INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, April 16, 2009) – A new alliance between the world’s largest indoor tanning bed manufacturer and the leading manufacturer of unattended massage beds is focused on helping the health and beauty industry provide a new and affordable service to their customers.

Clearwater, Fla.-based JTL Enterprises manufactures the HydroMassage, a massage system that features an open design and traveling jet system that delivers a full-body massage in a 10-minute session. Users can remain fully clothed to experience the massage, adjust the bed’s pressure ranges and utilize a touch screen to watch videos or listen to music during their massage.

“One quick, 10-minute session on the HydroMassage provides a surprisingly relaxing massage,” said HydroMassage CEO David Quick. “Chiropractors and health care professionals are experiencing an increase in new patient referrals and existing patients returning to their offices for HydroMassage massage sessions. More and more fitness centers and health clubs now offer the HydroMassage because their customers want a convenient and relaxing massage after their workout.”

And, Quick said, more of the nation’s indoor tanning salons are adding the product to their lineup to meet growing demands for affordable health and beauty treatments.

To help health and beauty providers provide the popular massage system to their customers, Indianapolis-based ETS Tan is now the exclusive distributor of the HydroMassage in the U.S.

“Today’s fitness centers are much more than free weights and treadmills. Tanning salons are so much more than just a collection of tanning beds under one roof,” said ETS Tan CEO Bill Pipp. “These facilities are destinations where everyday people go to improve and maintain their health and appearance and be pampered at an affordable price. Our new partnership with HydroMassage is focused on helping health- and beauty-focused businesses offer this revolutionary and effective massage system to the masses.”

For tanning salons, Pipp said, adding such products as the HydroMassage can prove especially lucrative.

“Tanning is a seasonal business. Salon owners are adding more spa services like massage to eliminate their off season, drive year-round business and generate additional revenue,” he said. “People want pampering but at an affordable price. The HydroMassage provides a thorough massage at an extremely affordable price per session.”

Planet Beach salon owner Julie Spencer offers HydroMassage sessions at her Wesley Chapel, Fla., salon for $30 for a 15-minute session.

“Everyone who tries the HydroMassage loves it,” she said. “I had one customer come in complaining of a sore neck and upper back. After 15 minutes on the HydroMassage, she felt much better. Customers feel like they are pampered when they use the HydroMassage.”

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