Massage, not just a trip to the spa.

Massage at CycleLife USA can pamper or pummel. Depending on what your body needs, relaxation or rejuvenation, light or tough, we deliver. Choose from our offerings below or let your therapist design a session just for you.

CL Sports Nut

CylceLife's signature session; A full body Sports Massage lasting 60 or 90 minutes. This appointment will be dedicated to recovering after tough workouts as well as regenerating muscle tissue. A session getting you ready for the next day of training. Includes full body session with attention to one or two specific issues. Myofascial release and Trigger Point therapy will be utilized as needed. Time spent on each area of attention will be determined by the client and therapist. Client will finish session feeling worked over, but relaxed. (60m - $120)

D.M.T. Do whatchur Mamma Told you Get a massage!

This will be a Deep Muscle Tissue and Trigger Point massage lasting 60 or 90 minutes. Bring a stick to bite on (just kidding). In this session we will use pressure on a scale of 1 to 10. Based on the client's request, the therapist will use deep pressure, getting feedback from the client. The intention will be to find a pressure that is intense, but still benefits the body. Deep muscle tissue work breaks down adhesions and scar tissue. The after effects leave a client feeling 'wrung out'. It is strongly recommended not to train after a deep muscle massage for 12-24hours. (60m - $125 / 90m - $175)

Leg Regeneration

30 minute session. Specifically designed session to repair and regenerate legs and lower back. This is a replica of sessions taken from years of working with pro athletes. An appointment used as a quick fix between regular sessions. A faster paced flushing of the big muscles of the legs and low back. (30m - $70)

Head Trip

30 or 60 minute session (if you don't say we'll assume you want 60 minutes) of Back Neck and Shoulder massage. For those people who aren't interested in arms, legs, hands or feet. This massage melts away chronic neck pain, reduces the effects of migraine headaches and works out that spot that under the shoulder blade. (You aren't the ONLY one with that spot!) (30m - $70)

TLC

This massage will promote relaxation using Swedish massage techniques. Do you feel beat up? A TLC session will send you to your 'happy place'. Upon finding sore tight muscles, the massage therapist will gently warm the tissue addressing specific issues, but staying sensitive to not massage too deeply. This session allows for natural deep breathing, restoration and renewal. (30m - $70 , 60m - $120, 90m - $170)

Hey Baby

A specialized session for the hot mamma. This Pre Natal massage is appropriate during all trimesters. Our massage therapists have had advanced training in pregnancy massage. Only high risk pregnancies will need a doctors consent. Massage can be done face up and side lying to accommodate growing bellies. Wonderful to relieve low back pain, leg swelling and overall fatigue during pregnancy. (75-90m - $180)

Get Stoned

A specialty treatment using hot river stones warmed to 160-180 degrees to soften hard muscles and stimulate circulation. This session designed for relaxation uses moderate to light pressure with the river rocks for the long gliding strokes. Very nurturing, calming and relaxing session for men and women. (90m - $180)

We see part time committed athletes as well as hard core competitors come through our doors. High stress jobs in Washington put demands on the body mentally and physically. Massage gives an advantage; it makes each person better at what they do. How does it work? Here's a few examples

• Pain reduction - Tension and waste products in muscles can often cause pain. Massage helps reduce this in many ways including releasing the bodies endorphins.
• Detoxification of body - Naturally occurring toxins flow through the bloodstream. The concentration of toxins increase with intense exercise (+1hr), prolong immobility (sitting at a desk for +6hrs) and repetitive motions (using a mouse, hitting a tennis ball). Massage increases the body's ability to clean out toxins such as carbon dioxide, lactic acid and uric acid. Improved circulation moves blood more quickly thru the body improving the detox system
• Stretching - Massage can stretch tissues that could not be stretched in the usual methods. Bundles of muscle fibers are stretched lengthwise as well as sideways. Massage can also stretch the sheath or fascia that surrounds the muscle, so releasing any tension or pressure build up.
• Break down scar tissue - Scar tissue is the result of previous injuries or trauma and can effect muscle, tendons and ligaments. This can lead to inflexible tissues that are prone to injury and pain.
• Improve tissue elasticity - Hard training can make tissues hard and inelastic. This is one reason why hard training may not result in improvements. Massage helps reverse this by stretching the tissues.
• Opens micro-circulation - Massage increases blood flow to tissues, but so does exercise. What massage also does is open or dilate the blood vessels and by stretching them this enables nutrients to pass through more easily.
• Relaxation - Muscles relax through heat generated, circulation and stretching. Mechano-receptors which sense touch, pressure, tissue length and warmth are stimulated causing a relaxation response. By releasing stress a person thinks faster and clearer in the days following their massage.
• Improved performance - Massage combines all the benefits mentioned on this page allowing a body to perform at its optimal levels. Reduced range of motion and stiff muscles decrease performance and endurance. Massage has physical and mental benefits that create a feeling of well being in the body. Personal best performances are reached more quickly by utilizing the benefits of massage.