Top 3 Body Massages for men

A man's muscles take a beating, whether he works at a construction site, exercises hard or simply is sore from yard work they all hurt. A tense upper body makes nearly every part of daily life more difficult. Sometimes the only way to cure this problem is by giving him a deep massage. A good massage can unlock tense muscles in the shoulder and back.

1. Sport massage
A sports massage is ideal to treat injuries and as well as a preventative treatment dealing with the health of muscle and connective tissue, range of movement, tone, symmetry, balance of muscle and quality of posture.

Sports massage was originally developed to help athletes prepare their bodies for optimal performance, recover after a big event, or function well during training. Sports massage emphasizes prevention and healing of injuries to the muscles and tendons. But you don't have to be in the Olympics to benefit from sports massage. Our male masseurs at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta are athletes themselves so know firsthand what the client needs. Sports massage is also good for people with injuries, chronic pain or restricted range of motion. The massage therapist generally concentrates on a specific problem area.

2. Deep tissue

Deep tissue massage targets the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. The massage therapist uses slower strokes or friction techniques across the grain of the muscle.

Deep tissue massage is used for chronically tight or painful muscles, repetitive strain, postural problems, or recovery from injury. People often feel sore for one to two days after deep tissue massage.

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage therapy that focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. Deep tissue massage at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta is one of the most popular treatments.

It is especially helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, low back tightness, and sore shoulders.

Some of the same strokes are used as classic massage therapy , but the movement is slower and the pressure is deeper and concentrated on areas of tension and pain.

3. Volcanic stones

Hot Stone Massage as practiced at the Athenaeum Spa is a style of massage therapy in which water-treated stones are placed at specific sites on the client's body to promote relaxation and to help open up the merdians (energy pathways) . The stone used at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta are made of basalt. Muscles are pretreated with the heated stones to allow the therapist to more easily perform deep tissue manipulations. Cool stones are sometimes used alternately with hot stones. Massage oils are usually incorporated into the massage treatment. The physical benefits of a hot stone massage are that they promotes deep muscle and tissue relaxation, alleviates stress, releases toxins, relieves pain, improves circulation and they calms the psyche