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Massage therapy has been into practice since ages and is well known for both the physical and psychological benefits it bestows. In many countries, the advantages of massage are rightly understood and hence it can be seen exercised in most of the families there.
Massage therapy is helpful to right from a new born baby to an elderly person. It is quite natural that as age grows, human body starts getting weak. Thus it becomes necessary to take utmost care of it in order to keep it functioning smoothly.
It has been said by many psychotherapists that most of the men above 40 years of age tend to feel lethargic, depressed and experience mood swings. Also, they start to lose elasticity of their skin which is the largest organ of the body and the one that contributes 15 percent to the overall body weight. Here is where massage works as magic. It helps in shedding dead cells from the skin and generating collagen and elastin which gives the skin a youthful appearance. It also improves the elasticity and suppleness of the skin by tightening the muscle tissue lying under it. Apart from this, for men over 40 years of age, massage offers unique benefits that help in improving the overall health and wellness of the body.
Following is the list of benefits that can be obtained through massage:
- Reduce stress
- Helps to manage anxiety and depression
- Helps in the regulation of blood pressure
- Reduces stiffness and pain
- Improves immunity
- Helps to deal sports-related injuries
Despite knowing the advantages of massage, there are few men that find this therapy uncomfortable just for the reason that it involves physical touch by a person whom they are not familiar with. Here, it should be understood that massage therapists are licensed and professionally trained to provide you with spiritual, physical and emotional comfort. Therefore, there is no need to feel shy or uncomfortable with massage therapy. One must always consider the health benefits they can get with massage therapy rather than imbibing unwanted inhibitions.
Let me tell you one fact that there are hardly any professional basketball, football or baseball player in this world who don’t take massage therapy. It is one of the factors that help them to keep their performance at peak. Massage helps them in relaxation of muscles and its stretch, improve elasticity of the skin and make them more flexible which lessens occurrences of injury.
There is no doubt that massage has ample of health benefits and hence staying away from it giving the reason of being uncomfortable with unknown person’s touch is completely insensible. There is nothing to worry about as you can get a massage therapist of a specific gender with which you would feel more comfortable. In many studies, it has been found that the frustration level of most men increases once they cross the age of 40 and that their energy level to lift heavy weights starts declining. Here massage therapy plays an important role in enabling them to maintain or grow stronger and fuller muscle tissue by oxygenating it. Not only this, it removes all the toxins from the body and assists in restoring the lost energy. So, overcome all your silly inhibitions and allow the licensed and professional massage therapist to revitalize your body.
