Relaxation Techniques You Can Practice at Home Between Massage Sessions

Massage therapy has many useful purposes. It can un-knot tense muscles, decreasing tension and pain while increasing flexibility and health. It can promote good circulation, help you counteract stress that builds up in the body, and aid the recovery of injuries or workout fatigue. Massage can help balance your body's natural functions including emotion and anxiety. Plus, it feels nice no matter what your purpose.

Many people seek out massages routinely, or at least a few times a year. What you might not know is how to enhance your health and the benefits you get from massage through self-care between your massage sessions. That is what our team at The Wellness Hub would love to share with you today.


The Benefits of Regular Massage Therapy

Regular massage therapy sessions triples the benefits of a single massage and can make those benefits part of your daily life. One occasional massage can help the stress and pain from knotted muscles flow from your body. However, a massage routine can help you prevent stress buildup and avoid those long-term knots.

If you frequently exercise or workout intensely, receiving massages regularly can enhance your muscle recovery and boost your long-term athletic performance. If you have an old injury, the right kind of massage therapy routine can help to prevent long-term discomfort and promote healing. Ask about our Cupping, Deep Tissue and Clinical Bodywork services here in Jacksonville, Florida.

But those benefits of a massage routine don't stop when you leave the spa. You can make them last longer and enrich your life further with a few self-care practices added to your routine in between your massage sessions.


How to Relax and Enhance Your Health Between Massages

The benefits you get from massage last a few days (at least), but you can enjoy them for even longer by embracing them and providing yourself with a few of these benefits at home. A little self-care goes a long way - especially when it comes to keeping your muscles loose, your circulation healthy, and your skin glowing.

Take Epsom Salt and Oil Baths - A hot bath can work wonders for preventing your muscles from knotting too much between massages. Enhance the bath experience with Epsom Salt and skin-nourishing oils and relaxing aromatherapy. Epsom Salt is a natural muscle relaxer, and is often used by athletes to reduce muscle fatigue, speed up recovery time, and to ease painful injuries. 

• Pour two cups of Epsom Salt into your bath and soak for at least 15 minutes to enjoy the full-body muscle relaxing effects. Don't forget a little vitamin-E-enriched almond oil or olive oil for your skin. We also recommend a little colloidal (powdered) oatmeal, but use a drain catch to prevent it from going down the drain.
• Bonus Tip: Heat large pots of water on the stove and use them to make your bath extra hot, and last extra-long beyond what your water heater is capable of.

Stretch Every Day - Remember to stretch. Reach for the sky! Roll your shoulders! Do lunges and roll your hips! Do 'doorway pushups' to stretch your shoulders, and roll your neck when you feel tension. Stretching is so important when it comes to preventing muscle knots and just feeling good all over, and we forget so often.

When you wake up in the morning, do your "cat stretches". Let yourself stretch luxuriously. If you feel like pulling on your shoulders or pointing your toes, go all-out. It feels best to stretch where your body needs it most, so don't deny yourself the pleasure, or the benefit.

Ask your massage therapist about a stretching routine to implement into your daily life to help in between your massage sessions. 

Enhance Your Sleep Quality - Sleep more deeply. Good sleep promotes all sorts of health body-wellness processes. You heal faster in your sleep. Your muscles flush lactic acid, and you can relax fully in the right sleeping position. There are many small habits you can start to implement to slowly improve your sleep quality:

• You can darken your room and add white noise.
• Add a fan and air filter to improve air quality.
• Or you can improve your bedtime routine so your brain switches to "sleep mode" each time you change into your pajamas and brush your teeth. 

Foam Roller Self-Massage - Self-massage is another great way to enhance your wellness between massage sessions. A foam roller can work wonders in helping you release tension in those hard-to-reach places like the center of your back, between your shoulders, and the bottoms of your feet.

Explore other types of self massage like tennis-ball massage, and other self-massage techniques that have been studied with proven effects. Like stretching, do what feels good and chase the tension out of your body.

Nourish Your Skin After Each Shower - You probably also love the silky, nourished health of your skin after a massage. This is because massage therapists use the right oils not just to help hands glide over your muscles, but also to moisturize and enrich your skin. You can enjoy the same benefits by choosing the right after-shower skin routine. Remember to moisturize and treat your skin with love after each shower with products that contain vitamin E and protect your skin from drying during the day.


What to Expect From a Routine of Massage and Self-Care

When you take good care of yourself between massages, you will get even more from each massage session. Muscles with fewer knots and stress can be worked more deeply, promoting deep-tissue health, new muscle growth, and better circulation. Your massage therapist can focus on those areas that are difficult to work at home with a foam roller and where your body stores stress during your work routine. Together, you can bring your health and wellness to a new level.

If you are looking for a massage therapist in Jacksonville, FL to build your wellness routine, find us at The Wellness Hub. We are here to help you achieve your best self through massage and personal health enrichment. Contact us for any inquiries or to book an appointment, we'll be glad to see you.
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