The Recipe Doctor Gets "Wrapped"
Okay, this isn't something I would normally do, that's for sure. It was one of those gifts you are given and you want to say "thank you" with a big question mark inflection, because you aren't truly sure if you should be thankful or insulted. That's right folks' The Recipe Doctor recently got "wrapped"! That's the Body Wrap revolution that's sweeping the nation (just kidding there with the hype).
But seriously, my friend gave this to me as a thank you gift for some extra help I have given her recently. She was amazed that it actually re-shifted her breasts to be more in front and less toward her armpits. She swears it took copious "inches" off of over 50% of her body. Apparently you get "wrapped" and then you exercise for an hour on one of those "gazelle" exercise machines where you glide your legs back and forth. The exercise is supposed to help release toxins from your body and skin. Okay, okay, enough with the sales job, I told her, "you had me at the shifting of the breast part!"
So I took a leap of faith and made my appointment to get wrapped. I knew I would be blogging about this and actually contemplated taking pictures so I could share this "experience" with you. But when they told me to come ready to be wrapped in my bra and thong (and they didn't mean the kind your feet wear), I changed my mind faster than you can say "but I don't own a thong!"
No one can prepare you for what it is like to be tightly wrapped (emphasis on the word, "tightly") in ace bandage type wrapping then told I was going to exercise on an elliptical type machine for an hour- while they "baste" you with mineral solution every 10 minutes. As I stood there wrapped almost from head to toe, I couldn't imagine walking to the exercise machine let alone getting on it and exercising. I meekly asked the technician if the first 10 minutes were the worst (appeasing myself that if I get through the first 10 minutes, it's downhill from there, right?) She answered "yes".
I also want to warn you that before you get to the "wrapping" part of the experience, they do what is called "mirror work". There I was put in front of a full size mirror wearing only my underwear and a nervous smile. She pointed out areas on me that she could "help do something about" and areas on me that were in good shape. Normally they measure you before and after the wrapping experience so they can show you the progress (in inches lost) that was made I assume. I told her I was there for the de-tox and health aspects and I did not want to be measured. I don't think she hears this often because this seemed to throw her off quite a bit. The truth is, our bodies are almost all water and so I didn't see the value of measuring something like inches when any losses from water coming out of the skin, were temporary. Plus, I think if there were "changes" due to this wrapping experience, I would know myself days later; I didn't want to be influenced by the numbers she gave me.
All in all what did I think? I think whatever changes were made were very subtle (I can say this now that several days have passed). My skin does seem softer, I can say that. Was I glad I tried it? Yes, but I think I'll put this experience (along with para-sailing and taking a mud bath) in the "glad I tried it once but I'm not anxious to repeat it" box!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: The Risks of Spa Treatments, Video: At Home Massage
Technorati Tags: bodywraps, detox, weightloss, inches, spa
But seriously, my friend gave this to me as a thank you gift for some extra help I have given her recently. She was amazed that it actually re-shifted her breasts to be more in front and less toward her armpits. She swears it took copious "inches" off of over 50% of her body. Apparently you get "wrapped" and then you exercise for an hour on one of those "gazelle" exercise machines where you glide your legs back and forth. The exercise is supposed to help release toxins from your body and skin. Okay, okay, enough with the sales job, I told her, "you had me at the shifting of the breast part!"
So I took a leap of faith and made my appointment to get wrapped. I knew I would be blogging about this and actually contemplated taking pictures so I could share this "experience" with you. But when they told me to come ready to be wrapped in my bra and thong (and they didn't mean the kind your feet wear), I changed my mind faster than you can say "but I don't own a thong!"
No one can prepare you for what it is like to be tightly wrapped (emphasis on the word, "tightly") in ace bandage type wrapping then told I was going to exercise on an elliptical type machine for an hour- while they "baste" you with mineral solution every 10 minutes. As I stood there wrapped almost from head to toe, I couldn't imagine walking to the exercise machine let alone getting on it and exercising. I meekly asked the technician if the first 10 minutes were the worst (appeasing myself that if I get through the first 10 minutes, it's downhill from there, right?) She answered "yes".
I also want to warn you that before you get to the "wrapping" part of the experience, they do what is called "mirror work". There I was put in front of a full size mirror wearing only my underwear and a nervous smile. She pointed out areas on me that she could "help do something about" and areas on me that were in good shape. Normally they measure you before and after the wrapping experience so they can show you the progress (in inches lost) that was made I assume. I told her I was there for the de-tox and health aspects and I did not want to be measured. I don't think she hears this often because this seemed to throw her off quite a bit. The truth is, our bodies are almost all water and so I didn't see the value of measuring something like inches when any losses from water coming out of the skin, were temporary. Plus, I think if there were "changes" due to this wrapping experience, I would know myself days later; I didn't want to be influenced by the numbers she gave me.
All in all what did I think? I think whatever changes were made were very subtle (I can say this now that several days have passed). My skin does seem softer, I can say that. Was I glad I tried it? Yes, but I think I'll put this experience (along with para-sailing and taking a mud bath) in the "glad I tried it once but I'm not anxious to repeat it" box!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: The Risks of Spa Treatments, Video: At Home Massage
Technorati Tags: bodywraps, detox, weightloss, inches, spa
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