If you’re a budding gym go-er, incredibly active in your everyday life or simply sit at a desk Monday-Friday, chances are, your body is suffering from it. Whatever the cause, those aches and pains embedded within muscles and joints can be easily soothed with a deep, forceful massage. Not only for relaxation, massages can help heal the body and are especially useful for people who regularly exercise. It works around the inflammation in your muscles to leave them lengthened and released for more comfortable, and even improved future work outs. So fellas, we’ve sourced 10 of the most manly massages on offer which are tailored to muscular bodies (and much firmer than your run of the mill aromatherapy massage). Read on to find out more…
By Hannah Cowan
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1 The House of Elemis
Best for: high performance treatments
House of Elemis, situated in London’s Mayfair, has developed a range of high performance therapies specifically for men that identify, target and heal the male body with less of those flowery aromas and dolphin sounds. Offering a ‘deeper than deep hot stone massage’, ‘freestyle deep tissue massage’ and ‘poultice powered muscle release’, the clue is in the name – these treatments were developed to be mighty powerful and assertive, quickly addressing aches and pains common to men.
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2 Sense Spa at The Rosewood London
Best for: post workout muscle release
The Rosewood London hotel not only boasts a contemporary fitness suite with cutting edge Technogym equipment but is also equipt with a wellness spa to help you stretch out those muscles after an intense workout. Specifically, their deep tissue massage is designed to work the muscle groups individually and ensure deep manipulation and stretching to relieve muscular tension and disperse the buildup of lactic acid produced during the exercise. So if you like nothing more than getting a good workout in, why not do it in a prestigious London hotel and follow it up with a healing massage to calm and relax yourself, you’ve worked hard!
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3 Perea Clinic
Best for: manipulation + massage
Perea Clinic, a top rated soft tissue clinic in Islington specialises in sports and remedial therapy and offer everything from deep tissue massage to myoskeletal alignment. If you’re looking to loosen off those overworked muscles, but previous sports massages have left you a bit underwhelmed and still tense, it’s high time you tried Perea. These clinicians are highly qualified and experienced so you are sure to be in firm, forcible hands, giving you that vigorous massage you’ve been searching for.
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4 Nuad Thai Boran Spa-Medical Thai Massage
Best for: thai yoga massage
Not only do Thailand make amazing food, but they’re also pretty good at the art of the massage as well. The Nuad Thai Boran Spa-Medical Thai Massage salon in Leeds utilises the traditional medical massage techniques of Thailand to ensure a forceful treatment that you can really feel working. Through stretching and manipulating the muscles, these experts can relieve any tension or pain you throw at them, improving blood circulation, balancing the nervous system and clearing blocked and stagnant energy while they’re at it – talk about a hat trick and then some!
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5 My Sports Injury Clinic
Best for: sports massage and recovery
With expertise in sports injury rehabilitation, these guys know how to give a meaningful massage. Whether it’s a sports related injury or pain in your everyday life that you’re looking to work off, these therapists will see you right through to the day you feel like yourself again. Not only will they treat your specified woe with a massage that is right for you, but they'll also give professionally prescribed rehabilitation exercise programs to speed up your recovery whilst maintaining and maximising movement.
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6 Kiom Massage Therapy Lambton Place
Best for: vibrational massage
Kiom Therapy understands that no part of the body functions independently without being affected by its other parts, a mantra that we're sure any regular gym go-er will more than appreciate. This energetic and vibrational massage aims to affect all the body’s interconnected systems, like the circulatory and central nervous systems as well as the internal organs, to give the body the resources it needs to heal itself fully from the inside out – handy for those experiencing any related medical issues as a result of muscular pain.
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7 Nova Therapy Massage & Personal Training
Best for: the behind the scenes team
With a substantial team consisting of physiotherapists, massage therapists and personal trainers, Nova have expertise in just about every field needed to ensure the wellness of those fitness fanatics. If you fit into this mould, then this is the place for you. Offering personal consultancy in every category, including massage, they will ensure your programme is tailored to your specific needs and areas of pain. With this amount of service and quality of care, it’ll be just like having your very own olympic training team!
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8 Danugur Fitness and Grooming
Best for: myofascial release and at home massage
This male exclusive salon, selling a sharp and polished lifestyle to the men of London, offers a wide range of treatments performed by a team of male therapists. With sports massages, deep tissue massages, myofascial release and trigger point therapy on offer, you are sure to find the right treatment for you. Ensuring no man is left behind, this salon also offers a mobile home service for those who want their pampering to be kept discreet and left out of the group chat with you and your mates.
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9 Zen Thai Spa
Best for: intense gym go-ers
If you find yourself with regular pain or soreness due to tight or overused muscles, then Zen Thai Spa’s deep tissue massage is the one for you. It is specifically catered for those involved in heavy physical activity to ease the chronic aches and pains of such intense exercise. With emphasis put on the re-alignment of deep muscle layers, this treatment can help heal and regenerate the tissue affected by sporting injuries. I mean we’re not saying they’re miracle workers, but they won’t be far off.
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10 Genco Male Grooming Richmond
Best for: male-only treatments
Genco Male Grooming is another male only salon which offers a full service of male grooming treatments including those deep tissue massages. With therapists specialised in male massage, they are experienced in working with more muscular bodies and can therefore use the correct stamina and techniques to get deep into the muscle tissue and work out any tightness from the root. If running into a hoard of ex-girlfriends at the salon seems like something from a nightmare, then book yourself in here!