How a Good Body Massage Can Help You Stay Healthy

To keep you feeling your best in your job search, you must keep yourself healthy. One of the best ways to do this is to get a regular body massage. You don’t have to be a professional athlete to use a good massage therapist. Many people who receive a regular body massage say that the massages they receive balance out their bodies’ imbalances.

The common everyday mental stresses that you experience when looking for a job can create muscle tenseness, and this can add up to tight muscles in the back, shoulders and side muscles. Among other typical areas that often experience tightness are the gluteus muscles located in the buttocks.

From my own personal experience, body massage has been an extremely helpful form of treatment and healing for muscle pain. Regular body massage can also be an excellent form of prevention. As the saying goes “there is no cure like prevention.” Regular massages could mean once per week or monthly, whichever best suits your body and your budget.

Getting regular massages is a lot like the maintenance you perform on your automobile. The everyday wear and tear on your vehicle that comes from just using it, day in and day out, will necessitate the need for your car to eventually need a wheel alignment, oil change, and other regular maintenance items. The same goes for your body.

For many people just sitting in a chair, working on their computer for 6-8 hours a day, can put a tremendous burden on their body’s natural structure. Hunched forward, typing away on a keyboard, can force the body to conform to a posture that is not conducive to good circulation.

If you are a person that likes to work in the garden, mow your lawn, wash your car, do light maintenance in your home or condominium, or participate in aerobic or anaerobic exercise, you are bound to experience some muscle soreness or discomfort. Add into this mix any structural imbalances you were born with, and you have a recipe for constricted muscles, nagging muscle pain and discomfort.

Taking pain relief drugs, unless absolutely necessary, should be avoided. Using drugs for every day muscle pain is merely treating the symptoms and not the cause of structural imbalance. Not only can an excellent massage therapist provide body massage, but he or she can also instruct you on different types of exercises that you can do to help build up your muscle strength to offset many of your structural imbalances.

Finally, by taking a massage class, there is much you and your partner can learn about massaging each other on a regular basis. It won’t be as thorough or effective as a professional massage therapist, but it could go a long way in alleviating the minor aches and stresses of the day.

Tom Borg is a consultant in leadership management, team building and customer service. Please see more of his blogs at constructionjobforceblog.com and .businessworkforceblog.com You can view additional job postings at Nexxt