A Massage at Tahoe Blog

Facials are said to be the second most requested spa treatment after massage.
Licensed aestheticians can do a whole array of treatments.

Massage therapists can give massage facials. This is something I do. I offer 30 and 60 minute treatments.

The benefits of any type of facial is that is cleanses the face. Usually an exfoliant is used. A good moisturizer is often the finally step. This combination and others lead to skin that is hydrated and nourished.

Climates that are dry - like Lake Tahoe and the desert - tend to dry out people’s skin. People living in or visiting places like this should pay even more attention to their skin care needs .

Facials are not just for women. Men’s skin is just as important.

From the July 27, 2009, Newsweek article by Jacob Weisberg, “In his new book The Healing of America, the journalist T.R. Reid employs a clever device for surveying the world’s health systems: he takes an old shoulder injury to various countries. In the United States, a top orthopedist recommends joint replacement surgery, costing tens of thousands of dollars. In France and Germany, doctors steer him instead toward a regime of physical therapy. In Britain, they tell him to go home. In India, he is treated, quite effectively with herbs, massage and meditation.”

In the July 2009 issue of Tennis Magazine, it talks about how cycling is great cross-training for people who participate in high-impact sports. Cycling is so much easier on the knees then the continual pounding of a tennis court, basketball court and even hiking.

“To get the most of our time on the saddle, make perfect circles with each pedal stroke, says Sally Edwards, an exercise physiologist and champion triathlete from Sacramento, Calif.,” the magazine says. “Pull back with your hamstrings and use your claves and hip flexors to push the pedals.”