Enjoy a massage

  • In the A.M. if you are feeling sluggish.
    “Morning is the ideal time of day to get an invigorating shiatsu or Thai massage,” says Diana Turk, supervisor of massage at the Golden Door Spa in Escondido, Califomia. “They stimulate pressure points to get your energy really flowing.”
  • In the P.M. if you need to chill out.
    After work is prime time for a relaxing rubdown, such as the Swedish kind (to unkink your phone-cradling neck) or lymphatic drainage (for debloating swollen legs that have been racing around all day).
The best time of month to treat yourself to a body wrap

During your period. Getting swaddled helps battle bloat by forcing your body to sweat out excess water.

Go for a wax

A week after your period, in the A.M. We won’t pretend that getting hair ripped out at the roots can ever feel good, but why make it worse?