Want to look your best this summer? A relaxing massage may boost your weight-loss. Along with muscle relaxation, blood pressure control, better circulation, stress & anxiety relief and pain reduction to name a few reasons to get a massage, you can also add weight loss to that long list.
According to the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that weight-loss goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours, but no more than eight hours, a night.
The study, which consisted of 500 participants, measured whether sleep, stress, depression, television viewing and computer screen time were correlated with weight loss.
The research team found that sleep and stress levels were good predictors of weight loss. In fact, although diet and exercise are the usual prescription for loosing weight, high stress and too little sleep (or too much of it) can hinder weight loss even when people are on a diet.
The study shoes that people are more likely to lose weight when not impeded by sleep deprivation, stress or depression, said study author Dr. Charles Elder.
This is a piece of over-due good news for everyone trying to shed a few pounds for the summer months as massage is a proven tool in the battle against stress.
With Le Masseur Personnel, our stress-busting massages such as our de-stress body assage, deep relax aromatherapy massage, detox aromatherapy massage, hot stone therapy massage, Heated oil therapy massage or our Swedish Massage are the perfect way to help you combat stress and improve your weight-loss.