The Therapy Room

If I suddenly come into a heap of money, one of the first things I’ll do is book every slot at the Sports Centre Therapy Room and get an eight hour massage. I was there for only 30 minutes this afternoon, and — oh, my goodness — the loveliness ended much too quickly.
I chose an aromatherapy massage, which was £15 for the half hour, and involves relaxing smells filling the room to maximise the experience. Highly recommended. The therapist was amazing — it seemed as though she was performing a well-​choreographed dance, easily moving between using hands, forearms and knuckles to the rhythm of the accompanying CD.
Once my muscles were warm, she attacked the knots in my shoulders — trigger points, as my ex-​RMT-​sister calls them. (She’s still my sister, but now works with dentures.) The session ended with the MT rocking my limbs and body from various angles — possibly to check the relaxation level of my muscles? By that time, I felt like a giant stick of butter.
In summary, absolutely lovely and quite inexpensive. Without the aromatherapy, a half hour is only £13. I do recommend spending that extra £2, though, so you can carry the smell of relaxation with you throughout the day.