Benefits of Bodywork, Benefits of Fitness Training

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Benefits of Bodywork & Fitness Training

Massage and bodywork can help:

~ Release chronic muscular tension and pain
~ Improve circulation
~ Increase joint flexibility
~ Reduce mental and physical fatigue & stress
~ Promote faster healing of injured muscular tissue
~ Improve posture
~ Reduce blood pressure

Massage and bodywork is also known to promote better sleep, improve concentration, reduce anxiety and create an overall sense of wellbeing.

Types of Massage

Shiatsu: Japanese acupressure massage that restores energy to the body and promotes and maintains health. Shiatsu lasts 75 minutes and is performed with the client fully clothed.

Swedish: The most common form of massage. Swedish massage mainly relaxes the muscles, eases aches and pains and increases range of motion.

Deep Tissue: A deep pressure massage that helps release knotted, tight muscles. Deep tissue massage is generally administered with Swedish to help induce relaxation after applying deep pressure to muscles.

Reflexology: Massage of the feet, hands, and/or ears. Reflexology involves stimulating areas of the feet, hands or ears that correspond to specific organs and parts of the body.

Prenatal/Postpartum: Massage for the expectant or new mother. Provides physical and emotional nurturing for mom and her baby.

Oncology Massage: Light, gentle massage for the client diagnosed with cancer. Massage helps reduce anxiety levels, manage pain, and boost the immune system.

There are over 150 variations of massage, bodywork & somatic therapy techniques. Many practitioners utilize an integration of therapies.

Benefits of Personal Training

Today more people work in offices, have longer work hours, use better technology & automation, and are required to move less on a daily basis. This new environment produces more inactive & non-functional people and leads to dysfunction and increased incidents of injury. Working with a knowledgeable personal trainer can help correct these effects of modern life. By creating a safe program that considers the functional capacity for each individual, a trainer can address factors such as appropriate forms of flexibility, increasing strength & endurance, and training in different environments.