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Maximize your workout with Massage

Ask someone their reason for getting a massage and you’re likely to hear ‘because it feels good’. We all know that a massage can relieve stress, help to make sore muscles feel better and even reduce anxiety, but can it help us achieve our fitness goals? Research shows that the massage you get to relieve stress can also have a positive effect on your muscle-building capabilities and fitness level.  

1. Massage improves circulation and general nutrition of muscles. This appears to be the most valuable fitness-related benefit. Massage is accompanied or followed by an increase interchange of substances between the blood the tissue cells, which increases tissue metabolism. After a muscle is exercised, vital nutrients must be supplied in order for it to increase in size. Massage maximizes the supply of nutrients and oxygen though increased blood flow, which helps the body rebuild itself.

2. Massage improves the range of motion and muscle flexibility. This results in increased power and performance, which helps you work efficiently and with proper intensity to facilitate the body’s muscle-building response.

3. Massage helps to shorten recovery time between workouts. Waste products such as lactic and carbonic acid build up in muscles after exercise. Increased circulation to these muscles help to eliminate toxic debris and shorten recovery time.

4. Massage can help prevent over-training. Massage has a relaxing effect on the muscles, as well as a sedative effect on the nervous system. This can prevent over-training syndrome which has limiting effect on muscle building.

5. Massage may aid in fat loss. According to some research, massage may burst the fat capsule in subcutaneous tissue so that the fat exudes and becomes absorbed. In this way, combined with proper nutrition, massage may help in weight loss.

6. Massage helps prevent and even heal injuries. By stretching connective tissue, massage improves circulation to help prevent or break down adhesions. Massage also influences the excretion of certain fluids (nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur) necessary for tissue repair.

While a massage won’t build muscle directly, it helps to facilitate the body’s rebuilding phase following a workout and influences muscular growth. Getting a massage is just as important as regular workouts and supportive nutrition for a comprehensive fitness program. 

Chris Caito, LMT

Mobile Massage

** FREE ** Body Fat Test

Title: ** FREE ** Body Fat Test
Location: RobZFitness
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2008-09-03
End Time: 13:00

Michelle McCormick

“I Started to Shed Pounds and Inches”

Rewind to December 2007…I was in my 8th month of pregnancy with my 2nd child. I was up late one night reading the Osprey Observer and came across one of Rob Z’s client testimonials. I thought to myself, I would love to be a “before” and “after” someday. Fast forward to April 2008. I was shopping at the Lithia Crossing shopping center with my 3 month old and decided to check out RobZFitness studio. I was feeling Pretty frumpy that day as I was still wearing my maternity clothes. I had to be honest with myself, I still looked pregnant. I had not yet lost the “baby” weight and even though I wanted to fit back into my size 6 clothing, I really hadn’t been able to motivate myself. After meeting with Rob, and learning about Rob’s fitness program, I decided to enroll for 3 months to see if I could meet my fitness goals.

One of the things that drew me to RobZFitness was a female trainer. I liked the idea of working out with a trainer who was also a peer.  Not only could she relate to where I was in my fitness journey, she was also able to relate to the emotional and physical challenges of being a post partum mother. About 1 month into training she said to me, “Girl, you better go home and burn that maternity top. You’re looking good and you are smaller than you think you are.” I had to laugh. I felt like I was on one of those TV makeover shows…”what not to look like at the gym”. She was right though. I had started to shed pounds and inches. I was really getting my shape back. Her encouragement and humor allowed me to look at myself in a new light.

It is now 3 months later and I feel and look great. I have lost 14 pounds and 18 inches. I went from 28.6% body fat to 22 %. My maternity clothes are gone and I am back into a size 6. I am back to feeling strong and healthy. I am proud to say that for the first time in my life I can finally do “boy” pushups. I recommend RobZFitness to anyone who is looking to make a positive change in their physical and psychological well being.

Michelle McCormick

Cathy Porthouse

“I Lost 65 Pounds, Dress Size 18-8”

In December I found myself freshly out of a divorce, in a new job, and in a new town. Although every aspect of my life seemed to have changed, I still was not finding the peace of mind I was looking for. My epiphany came during the holiday shopping season. While shopping for others, I often would admire an article of clothing for myself. It dawned on me, I didn’t pass items up because I didn’t like them, I passed them up because I couldn’t fit in them. So, while I had changed everything about my exterior surroundings, I had not considered my internal well-being and health. For the last year I had really neglected my body. I was 36 years old, weighed 218 pounds and wore a women’s size 18. In retrospect I longed for my early 20’s of when I could run and not be out of breath, try any article of clothing on I wanted, and could turn the heads of men.

A couple of days prior to the New Year I called RobZFitness. Although I had contacted a few different trainers, I was impressed Rob’s credentials included a four-year college degree in exercise physiology. I mean this wasn’t just some guy who’d been slinging weights and taken a few courses to obtain a certificate! So, a few days later I was in with Rob and having my measurements taken. Rob was extremely positive the team could get me on my way to a healthier lifestyle. That’s right, not just weight loss for the short term, but a lifestyle. So, I established three visits a week with Davie, was given individual instruction on making proper eating selections and asked to partake in a little additional exercise outside the gym. Thirty-six visits later, I was down 42 pounds!

So where am I today? I’m down 65 pounds and in a size 8! I went from 40.5% body fat to 20.8%, gained 9 pounds of lean weight, while losing over 7” in chest, 12” in waist, 10” in hips, and 6” in my thighs. I admit it wasn’t easy, it took determination and work. On the days I felt like giving in, they were right there to provide friendly support and encouragement. RobZFitness really has provided me with the right tools, has taught me how to make the right eating choices and all while surrounding me with a winning attitude. I’ve found that peace of mind I was looking for. I can now go jogging with my boyfriend. I can now see an outfit in any store and try it on (especially those sexy ones). Catching the fitness back into my life has resulted in improved self-esteem, more endurance, and supplemented my mental well being. My only regret….I can’t seem to think of one.

Cathy Porthouse

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