2008-08-28T04:51:18Z http://blog.terrafirmafitness.com/atom.aspx Quick Blog tag:blog.terrafirmafitness.com,2008-03-27:0f363b1d-5e83-4344-8908-443b07ad45bd Terra Firma 2008-03-27T16:48:43Z 2008-03-27T16:38:00Z tag:blog.terrafirmafitness.com,2008-03-18:acd4beee-b4e8-4a1b-a4ed-bb24221a0eab Terra Firma 2008-03-18T11:29:47Z 2008-03-18T10:00:00Z Welcome to Terra Firma Fitness and Massage. The home-site of a high sierra outdoor fitness experience and  therapeutic massage. Terra meaning earth, Firma solid.  Terra Firma together meaning firm solid earth. This phrase has relevance to both my business and my lifestyle. Being outside experiencing health and wellness through the grand beautiful outdoors, providers tremendous physiological, and psychological benefits. The  initial perk of having a greater sense of motivation through exercising outdoors has been proven by recent research. Breathing in the fresh air, exposing your skin to the natural light and Vit D rich sun have been linked to increasing your bodies natural release of endorphins.  If you are so fortunate to have access to a clean environment I encourage you all to take a few minutes after reading this blog to go outside and  go for a walk, or sit quietly for 10 minutes. Both exercise and massage are key elements to a balanced sense of well being. As many of us know, the benefits of massage therapy far out way just the relaxation qua lites. The cardiovascular, the lymphatic, vascular, endocrine(hormonal) and circulatory systems benefit greatly, and pain reduction is prevalent. It will not be long until the medical industry accept massage as much as they accept other health and wellness modalities.
 I look forward to having a dialogue with my readers, please feel free to email me any questions and i will look forward to getting to  answering them with the best of my ability.

Sincerely
Amy]]>