10. IT CAN BE A DAY AT THE BEACH You can listen to crashing waves or Bob Marley on the sound system to make you feel like you're at the beach — with no chance of getting sand in your underwear!

9. IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD ...
You can manage anxiety and depression by boosting your neurotransmitters, serotonin and dopamine, and also releasing endorphins — the body's natural mood enhancers.

8. … AND YOUR BODY
Massage therapy reduces swelling and boosts the immune system by improving lymphatic drainage. It also lowers your blood pressure.

7. SHOW OFF YOUR MOVES It also loosens stiff joints, improving posture and flexibility, giving you mobility you forgot you ever had.

6. BOUNCE BACK QUICKER It shortens recovery time after strenuous athletic events.

5. TIME FLIES, FOR YOU AND US
After massaging you for five minutes, your spouse complains that his or her hands hurt. Massage therapists will do it for an hour without complaining.

4. UNDO TENSION
A massage can alleviate headaches caused by too much time at your computer by loosening your neck, shoulder and cranial muscles.

3. IT SHOWS EMPLOYEES YOU CARE
When brought into the workplace, massage therapy can increase productivity and show employees that their health and stress levels are being considered.

2. NO CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES It's less addictive, with none of the negative side effects of pain-killing medication.

1. IT CAN HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Feeling better physically and mentally after a massage can help your relationship with your spouse or significant other. Those benefits double if both of you have massages.

Author's Bio: 

Tom Ingrassia is president and CEO of The MotivAct Group LLC. A motivational speaker, success coach, writer and musicologist, in 2001--following a successful 25-year career in higher education administration--Tom re-invented himself as an celebrity entertainment manager, fulfilling his life-long dream of working in the entertainment industry. For the next five years, he represented a roster of eclectic musicians, artists and composers--including Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Arlene Smith of The Chantels, Barbara Alston of The Crystals, June Monteiro of The Toys, and The Velvelettes. In 2007, he worked with Carl Gardner of The Coasters, on his autobiography. And he has never looked back!

Jared Chrudimsky is owner of Revitalize Massage Therapy, in Worcester, MA, and vice president of The MotivAct Group. In 2013, Worcester Business Journal named Jared one of its "40 Under Forty" business leaders. He is a six-time winner ofWorcester Magazine's "Best Massage Therapist" award, as well as a two-time winner of The Landmark's "Readers' Choice Award." Jared has worked as a massage therapist with several college and semi-professional sports teams, including Florida State, MacCalester College, Worcester State University, Assumption College, and the Worcester Sharks. From 2004-10, he was an instructor and director of the massage therapy program at Salter College. As an independent contractor with the American Council of Independent Colleges and Schools, Jared is part of a team that evaluates massage therapy programs nationwide for accreditation.
Tom and Jared are the authors of One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams. They share a passion for helping their clients achieve a more balanced, healthy and harmonious life. For more information on their book and other services visit www.motivactgroup.com