Let's Relax | Take your soul out for a body massage

Having a body ache is frustrating. It disrupts our daily activities and gets us into bad shape and bad mood. Frequently, we just lay in bed and do nothing because we feel uneasy moving around.

I was 20 when I first took myself to a therapeutic massage. It was undeniably ticklish and I was loud enough to make the therapist burst into laughter onto the sound of my chuckles. For over 2years now, my friends and I have been going to different kinds of massage styles and locations now once or even twice a week. Before I share how slacken we felt after the massage, here is an overview:

What is massage?

Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating your skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage may range from light stroking to deep pressure. There are many different types of massage, including these common types:

Swedish massage. This is a gentle form of massage that uses long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping to help relax and energize you.
Deep massage. This massage technique uses slower, more-forceful strokes to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, commonly to help with muscle damage from injuries.
Sports massage. This is similar to Swedish massage, but it's geared toward people involved in sport activities to help prevent or treat injuries.
Trigger point massage. This massage focuses on areas of tight muscle fibers that can form in your muscles after injuries or overuse.

Benefits of massage

Massage is generally considered part of complementary and alternative medicine. It's increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations.Studies of the benefits of massage demonstrate that it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension.While more research is needed to confirm the benefits of massage, some studies have found massage may also be helpful for:

Anxiety
Digestive disorders
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Insomnia related to stress
Myofascial pain syndrome
Soft tissue strains or injuries
Sports injuries
Temporomandibular joint pain

Beyond the benefits for specific conditions or diseases, some people enjoy massage because it often produces feelings of caring, comfort and connection.Despite its benefits, massage isn't meant as a replacement for regular medical care. Let your doctor know you're trying massage and be sure to follow any standard treatment plans you have.

Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/massage/art-20045743

After the Steemnulog Festival, we earned a treat to rejuvenate our exhaustion.

_{The place is located in Jones, Cebu City near Fuente Osmena.}

_{It was mostly our first time to visit the place and it was undeniably beautiful. It wasn't just relaxing to look at, it also boosts our mood. Somehow the aura lifts up the weary energy that we lost.}

_{A unique coffee scrub for hygienic purposes.}

_{A comfortable bed to lay and just loosen the not.}

_{A great companion for a perfect de-stressing.}

I highly recommend this spa for those who need it. For those who doesn't, it's a good bonding to go to on days wherein we just feel like giving ourselves a guilty pleasure. We all deserve it, yes?

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Stay tuned for my next blog. Thanks for reading it this far.

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Lovelots,
Mai