Orthopedic Massage and St. John
Neuromuscular Massage to relaxation
techniques such as Swedish, hot stone
massage, and gentle yoga. As a group
practice with more than 12 wellness-based
practitioners, Hands On Health can
accommodate same-day appointments and
same-time appointments for friends and
family members.
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