Massage Envy and KC Royals Team Up to Set Guinness World Record

On Saturday, September 17, Massage Envy – along with 500 massage recipients – will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Most People Being Massaged" at the same time and place. Massage Envy and Massage Envy Spa locations in Missouri, Kansas, and as far away as Virginia and Texas are teaming up with the Kansas City Royals for the event between 5 and 6 p.m. in the Little K field inside Kauffman Stadium, preceding the 6 p.m. home game between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox.

Organizing the event are Massage Envy and Massage Envy Spa therapists from nine Massage Envy locations in Kansas City, Missouri, and Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Prairie Village, Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.

The public is invited to gain “15 minutes of fame” by joining in this event and have the opportunity to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records. The wives of Royals pitchers Blake Wood and Sean O’Sullivan are expected to be among the participants.

Participants must preregister by purchasing a $25 special event ticket through www.royals.com/massageenvy. The price includes the 10-minute Guinness Book of World Records massage plus a game ticket and a customized yoga mat. Light snacks and beverages will also be provided. A portion of the ticket will benefit the local chapter of The Arthritis Foundation.

Massage Envy hopes to reclaim the title previously set in 2009 in Rosslyn, Va. The current record of 263 massages is held in Australia.

“We’re excited about bringing a Guinness World Record back to the United States where it belongs,” said Les Snyder, regional developer for Massage Envy Heartland Inc., “plus hundreds of Kansas Citians will have the opportunity to be a part of setting the record – and experience the benefits of a massage at the same time. We’re also pleased to have our first opportunity to give support to Massage Envy’s national charity, The Arthritis Foundation.”

Therapists from across the United States are being recruited. For more information on therapist recruitment, go to www.MassageRecord.com.

At Massage Envy, an introductory one-hour massage session (a 50-minute massage and time for consultation and dressing) is just $49. Memberships are available for $59 per month and include a one-hour massage session. Members can enjoy unlimited additional one-hour massage sessions at the $39 member rate.

Log on to www.MassageEnvy.com to find the nearest Massage Envy clinic. All clinics are open seven days a week.

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Massage Envy Limited, LLC is a national franchise of massage therapy clinics dedicated to providing professional and affordable therapeutic massage services to consumers with busy lifestyles at convenient times and locations. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy is open in 43 states, has awarded 900 clinics nationwide and has nine locations in the Kansas City metroplex. For more information about Massage Envy, visit the website at www.MassageEnvy.com. Follow us on Facebook/massageenvykc or Twitter/massageenvykc.

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