Massage yourself with the help of a ball

For a tight hamstring, sit on a chair or table, and place a golf or tennis ball at the tender spot under your thigh. Extend and bend your knee a few times. — Photos: REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star

There are very few people who don’t like a body massage. I don’t fall into this group as I find massages therapeutic, though not always relaxing when it is being done, especially when it involves deep tissues.

Not everyone can afford to indulge in sybaritic pleasures and sip hot ginger tea clad in an Egyptian cotton robe, so the next best thing to do is a self-massage.