Massage on the cheap! Ahhh.

I've been trying to add some new activities to my workout regime. Recently this meant a yoga class once a week. Here's the thing - I'm not yoga friendly. I'm not so bendy. And things have been really achy for 2 days after class. I also take private Pilates once a week - which I LOVE - but this week, the icky yoga totally interfered with my fabulous pilates. I couldn't do some of the stuff I've been doing for weeks because my hips and joints were still aching from yoga torture. My Pilates instructor wasn't fazed - especially since yoga was her recommendation - but thought maybe I should get some body work (read: massage) soon to keep things loosy goosey. I gently explained to her that the private pilates budget pretty much wiped out the massage/day spa budget so I really couldn't do the $120 burke williams experience right now. She told me about Touch Massage on Robertson. You get a one hour massage - any type: Swedish, Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, etc - for $52.

$52!?! Yes, it sounds very suspicious for LA.


But here's the thing - it is really $52 and it is really wonderful there! Now, don't misunderstand - it's not the day spa experience. This is a place to go and spend an hour to get a message. No quiet rooms or lounges or whirlpool tubs to share with naked strangers. However, I was still really impressed - the space is clean and modern and nicely decorated. The staff is extremely professional. And I had a really nice deep tissue massage.

The deep tissues I've had before were actually a little too intense for me, but my trainer said that at Touch it would be a nice middle ground between a Swedish and a hard cord, pain inducing deep tissue. And it was. So if you like a massage that digs in a little and relaxes you, but doesn't make you feel more pained afterwards, then I highly recommend.
No matter what type of massage you like, Touch is undeniably the spot for a quality massage that won't devour all your fun money. Hurrah!