Friday, October 31, 2008

Continue the Day Spa Treatment at Home with a Massage Chair

By James Knolan

A day at the Day Spa is just a wonderful experience. There are so many treatments to choose from and you know you will be revitalized when you are done. The soothing relaxation and pampering is just what the doctor ordered. The day spa is always something I looked forward to doing, but I am just not finding the time to go as much. With the stress of the new economy upon us, we are all working harder to stay where we are at. Although, I do not make it to the day spa as much, I have found massage chairs to be a very convenient supplement for my massage therapy.

Massage chairs have really come a long way over the last few years. They now offer full body massage capability. Sure they cannot give you a facial or a peel yet, but they certainly can give you a satisfying massage. The premier massage chair recliners offer a huge diversity of massage therapies. For instance, the Panasonic Real Pro Ultra has massage therapies like Shiatsu, Hawaiian, Swedish, deep tissue, compression, kneading and many more. These massage techniques are dispensed at the touch of a button and for as long as you like.

What if you could have a massage any time you wanted? Would that be great? It certainly is convenient. You could just take a 5 minute break and loosen up. Maybe you want to warm up prior to exercise or after. Do your feet ache after a long day at work? Take the load off and have a seat while your feet are gently squeezed, heat applied and the tension relieved.

Day spas have some wonderful massage therapies. Do you enjoy having your feet massaged? The Montage Premier by Omega Massage sports a reflexology massage for your feet. Sit back and let the Montage Premier apply gentle pressure to hold your feet. The arch airbag then stretch your foot by elongating the muscles and tendons. The heal airbag then stretches the area around your heal. You feet are the gateway to relaxing your whole body. Omega does a great job in delivering a terrific foot massage.

One of the nice elements of a day spa is the atmosphere. When you get a massage, the lights are low, there is soft music playing in the background. It is a very relaxing environment and then of course, there is the massage. 50 minutes of having the kinks, knots and soreness worked out of your body. Interestingly, massage chairs have made strides in this area as well. Some massage chairs come with an MP3 music player where you can load in your relaxing music. You can put on the headphones, activate the music-massage synchronization button and the chair will massage you to the rhythm of the music. It is so easy to drift off and let the massage chair melt away your worries.

I wish I could snap my fingers and my private massage therapists would appear. Until I figure out how to do that, massage chairs provide an effective and economic alternative. They certainly deliver a thorough and invigorating massage treatment. I can use it as much or as little as I like. I can pinpoint exactly where I need more treatment and I can keep it there to work out all the kinks. I put on the headphones, play some soft music and let my massage chair recliner take me to the heights of relaxation. - 15995

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