{"id":127107,"date":"2021-05-14T02:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=127107"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T08:34:22","slug":"the-adventures-of-v-man-gets-cupping-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/the-adventures-of-v-man-gets-cupping-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventures Of V-Man Gets Cupping Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How does it feel to get in a fight with an octopus? Only a select number of people may be able to answer that question, and our content writer, Vinnie (a.k.a. V-Man), is not one of them. That being said, he did look look like he lost a fight to an octopus after his latest adventure. The most recent episode of The Adventures of V-Man <\/em>chronicles Vinnie\u2019s experience at Muscle Lab<\/strong>, where he received cupping therapy<\/strong>. Let him tell you all about it below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Cupping? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cupping <\/strong>is an old tradition that helps to stimulate circulation<\/a> to muscles and improve recovery. It received a lot of attention during the 2016 Summer Olympics, during which Michael Phelps competed with purplish circles all over his back and legs. But cupping is an ancient therapy that is believed to help balance yin and yang, or the flow of qi <\/em>in the body. Qi<\/em> is the Chinese word for life force, and any pathogens that inhibit the flow can cause pain or reduced blood flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cupping session involves a series of cups that the therapist places on different muscles. There are multiple styles, including dry, wet, and fire, but the most common variety is dry cupping using a pump. You can see how it works in the video in this article. The suction creates a vacuum inside the cup, causing the skin to rise into the cup. The reason that the skin reddens is because blood vessels expand. As you\u2019ll see in the video, it looks very intimidating, but the markings are completely natural and they fade away within a week. Let Vinnie tell you all about his cupping experience below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving At Muscle Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First of all, Muscle Lab may be one of the coolest places that we\u2019ve visited for The Adventures of V-Man<\/a>. <\/em>If there is one place that is designed to keep your body in the best condition possible, it\u2019s Muscle Lab. They offer numerous services to optimize overall health, including cryotherapy<\/a>, red light therapy, personal training, boxing, massage, cupping, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After we got a tour of the facility, we met with Ari Escala, the cupping therapist. Let me tell you something: Ari is a cupping master. She knows all about it and has dedicated a lot of time and effort to keeping her body, and all those she works with, in the best shape possible. One of the best ways to keep the body in shape, outside of working out and eating clean, is to engage in different recovery methods, cupping being an excellent option. Even if you don\u2019t engage in regular exercise, it\u2019s easy to experience tension or soreness from a sedentary lifestyle. Cupping works to increase circulation<\/a> to those static muscles, which helps decrease pain levels and overall discomfort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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