Words of Wellness / Health

Holiday Stress Tips to Stay On Top     Originally published in Massage Bodywork magazine, October/November 2000. Copyright since 2000. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved. Here "it" comes -- holiday stress. As families negotiate where to spend Thanksgiving, and millions of us are making the empty promise...

Massage 101: Ten Tips to Getting the Best Massage Posted: 10/07/2014 When you make a commitment to routine massage therapy sessions, you’re committing to a lifestyle that is focused on overall health and wellness. To make sure that you’re getting the best massage every time, Elements Massage suggests adopting the following top ten tips to enhance your massage...

Five Tips to Continue Feeling Great After Your Massage:

Receiving a great massage that relaxes your mind, relieves tension from your muscles and rejuvenates your soul can have a lasting effect on your mind and body’s well-being. But, to continue getting the most out of your great massage experience well beyond your session, it can be helpful to adopt some of the following post-massage healthy habits.

Incorporating massage into your summer golfing routine can help you play like the pros, while enjoying many games this season of 18 holes.

One of the most popular summer pastimes is to head into nature to camp, hike & enjoy the great outdoors. In addition to priceless memories, you might also return home with nagging soreness & pain from hauling firewood, hiking uneven trails & sleeping on a hard surface.

In the world of sports, swimming is known for its low impact total body workout & benefits. But, when you regularly swim continuous laps throughout the pool, low impact can quickly turn to high stress & strain. Incorporating regular massage into your pool routine helps maintain muscle movement & flexibility, as well as restore mental strength & aptitude.

Tennis can be a grueling physical activity that stresses your upper body from constant swinging motions and pounds your lower body as you take quick forward, backward and side-to-side steps to chase the ball across the court. Massage can be an excellent tool to help relieve the strain and pain of sore muscles from playing tennis, but it also can be an effective strategy for elevating your game on and off the court.

Look at the following 4 types of conditions that massage can help treat that may not be so commonly known. You'll gain a new appreciation for how monthly massage can positively affect the health & wellness of your mind and body.

As you embark on a new year and a new you, successfully reset your lifestyle with the following countdown to health, wellness and happiness.

As you fall upon the season of transition and change, harvest the following four healthy habits to build the foundation for a more calming, energetic & fulfilling lifestyle.