New Website Offers Free Massage for Runners and Active People

Two Hand Press puts the power of massage in everyone's hands with its new website SelfMassageForAthletes.com (http://www.selfmassageforathletes.com/Home_.html). The site teaches self-massage techniques to active people of all kinds, including runners, swimmers, cyclists, triathletes, yoga and Pilates practitioners, martial artists, weight trainers, massage therapists and more.

Boulder, Colo. (PRWEB) April 21, 2008 -- Get the benefits of massage without the costs. That's the premise behind the new website for runners and active people at SelfMassageForAthletes.com. The only catch is you have to deliver the benefits yourself.

"If you can get your head and hands around that idea, you'll do more than improve your running," says Rich Poley, author of the best selling book, Self-Massage for Athletes. "You'll be able to relieve muscle pain and soreness, speed recovery between workouts, and prevent overuse injuries." Maybe even more important, massage will improve your health and mood by reducing stress.

According to Poley, "all these benefits will come to you if you learn a few simple massage techniques (http://www.selfmassageforathletes.com/Technique.html) and use them." To make them more accessible to potential readers, Two Hand Press, the book's publisher, has created a website based on the book.

Self-Massage for Athletes

Although written by an attorney, the book has won praise from massage therapists for identifying essential massage elements and presenting them in a way that can be easily learned. Runners World found the ideas so compelling, it featured them in its magazine. Athletes and reviewers alike have found much to praise:

"Informs and entertains, making massage accessible to everyone." -- Body & Brain

"Ideal for any runner regardless of their competitive background." -- Run Ohio

"A fine source of self-care exercises for your athletic clientele." -- Massage Magazine

"It is a bit like the classic Stretching by Bob Anderson." -- SeaPaddler.com

"Offers quick and easy how-to's for working out the knots." -- Ski Magazine

"Rub your troubles away with this excellent book." -- MountainBikeTales.com

"This is a tried-and-true, very simple way to take steps to avoid injuries from overuse. It's so simple even a marathoner can do it." -- Rich Benyo for Marathon & Beyond

"One more benefit: while the techniques are described for self-massage, learning them helps tremendously in massaging others as well." -- Jonathan Beverly for Running Times

The Website

Like the book's, the website's purpose is to deliver the basic benefits of massage to active people, including runners, swimmers, cyclists, triathletes, yoga practitioners, martial artists, massage therapists and other health care professionals. It accomplishes that task by teaching essential massage techniques at their most fundamental level. The site is also intended to entertain with some of the most spectacular sports videos (http://www.selfmassageforathletes.com/Resources.html) on the web.

Runners

With the running and racing season at hand, Two Hand Press has designed its website to better serve runners by showing them how to deliver an effective massage to their feet, legs, and more. Unique areas of interest for runners are identified on a special running resource page (http://www.selfmassageforathletes.com/RunResources.html). The page makes it easy to find massage techniques, routines, and videos for runners. Whether training for a 5k or an ultra marathon, this site is a good bet to help runners improve their performance and the way they feel about their bodies.

Touch and Go

The website should come in handy for any active person who wants the benefits of massage at their fingertips. For more information please go to SelfMassageForAthletes.com (http://www.selfmassageforathletes.com/Home_.html) or call 303-545-6462.

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