An overwhelming amount of illnesses are connected to stress. One reason is because when you’re anxious, worried or at your limit, it triggers the cortisol hormone in your

body. When that happens, your organs are working overtime and that can cause your immune system to weaken. A solution for all of this? A massage. Tons of research proves

that it will help to lower your heart rate, relax your muscles and signal the endorphins in your body to go into overdrive (that’s what helps you to feel good).

Life can be stressful. A massage can immediately calm your spirit.

A professional massage isn’t cheap. Not to say they’re not worth every penny, but in between appointments, an at-home one can save you quite a bit of cash. Easily as

much as a couple of hundred dollars a month. 

If you haven’t gotten a massage in months because your schedule is beyond hectic, that’s just one more reason to do them at home. Whether it’s at 5:30 in the

morning, late at night or midday on the weekends, you can fit them in when it works for you rather than waiting for a spa to get back to you regarding

their own availability.

Here’s another plus. There are all sorts of massage techniques out here. When you get a moment, Google “Swedish massage”, “deep tissue massage”, “Shiatsu massage”, “aromatherapy massage” and “pregnancy massage”

(and that’s just for starters!). When you pay for a professional one, you are at the mercy of the massage therapist. Pretty much your only option is which one on

the menu you want to try. At home, though, you can switch it up. You can spend as much or as little time on different parts of the body. You

can also come up with some of your own “pressure point techniques”  to explore especially with your partner (if you catch our drift).

Guess what else massages do? They can help to improve your sex life! That’s because massages increase blood circulation, including to the genital region. They also give you more energy

so that you can enjoy some love action. (Click here for some aphrodisiac essential oils to add to your homemade massage oil.)

Have we convinced you to give an at-home couples massage a shot? If you’re nervous because you’ve never tried massaging before, no problem. Click here for some tips that will

boost your confidence and excite your partner too!