- You’re already perfectly happy with your athletic performance
Regular massage not only keeps your soft tissue pliable and flexible it also minimises the risk of injury and can help identify areas of weakness that may be impeding your athletic gains.
If getting strong is your thing then keeping your muscles stretched and flexible not only allows the muscle to work at maximum capacity by being able to work through the entire range of motion, thereby ensuring the attachments points of the muscle also get stronger, you will be able to get into better more functional body positions which translate into more strength. Think deeper squats and better overhead holds.
If speed is more your bag, just think how many seconds you might shave off your P.B. when your legs are ready to spring into action rather than the tight and restrictive hamstrings and calves that many people try to race with.
Seeing a professional remedial therapist regularly will ensure that they get to know your body and how it feels. Your therapist may be the first person to identify an area that doesn’t feel “normal” which may prevent an issue or injury that will prevent you from reaching your sporting goals.
- You feel that dealing with elevated levels of stress gives you “an edge” at work.
While some stress is beneficial and can help us keep focussed and motivated, too much will have the opposite effect. Being over stressed contributes to a whole host of health problems such as heart conditions, elevated blood pressure, elevated cortisol levels, anxiety and depression.
Having a regular massage booked as part of your stress management plan is one of the best things you can do to enhance your work performance. The long slow strokes of a remedial massage not only lengthens the muscles being worked on, but they also help release the neurotransmitters of serotonin and dopamine. These endorphins are the positive hormones that circulate through our body that reduce anxiety, increase happiness, and generally make us a nicer, more productive, person to be around.
- You believe that managing your health is tomorrow problem.
You lead a busy life, and you feel like you are in fairly good shape so why would you bother finding the time for something like a massage? You will worry about that if and when you have to.
That is one way to manage your health. The other way is to start maintaining your current good health. By putting measures in place now, with regular exercise, eating well, stretching, and investing in one hour per month of remedial massage, you can feel reasonably assured that you can continue to enjoy your good health. AND, if a health crisis does occur already having your health regime in place will give you a head start on successfully working through it.
- It’s normal to have reduced range of motion when you get older…. right?
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone use the excuse of “well I’m getting old so that’s to be expected” for things like poor health, weakness and frailty I wouldn’t be here writing this blog! I would be on my own private island swimming in turquoise waters right now!
There is no reason we cannot all, regardless of our age, be healthy, fit, and agile. Of course there are exceptions such as medical diagnoses to be taken into account, but using age as a reason to not be able to move as well as you can, eat as healthy as you can and be as strong as you can is just not acceptable.
In my massage clinic I am constantly inspired by my older clients who care about their health and well-being. They see me regularly; they lead active and healthy lives and are keen to do so for as long as they possible can.
- You’ve got more important things to spend your money on.
A good one hour massage, to some people, may seem like a waste of money. They would rather use it for almost anything else. This is because they haven’t personally felt the benefits of all of the points discussed above! If you can find a better thing to spend your money on than your health I’d like to hear the justification for it. We all know that without our health we have nothing. A monthly massage will set you back about $3 per day but its benefits might just be priceless.
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