* Amateur Athletes *

We are well into 2011 now with hope of the weather moderating some towards Spring. And, with the weather warming it will be time for outdoor sports. So, if you are an amateur athlete wanting to excel or just have fun, be sure and take care of your body. Its very discouraging, and just no fun, to sit on the side lines watching others participate while you have a painful injury. So, have you considered massage therapy to prevent or speed up the time of recovery of an injury that might occur.?

Massage therapy used to be something only professional athletes could afford. Now it is within the realm of possibility for almost everyone. This therapy is not only affordable, its almost essential to keeping you going by protecting against injury, improving your endurance and extending the years you can enjoy your activity. And, if an injury does happen, massage therapy can reduce your recovery time and get you back in the game.

So, take care of your body. Its the only one you have. Eat right, exercise and stretch your muscles and get a massage, today!
"NUFF SAID"
Ben

Its About Football

O.k. guys, whose your favorite football player? What about your favorite football team?

While watching all your favorite games this holiday season contemplate this-Your favorite football players all had a massage before the game. And, they will have a massage after the game. Plus, while rehabilitating from an injury they will be ordered to see a massage therapist.

However, understand they are NOT lying around in the locker room with cucumbers covering their eyes while they get a relaxing herbal body wrap. Instead licensed therapists are working to prepare each athletes body to function at its best during the game and helping in the cool down process after. Massage therapists also look for possible injuries after the game as well as potential soft tissue problems that could cause injuries in the future.

Therefore guys, take the hint. Even if you are not a professional football player you may be running,, playing tennis, racquetball or golfing on the weekend. You may be working in a warehouse, construction or otherwise doing heavy lifting or strenuous work. Or, you may be sitting at a computer all day in one position with your neck and back killing you. No matter what you are doing you don’t have to put up with muscular pain or stiffness. Get a deep tissue massage to work out the kinks so you will be able to feel and do your best.
“NUFF SAID”

HOPE FOR OLDER ATHLETES

The following is part of an article by John G. Louis; LMT. (Massage Therapy for Older Athletes: Massage Today, May 2007, page 6.) It is a positive example how massage therapy can help older folks who want to remain active.

I tell many of my clients who complain about their aches, pains, and injuries that the warranty runs out at age 30; after that, we pay for everything! . . . I met and trained former Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon in the spring of 1982. At that time, he was 50 years old and playing nearly everyday on his traveling basketball team, called Meadowlark Lemon's Bucketeer's - and with kids half his age. He was struggling with regular muscle injuries and was fearful his career was over. He responded very well to my treatment, and I encouraged him to consider hire me to tour with him. I told him I was sure I could keep him healthy and extend his athletic lifespan as well as the quality of it. . . In the Fall of 1982 I was hired to travel as his personal massage therapist and athletic trainer . . . Meadowlark thrived with regular massage. I can say with confidence that had he not implemented a massage program when he did, his carrer would have been finished at that time, as he had feared. (John G. Louis; LMT)

Even though the above story is related to a professional athlete, I have seen fist hand what massage can do for an armature athlete.

So, if you live in the Waco, TX area, are over 30 and are an active participant in any type of sports, Call 254-723-1811 to day to find out what massage can do for you.
"Nuff Said"