If you're about to start exercising, you'll also need to learn how to relax. For those who exercise, muscle pain or strained muscles are commonplace. If you want to train regularly, quality regeneration is essential. Massage, for example, can be a great form of relief for muscles.
However, you must choose your masseur carefully – after all, they will be touching you when you are almost naked. You must trust them and also believe in their abilities. So how do you choose and find a good masseur?
Ask friends and search online
The first step is to identify someone who performs massages. Ask your friends, perhaps some of them go for massages and have experience with a good masseur or masseuse. If not, search online. Look directly at the websites of wellness or fitness consultancies, many of them also offer massage services. You can certainly also search on our pages.
Study their education
You can probably give a pleasant massage to your partner, but it has nothing to do with professional massaging. A masseur should have appropriate education accredited by the MEYS. If you see that they have completed several courses and are constantly educating themselves, it is definitely a good sign. Such a masseur keeps up with the times and enjoys and is fulfilled by their work, not just doing it for money.
And why demand education? Because only a masseur with appropriate knowledge knows what the body needs, understands body anatomy, and in case of pain, will relieve you, not aggravate it. A masseur without knowledge of anatomy is just a person who strokes you for money, and you probably don't need that.
First massage
The first massage should be preceded by a conversation. The masseur will ask you about contraindications – for example, a person after spinal surgery should not have a back massage. Contraindications differ for individual types of massages, so it is necessary to clarify them at the beginning. They will discuss your health condition with you, ask about the parts of the body you want to work on, and advise you on how you can do it at home. A masseur with knowledge of anatomy can advise you on suitable exercises to release stiff muscles, etc.
You should communicate with the masseur throughout. While the goal of massage is to relax, if something is not pleasant, be sure to speak up. After the massage, you should talk about how you feel and whether you liked everything.
Don't be afraid to change your masseur
If you don't like the first massage, perhaps try a second one – at least if you clarify with the masseur what you didn't like. If you are still not satisfied the second time, don't wait and find a new masseur or masseuse. Our fitness advisor portal will help you find a masseur in your area. A masseur should be someone you feel comfortable with, and whose hands provide relief to your body. After a massage, you should feel calmer, happier, more balanced. A poorly performed massage can even harm you, so choose your masseur carefully.