Get Yourself A Massage

It took a while, but I think I've finally found the answers to all my problems: a weekly massage. Ok, I've had them before, but at day-spa prices ($!00 USD), they were good, but hardly indispensible. Now that Pat from OFC gave me a referral to his masseuse, who's has a studio right in town, and charges only $60, I'm set. I was having a lot of muscle and joint soreness from constantly overdoing it, while not taking the time to stretch properly. That, and other things make my body very wound up, to the point I had to skip some strength training last week. Anyways, by the end of the week, when I've done 5 or more workouts in a row, my body usually rebels, and I end up eating the pizzas or the Klondike bars. From now on, they're going to be treated to a weekly massage instead. If you haven't had one lately, they've incorporated several New Age elements to make a very soothing ambiance -- candles, hot oils, linaments, enviromental music, etc. And of course there's the hour of pure luxury at the hands of a professional masseuse. Plus, I got a new perspective on health and nutrition from a massuese's view. They emphasize the role of toxins in the body, which for me would supposedly be lactic acid build up from all the workouts, and external toxins from the 2 litres of Coke Zero, coffee, and other sodas I drink every day. So, finally, I'm going to cut that stuff out. She also said the massage was going to flush alot of toxins out, and that I definitely should drink a lot of water afterwards. Normally, I don't drink a lot after I get home, because I drink 2 litres at the gym. But while I drank 2 litres before the massage (I went spinning), after I got home, I ended up drinking over 3 litres. I woke up twice during the night to drink 1 litre. Either the stuff she said was true, or I was open to suggestion under all that New Age paraphernalia. Anyways, a good massage is a wonderful luxury, and it seems to fit in perfectly with a diet and exercise plan.