Wellness
Vital Tested: DIY Massage Stone
A goofproof gizmo gives you an affordable spa experience at home.
Regular massages fight colds, PMS and the blues--plus they feel blissful, to boot. But who has the time (and cash) to see a masseuse every week?
So when we stumbled on JimmyJane's Contour M ceramic massage stone, our tense shoulders and stiff neck practically yelped at the chance to get some much-kneaded attention. Use these tricks and you'll be addicted, too:
Rub the right way. The domed side of the stone serves as an all-over muscle relaxer; the flip side features four small nodes that go deep into muscle tissue to iron out serious kinks.
Turn up the heat. Dunk the stone in a bowl of hot water for a soothing rubdown. Just add a drizzle of your favorite massage oil and you'll turn your tight muscles to jelly.
Take a chill pill. One morning, our A/C wasn't working fast enough, so we stuck the stone in the fridge for a few minutes. Rubbing the cool ceramic on our overheated neck and shoulder muscles jolted us awake.
Buy it here. We're love stoned.
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