Massage Therapist’s Secret Weapon
26 May 2010What is the thing we use most? Our Body’s of course. How can we ensure we will have longevity in our career? By taking care of them. We take care of our clients, give them homework, and ideas on how to enhance the healing process of a muscle issue. Yet, somehow it is all to easy to not show our body’s the same respect.
I was a whole year without having a regular workout program. I finally got off my duff and strive to visit the gym at least three times a week. Now, I am not one to “Pump Iron” or trip all over my self in aerobics class (although that does sound like a challenge for later), but I do love sports. My gym has racquetball courts, so I thought I would try my hand at it. Turns out its really hard to schedule a regular partner so most days I am in there chasing that blue ball by myself. It is so fun! Among the many benefits of increasing my heart rate and sweating, I have found I have better muscle tone in my arms. I stretch all the muscles a little before to warm up and long good breath stretches at the end and my shoulder ROM has improved to almost 100% and the popping on rotation has decreased 85%. I have also found my Volleyball skills have increased with this secret weapon of mine.
I have therapist friends who utilize swimming for these very reasons. When I get to a point where I need to change it up, I plan on that as my next sport to master. Whats your secret weapon?
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