48 – Get a massage

It's time to treat yourself, so book a massage treatment this week. If you can, make this a regular thing. Massage therapy has an array of benefits such as:

Psychological benefits:

-         Stress reduction and promoting relaxation

-         Reduction in levels of anxiety

-         Increases awareness of the mind-body connection

-         Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system promoting renewal and repair

-         Improves sleep

Physical benefits

-         Relief from muscular aches and pains

-         Increased mobility and flexibility

-         Increases circulation

-         Moves lymph around the body aiding in detoxification

-         Reduces swelling

-         Removes lactic acid from sore muscles

-         Improves muscle tone



As you can see, there are many benefits to massage, so go ahead and treat yourself.