At the end of a long day, sometimes all you want to do is kick off your shoes and put your feet up. Why is it that when your feet feel good, the rest of you does as well?

Foot reflexology or pressure therapy is based on the premise that nerve zones or reflex points go from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head. Along the way they encompass all the vital organs.

You may choose to see a trained reflexologist who can put pressure on different areas of your feet to determine the cause of an illness.

Likewise you can seek foot massage or perform it on your own. But if you’re just looking to relax your feet, perhaps an in home foot massager is the appliance you need. Foot massage feels good. Face it; the feet are often the hardest working part of our body. They hold up our weight all day, and take us where we need to go.

So taking care of your feet is important. If you don’t have medical issues, you don’t necessarily need to go to a therapist. You can buy an in home foot massager to help relieve stress, empower energy in your body muscles, increase concentration and improve your immune system.

When looking for a foot massager, keep in mind that it should be easy to use. If the machine is cumbersome and clunky to use, face it, you’re not going to be likely to want to set it up.

It should be comfortable for sitting with your feet in or on the massager. The right massager will give your body the ability to relax without causing any pain.

There are several types of massagers you can purchase.

One type will actually massage your feet as well as your calves and ankles. It comes with settings for pulse or kneed and is fairly easy to use.

A water based foot massager will use warm water. It relaxes your feet similar to the effect you get in a hot tub. But you have to fill the pan with water, dry your feet and then empty the pan as well.

A vibrating massager box is fairly easy to use and is comfortably priced. However it does tend to have few therapeutic effects and you can only use most models for about five minutes at a time.

A more expensive, but also more effective version will be a model that gives both hot and cold massage. A fan and a thermal warmer will produce the heat while kneaders massage the bottoms of your feet.

Foot massagers will help to relieve the stress that you feel in the bottoms of your feet. Using a foot massager can help encourage a more healthy lifestyle. If your feet feel better, you will be more inclined to want to get out and be active again.

Foot massagers also have the added health benefits of helping to increase your blood circulation. A good massage can help to relax you as well as relieve pain that may come due to swelling, poor circulation, varicose veins, diabetes and other conditions that affect the foot. Increasing the circulation also helps to flush excess toxins from the body.

The soles of our feet have more than 7,000 nerves. These are trigger points for energy and points for healing as well. Regular food massage helps to promote healing and improved immunity against stress-related diseases.

Best of all, at the end of a long, hard day, a foot massage feels great. When your feet feel better, you feel better. A good foot massager may just be the thing you need.

Written by Lawrence Reaves for HamiltonBeach.com. Visit the leader in kitchen appliances site to learn more about purchasing appliances for your kitchen such as coffee makers and slow cookers.

Written by Lawrence Reaves for http://www.HamiltonBeach.com. Visit the leader in kitchen appliances site to learn more about purchasing appliances for your kitchen such as coffee makers and slow cookers.

Author Bio: Written by Lawrence Reaves for HamiltonBeach.com. Visit the leader in kitchen appliances site to learn more about purchasing appliances for your kitchen such as coffee makers and slow cookers.

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