Do you love massages? I certainly do, and I crave daily massages, especially since I often suffer from slipped-disc pain. The daily bending and crouching while picking up toys and food bits my kids dropped every other minute certainly does no good to my fragile back.
And massages are beneficial to our health. According to Mayo Clinic, massages help reduce pain, muscle soreness, and tension. It also improves blood circulation, energy, alertness, and immune function.
Even Robin Sharma, one of the world’s top leadership experts, advocates in his The 5 a.m. Club book to go for massages at least two times a week to help us maintain our mental health in tip-top condition.
But you may ridicule going for regular massages like I do. Suppose a 30-minute foot massage in the neighbourhood costs $30. That will cost $900 a month if I do it daily! Daily full-body massages will double the damage! And imagine the travel time required to the massage parlour. No way!
Getting My DAILY Massages At Home!
Fortunately, there is still another way out. I can always get an affordable massage chair at home for my daily use!
I recently got my hand on the superb EMPIRE full-body Massage chair that costs only $1,399, which translates to less than two months’ worth of daily foot massages or one month’s worth of full-body massage!
EMPIRE Massage Chair Review
Introducing EMPIRE, a home-grown brand with two versions of full-body massage chairs: the EMPIRE Massage Chair and the EMPIRE PRO Massage Chair.
The EMPIRE Massage Chair has five automatic modes that serve different functions. I can easily adjust the setting via the control panel to include or exclude rollers or airbags amid a massage and adjust the chair’s position.
I absolutely love my EMPIRE Massage Chair, and these are the reasons why.
Zero Gravity
When you choose a premium massage chair, you must always find one that can recline fully. The kids and I love EMPIRE’s Zero Gravity function, which allows the chair to recline up to 170 degrees. We feel like floating in the air in this position while the pressure on our spine is released. I typically fall asleep halfway through the massage while reclining for a pleasurable massage.
10 Hands Sensation Massage
The EMPIRE Massage Chair has ten rollers from the neck down to the upper and lower back, hips, and feet. And I haven’t mentioned the airbags!
Luxuriating in the chair, I can imagine ten hands massaging me simultaneously!
Further, there are three roller speeds to choose from.
I can also lift the headrest when I prefer to increase the intensity of the rollers on my neck, especially during my migraine episodes. The rollers press perfectly onto the hollow areas where my neck muscles meet the base of my skull and ease my migraine.
Whole-Body Compression Airbags
The massage chair has compression airbags for shoulders, hands, hips and calves.
The compression therapy provided by the airbags helps to relieve fatigue, stress and pain in the body. I love how the airbags envelope and press down my shoulders. It feels like someone hugging me.
There are similarly three levels of intensity. Since I am one of those who prefer hard massages, so I would increase the pressure to the maximum.
Leg & Sole Reflexology
The sole rollers and compressing airbags at the calves are perfect for my aching leg muscles after my morning runs.
Best of all, the airbags compression comes with a relaxing heat therapy at an optimal temperature of 45°C that comfortably warms my leg and aids muscle relief and blood circulation.
I honestly didn’t feel any muscle ache on my calf after completing my 5km run a day before. I typically would and was puzzled why I didn’t until I returned to draft my post and remembered I had a warm leg massage after the run!
Easy-To-Use Touch Screen Panel
The Touch Screen Panel allows the chair to switch into various automatic modes. I can add or remove any function simply by pressing on the function I wish to adjust, similarly for intensity and time.
This massage chair is so easy to use that any elderly or young kid can immediately access the machine without any trouble. My parents came over for dinner a while ago and learned to use the control panel very quickly. My dad said this is user-friendly compared to his previous experiences where the remote control was the keypad type, and he found it hard to use.
High-Quality PU Leather
EMPIRE uses high-quality PU Leather for its upholstery. With four kids at home, I am always concerned about the mess they leave behind. But, as they adore the chair too, they would often enjoy their favourite TV program while having a massage. What luxury after school.
Thankfully, the EMPIRE massage chair is built to last and withstand long years of usage. Just use a damp cloth to wipe away the oily fingerprints left behind by those recalcitrants of mine. As for food crumbs, I can easily remove the cover to vacuum the tricky corners since the manufacturer has thoughtfully included zips at the inner edge of the cushion seat.
Space-Saving Design
Many Singaporeans won’t consider buying a massage chair because of its bulkiness. In addition, most newly developed flats and apartments are so tiny that we barely have sufficient walking space after installing the furniture.
The EMPIRE Massage Chair is not just sleek and modern-looking but petite. At only 70cm x 150cm, it is one of the slimmest full-body massage chairs on the market. And yet, it fits us perfectly. My 183cm tall hubby has no complaint about the chair yet since the rollers target his usual sore spots to the point.
When the leg compartment is lifted, the chair takes up even lesser space, making it easier for me to vacuum and mop the surrounding areas.
A tip for you if you are concerned with dirt and dust under the chair. I place furniture sliders under the massage chair so I can quickly push the heavy chair around to clean the floor underneath.
Blue-Tooth Speakers
Not all full-body massage chairs come with blue-tooth speakers, and I am glad EMPIRE’s comes with it at such an accessible price tag. In addition, I can now connect my smartphone to the speakers and enjoy my audiobook comfortably on the chair.
I am not the only satisfied user because I also see many 5-star reviews from other customers. Check out their reviews here.
The EMPIRE Massage Chair costs only S$1,399 with a 1-year onsite local warranty. It is almost 50% lower than the usual industry range between $3,000 to $5,000.
Try Out the EMPIRE Massage Chair Yourself!
Now that you are interested in trying out the product, you can visit the EMPIRE Showroom to experience the goodness of EMPIRE’s message chairs too!
Do try out both the EMPIRE Massage Chair and EMPIRE PRO Massage Chair. The latter has even more functions that you will usually find in premium brands, including but not limited to Thai Stretch and S/L Track which allows the rollers to move up and down the spine for maximum coverage.
Showroom Address: CT Hub, 2 Kallang Avenue #09-19, Singapore 339407
If you take the MRT, it is only a 3-minute walk away from the Bendemeer MRT station.
Book an appointment at https://empire.sg/pages/visit-showroom before your visit.
If you can’t wait any longer, purchase your desired chair directly via the EMPIRE website at www.empire.sg.
Thank you, EMPIRE, for sending over such an excellent yet affordable product! It is a luxurious add-on to alleviate my daily pains!
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Check out my review of the Empire Massage Chair in the youtube video below.
