5 Benefits of Stomach Massage for Weight Loss and Metabolism

Massages are generally really helpful in many, many ways. I’ve been a regular receiver of massage chair therapy for many years now. So recently I came across some research showing how massaging specific areas of your body is beneficial to the health and wellness of that specific area of the body.

Whereas massages are generally known for anxiety and stress relief, I noticed some effects of an abdominal massage, showing how it’s great for weight loss and better metabolism.

The great thing about a muscle massage is that you don’t need to go to an expensive massage parlor for it; you can easily do it by yourself. Since half of our world is obsessed with finding shortcuts and catalysts for weight loss and metabolism, I decided to do my own research and add my two cents to this by showing how truly a stomach massage can help.

Optimize Your Internal Organs

The masseuse will work on your abdomen in a way that will increase the flow of blood to your digestive organs. Greater blood flow to your organs also increases the amount of oxygen that your organs receive.

The tension in the tissues around your organs is also released. This helps your organs work to their fullest potential. Healthier and optimized organs ensure that your metabolism is above-par as well.

Quick, Effective Digestion

Since many centuries now, people have been using an abdominal massage to improve their digestive capabilities.

Simply ask your masseuse to apply slight, relieving pressure on your stomach area in a clockwise manner. You can even do this by yourself or ask a friend or a sibling to help you out.

This will help the food to move smoothly through your digestive tract and be digested quicker. It will also allow feces to pass by easily through your colon and you won’t have to worry about being constipated.

No More Bloating

When our digestion or metabolism is hindered in some way and not being worked smoothly, toxins and waste products start to build up in our body. This causes us to feel bloated.

An abdominal massage can help remove these waste products from your path and you can enjoy much faster metabolism than before.

Stimulate Weight Loss

Stomach massages are great for stimulating weight loss as well. This is more of an indirect advantage because when your digestion becomes effective, your organs work more efficiently, and your metabolism becomes faster, you naturally start to lose weight faster than before.

This does not mean that you forego your diet and exercise routine, but a good stomach massage will really help you out in making your workout and diet routine work faster.

Increase Muscle Mass

The motion that your masseuse massages your stomach in is really good for building up muscle mass. Increased muscle mass also helps a lot in increasing your base metabolism. Also, muscle mass is a lot denser and leaner than fat so naturally, you lose belly fat as well.

About the Author:

Sara is a psychologist by profession, and she loves massage therapies. She enjoys home-based work and traveling. She is obsessed with massage chair therapies and other relaxing techniques. She recently published a post on the great Yoga blogs.