To relax

To feel younger

To forget pain

Nowhere else to go for relief

To wake up and feel good

To have more energy

To play with their kids without having to sit out all the activities

To keep working (self-employed people need to keep going)

Best friend said it helped her

To run a marathon without the catch or pain

To keep up with the grandchildren

To keep up with the children

To miss fewer days of school or work

Prepare for surgery

Support while they care for an ailing or dying family member

To stand straighter

To breathe deeper

To look better

To play better (sometimes not even better is the question--being able is the challenge) golf, tennis, racquet ball

To participate in a bike-a-thon, walk-a-thon

To use their hands, arms, shoulders more comfortably after exercise, work, surgery, or physical therapy

Because it feels good

Because a vacation isnt relaxing and this is

It has made life better, more comfortable, more enjoyable, more tolerable, more fun

They have found new awareness of themselves as a parent, person, partner, entrepreneur, employee

To feel like theyve eaten chocolate or wine or great food--orseen great vistas, or driven races, or to get high on life--with no cals and no side effects---the naturalendorphinsof great bodywork

One woman said she felt there should be more to life (at 50)

My hands hurt and I cant play the piano any longer

I care for so manyfor this hour someone else can take care of me

The weight of the world rests heavy on me--this is how I takeoff the heavy loads and rest-- when I leave, my loadseems smaller and easier to handle--and the worldseems a more gentle place