How Often Should You Get a Massage

One of the most common questions clients ask is how often they should schedule a massage.

The honest answer is that it depends on your body, your stress levels, and what you are hoping to get out of massage therapy. There is no single schedule that fits everyone.

Massage is not only for when something hurts. For many people, it works best as part of regular self care and body maintenance.

For General Maintenance

If your goal is overall wellness, stress relief, and keeping tension from building too much, many people find that a massage about once a month works well.

This gives your body regular chances to reset and can help you hold onto the progress from previous sessions.

For Chronic Tension or Ongoing Discomfort

If you are dealing with persistent tightness, repetitive strain, or long term tension, closer together sessions at first can help.

Some clients come every one to two weeks for a period of time, then space visits out as their body starts to feel better. This is not about dependency. It is about giving your muscles and nervous system consistent support while things calm down.

For High Stress Periods

During busy seasons, emotional stress, or physically demanding times, your body may need more care than usual.

Short term increases in frequency can help manage tension before it turns into real discomfort.

Listening to Your Body

Your body usually gives hints before it starts yelling. Recurring tightness, tension headaches, poor sleep, or feeling physically run down can all be signs that it might be time for a massage.

You do not have to wait until something feels bad.

A Realistic Perspective

There is no schedule you have to follow to “do massage right.”
Your life, your budget, and your stress levels all matter.

Some clients like coming monthly because it helps them stay ahead of tension. Others book when they notice their shoulders creeping up or their back getting tight again. Some only come during stressful seasons.

All of that is normal.

Massage should feel supportive, not like another obligation on your calendar.

The Takeaway

You do not need a perfect routine. You just need to notice your body and respond when it asks for care.

Massage is one way to take care of yourself. It is there when you need it, not something you have to keep up with.

Thoughtfully, Gabrielle