Benefits of a Full Body Massage

The soft gentle music, the aroma of a divine smelling candle and the relaxing, circular hand motions of an experienced masseuse, alleviating the stress and tension accumulated in your muscles. A full body massage, taking you to a state of absolute bliss and tranquility.

Not only does it make you feel relaxed and light, a good, hearty massage has several other benefits for your body’s health. It stimulates your nervous system, activates and recharges your muscles, gets your blood pumping and promotes the production of healthy hormones, doing wonders for your overall well-being.

Want to know some of the lesser known benefits of a full body massage? Read on. You might just be in for a surprise!

Helps you to unwind

Massages are a great way to relieve stress and find relaxation for both the mind and body. A trained masseuse knows just the pressure points to rub, press and stimulate. This allows the release of endorphins, making you feel good and calm. It also helps to balance out your sleep cycles, so if you can't get even a wink at night, this might just do the trick for you.

Promotes Healthy Skin

During a full body massage, the movement of your masseuse's hands facilitates slight friction, allowing the removal of dead skin cells. The massage oil or lotion used by the masseuse induces gentle exfoliation, allowing fresh skin to emerge. It also helps to stimulate blood flow, allowing it to provide oxygen and nourishment to all your skin cells, making you look absolutely radiant.

The Leovard Oil Fusion, a concoction of premium quality oils including sunflower, hemp seeds, avocado, and almond oil can be used for a relaxing and rejuvenating massage to hydrate and replenish the skin. These oils are packed with healing, soothing and hydrating properties, giving your skin a healthy flush and glow.

Improves Gut Health

Stress can affect the way your digestive system processes and absorbs nutrients. A full body massage, specifically a “Classic Swedish Massage” has been proven great for your gut as it includes a massage on the abdominal region, inducing the production of fluids and enzymes so that the nutrients are fully absorbed and can impact your wellbeing in a positive manner.

Improves Breathing

Before the massage, the masseuse will ask you to take a few deep breaths as this enables the tensed-up and frigid muscles to relax. During the session, as the tension in the taut muscles begins to dissipate, and the blood starts flowing rhythmically throughout your body, you feel your body become lighter and more relaxed. Your breathing automatically deepens and is easy to come by.

Improves Heart Health

Stress can take a huge toll on your heart's health. A full body massage can initiate a "rest and digest" state in your body that affects many body systems including blood pressure and heart rate. This allows your heart to "relax" and improves the circulation of oxygen throughout the body while also supporting your mental health.

Detoxifies the Body

The lymphatic system plays a significant role in the removal of toxins from your body, through its nodes present in different parts of the body. When your masseuse applies pressure on your muscles and facilitates movement, it allows the fluids to move along with the toxins such as dead cells, pathogens, and waste products. Regular massage can also reduce edema in certain parts of your body, making you feel refreshed and revitalized.

Reduces Muscle Pain and Swelling

A massage can very easily reduce pain and swelling in your muscles. By getting the blood flowing, you can release the built-up muscle tension and stress. This allows immediate relief from inflammation, swelling and pain.

Massages like a "Sports Massage" are a great way of recovering from post-workout injuries usually caused by a muscle or tendon being pulled. The increased circulation helps the muscles repair faster enabling you to be back at the top of your game right away.

Treating Disorders

Massage or myotherapy is a great way of treating and managing several disorders. Patients with the following disorders can release pain through this therapy thus resulting in a faster and smoother recovery.
Cancer-related fatigue
Anxiety and stress
Subacute/chronic back pain
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
Edema
Soft tissue injuries

Take Away

Massage is a simple way of releasing stress and tension from your body. It's one of those things that you thought you didn’t need for quite a period of time until someone recommends it to you. And when you finally try it, it feels like your body is in a state of euphoria, with all your muscles feeling relaxed and refreshed.

So if you’ve been contemplating getting a full body massage and have been putting it off for a while, now you have several reasons as to why you need to get one right away!