28/11/2012
Do you know the benefits of massage on your fitness and weight loss goals? Do read here for more info. Bodyheal hydrotherm massage on promotion till end of December 2019. R250 for a hour treatment. Kickstart 2020 by being relaxed, motivated and filled with confidence for the new year!
Benefits of massage on fitness and weight loss:
Research shows that massage can have a positive effect on your muscle-building capabilities and fitness levels, which in turn increases your capacity to control or lose weight. Healthy, strong muscles burn calories and help you participate in all sorts of sports and activities that allow you to burn excess calories and improve your overall fitness and wellbeing. There are many benefits of massage that can help with your weight loss efforts. Here are a few of the benefits. I hope this is enough to persuade you to give it a try, although something tells me most people don’t need a lot of convincing.
Massage can help reduce stress. Research shows that stress can actually increase appetite and cause hormonal shifts that may lead to weight gain. Massage can relax the body and mind, thereby helping your weight loss efforts.
Massage can help your body stay ready for physical activity. Massage can relieve soreness that new exercisers experience or soreness that can occur from strenuous exercising. Reducing soreness will let you get back to exercising sooner. Since massage increases oxygenation of muscle tissue, it helps sustain endurance and shorten recovery time. This allows muscles to maintain maximum power and performance when active, and burn the maximum number of calories in the process.
Massage can reduce the risk of injury. Injuries are a leading cause of people stopping their exercise regimen which can lead to weight gain. Massage can stretch connective tissue, improve circulation, and aid in tissue repair. It can be very important in maintaining a long term exercise program.
Massage can increase metabolic rate. Massage increases the body secretions and excretions which may result in an increased metabolic rate.
Massage may also help with weight loss by helping relieve conditions such as headaches, insomnia and digestive disorders which can affect appetite and physical activity.
In addition to all of the above, massage may directly aid in fat loss. According to some research studies, massage is said to be able to burst the fat capsule in subcutaneous tissue so that the fat exudes and becomes absorbed.
