Massage in Temple Terrace

Serenity's massages are doled out by Liz, a licensed massage therapist with more than 15 years of experience, which includes work with the Baltimore Ravens and as personal massage therapist to Nina Simone. The indelible sprinkling of celebrity on her capable palms and wonderknuckles is sure to provide untold benefits to other clients. Liz understands that performers and athletes continuously push physical boundaries and need massage therapy for tension relief, injury prevention, and the reversal of physical and mental fatigue.

Massage Shoppe emphasizes total relaxation with soothing sensory stimuli and indulgent massages to guide muscles on their journey to a stress-free nirvana. With deliberate strokes and intense focus, a skilled massage therapist will take clients’ consciousness to a blissfully whited-out plane where minds mind can bob up and down like a Q-tip in a sea of cotton balls. Along with improving circulation, the relaxation massage is designed to disarm aggressive stress, shed irritating twinges and twitches, and empty all bottles of tension that are more than three ounces in volume. Pre- and post-massage visits to a dimly lit and soft-music-filled tranquility room surround the 50-minute soothing storm, and Groupon customers can target a particular ache epicenter more precisely by opting for a deep-tissue massage for a $10 fee.

As its name implies, Executive Physiques Spa and Fitness houses the best of both worlds: a fitness center where personal trainers devise custom, calorie-burning exercise routines, and a relaxing oasis where massage therapists and aestheticians tend to skin and strained muscles. The fitness center’s trainers and instructors regularly attend workshops to keep their skills sharp. Rather than use their strength to twist clients’ arms into signing contracts, they focus on developing the exciting workouts that anchor their drop-in fitness classes. The spa’s staff pick up where they leave off, soothing feet in ion baths and erasing fine lines with nonsurgical face-lifts.

Back in Health Massage’s expert therapists draw upon training in numerous medical massage modalities geared specifically to alleviate pain from everyday activities and to speed the healing of injuries. Inside Gold's Gym's energized environment, the team employs such techniques as deep-tissue massage—which targets areas of chronic stress—and neuromuscular and trigger-point therapy, which ease injury-derived pain. The signature massage earns its designation as the center’s most popular service by working specific muscles in a specific order to locate trigger points that cause pain, and then alleviate them with strategic pressures. Those seeking recovery from injuries or breakups with knee socks can reap the benefit of electrical muscle stimulation, which can improve range of motion while assuaging aches.

Licensed massage therapist Heidi Garrett soothes bodies and minds with customized massage techniques and alternative therapies such as reiki, crystal therapy, and chakra balancing. Heidi incorporates techniques from Swedish massage, trigger-point therapy, myofascial release, and reflexology to accommodate each session to her clients' unique needs and wellness plans. Long, flowing strokes alternate with firm taps as Heidi focuses on pressure points to reduce stress and help heal muscles pulled while shot-putting SUVs out of stolen parking spaces.

Today’s Black Friday deal offers a relaxing respite during the most stressful shopping season of year. For $35, you’ll enjoy a 60-minute deep tissue massage at SunCoast Massage Therapy Center, P.A. (an $85 value). Groupon users can schedule their appointments online here. Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.