Massage

Massage is a wellness therapy that many feel is just a luxury. In fact massage is a therapy which can help not only someone with an illness but also be used as a wellness practice as well.

Massage promotes blood flow which can really help if you have muscle soreness, or you've had an injury or surgery and are in rehab. Blood flow to an area will help alleviate swelling and pain. In addition to increasing blood flow, massage helps stimulate the lymphatic system. Most people don't know much about the lymph system, but it is the system which removes the waste products from your body. If you've had cells that are injured, the blood flow into the area helps new cells to generate and the lymph system cleans out the damaged cells and contents.

When you increase blood flow throughout the body with massage, you also decrease the heart rate and breathing slows as you move into a more relaxed state. This can improve sleep for you as well.

Benefits to Bouncing

Some of the benefits to bouncing are balance and coordination. If you tend to be a little wobbly, this is a good way for you to begin to get back into balance by increasing coordination. Another benefit is that you will begin to develop rhythm.

From a physiological state, you will improve cardiovascular fitness, bone density, lymphatic circulation, organ function and bladder control. Lastly, you will also expend calories, which is definitely not a bad thing!

The stimulation of the lymphatic circulation is a key piece, because the lymph system is how your body gets rid of toxins in the body. By stimulating it, you help your body to get rid of the toxins more quickly.