Give a gift that helps keep someone you care about Healthy

The perfect way to jumpstart or improve a wellness journey

A massage gift certificate may seem simple, but the effects of this gift is powerful.

People turn to massage for stress relief, pain alleviation and relaxation, and massage is appropriate for just about anyone—from healthy adults to seniors and pregnant women to athletes. Massage therapy is also safe and beneficial for people living with conditions including cancer, fibromyalgia and arthritis.

This is why treating the people that you care about to massage makes sense. Regular massage clients will know what to look forward to, and for someone who has never had a massage, a gift certificate can make there session more accessible.

Here are four reasons why massage should be at the top of your gift list.

1. Stress Relief

Life is filled with Stress from work, household chores, family issues or just everyday life situations you have no control of. Massage makes the best gift because it calms the nervous system and provides an oasis of respite from our daily life.

2. Pain Removal

From everyday life activities to sports activities to personally injuries to discomfort from pregnancy or post-surgery recovery. Massage makes the best gift because it addresses pain and stiffness by increasing circulation, improving flexibility, and releasing crinkles and tight spots from muscles.

3. Raised Spirits

Our daily life isn’t always perfect; work issues, family conflict, feelings of grief and other mood-stressors can arise creating emotional stress or even depression. Massage makes the best gift because it can boost a person’s mood with the release of the feel-good hormone, oxytocin, which is increased during massage, as is the release of serotonin and dopamine.

4. The Gift of thoughtfulness

Give the gift that is simple yet very thoughtful. Massage makes one of the best gifts because it not only expresses your personal thoughtfulness for the person but it also improves their physical an emotionally wellness that will be remembered. Whether you purchase now or at the last minute, your gift of massage will be the best gift you will ever and the most appreciated.