Tampa Spa and Massage

As a licensed massage therapist with seven years of experience, Sam Tremblay is well versed in the basics—including Swedish, deep-tissue, and prenatal massage—but his catalogue of skills goes beyond the ordinary. After mastering skills in basic modalities, Sam went on to pursue extensive training in two specialized modalities: myofascial release and Swe/Thai massage. Myofascial release involves the use of gentle, sustained pressure and healthy peer pressure to eliminate pain in connective tissues. Swe/Thai massage combines long, flowing strokes with Thai-influenced stretches to improve the patient’s range of motion.:m]]

Housed within a medical aesthetic spa, Pretty is as Pretty Does takes a proactive approach to beauty with more than 15 facial treatments that don’t necessarily stop at the face. The spa’s aestheticians scrub the feet, back, neck, and other areas of the body with paraben-free DermaQuest skin-therapy products formulated to exfoliate skin after wrestling in mud or lap swimming in a bog. Aside from their long list of spa and clinical facials, the aestheticians swipe away hair with waxing treatments and soothe muscles with Swedish, deep-tissue, and reflexology massage techniques. To keep their clients in the know, they maintain an FAQ page on their website, along with further information about the benefits of skincare.

Essentials Massage & Facials' licensed professionals relax weary bodies with a collection of therapeutic services. Soothing massages employ a collection of kneads, strokes, and manipulations to reduce tension and disentangle body knots, with luxurious add-ons such as paraffin treatments and aromatherapy. The skin-savvy techs also rid frames of unwanted stubble with waxing services, smooth out wrinkles with chemical peels and microdermabrasion, and soften countenances with GM Collin skincare products during facials. While engaging in services, clients may nourish interiors with a selection off the spa’s à la carte menu, which features fruit, vegetable, and cheese platters, as well as a chocolate fondue station for delectable dipping or timed relay races.

A cream-colored spa accented by green sprouts, marble, and stone sets the stage for relaxation at Aqua Lifestyle Nail Salon & Spa, where skilled aestheticians bolster beauty with services for the skin, hair, and nails. Wrinkles and furrows fade into oblivion as the staff tightens skin with Lumière LED facials and turns back the clock on sun damage with the lightening peel’s cocktail of lactic acid and brightening serums. Kneeling at the foot of 1 of 17 plush pedicure chairs, a technician culls overgrowing nails, curbs wayward cuticles, and ousts spent skin with a sea-salt scrub, promoting relaxation and the joyful urge to commute via kickline. Among the salon’s other services, airbrush tanning bronzes bodies without UV exposure and gentle head-to-toe waxing treatments strip away hair with warm wax.

Housed inside Mehta Family Healthcare, The Weekend Spa's massage therapists soothe bodies with Swedish, sports, deep-tissue, and prenatal styles, as well as 30-minute foot massages. Before or after kneading sessions, guests can sprawl on a heated hydrojet therapy table to achieve a state of sloth-like calm. A resident event coordinator helps up to five guests plan indulgent spa parties to celebrate weddings, birthdays, or finally fitting 10 graham crackers in one’s mouth at once.

Backs: everyone has them, but not everyone has the benefit of one that functions perfectly. Working to both rehabilitate and prevent aches and injuries, the massage therapist of Healing Arts Medical Massage personalizes each session to keep backs and bodies at their best. The therapist not only massages clients—they teach them to massage each other during couples classes. These sessions impart the immediate benefits of a relaxing massage while showing clients techniques they can perform at home to assuage their partners’ sore shoulders until they agree to more piggy-back rides.