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Six most bewildering spa moments

It's hard to feel completely liberated from work and family stresses if you're facing a set of new ones, like whether you're overdressed for your massage or undertipping an aesthetician. Sidestep these little land mines so that nothing sabotages your spa experience.

When to skip that massage

Massage, that art of laying on hands, has been around for a while and has seen some changes through the years.

Need a career change? Five jobs that let you see the world

Finding a career that allows you to travel is not always an easy task, but if you're a college grad looking to make an adventure of your gap year, a professional looking for a change of pace or anyone looking for cultural exposure, a job abroad may be the right choice for you.

Time.com: Post-Op Rx: Get a Massage

Several new studies show that a simple backrub offers significant pain relief for patients after major surgery

SI.com: Richard Hoffer: Douglas over Tyson, 1990

Editor's note: We asked SI.com writers to share their memories from the best game they've ever seen. Here are their stories:

Hot stones to chill out

What is it: A hot stone massage.

Pamper yourself: Hot stone massage

What is it: A hot stone massage that uses heated basalt stones to relax and re-energize the body. Being more involved, and even spiritual, than the usual massage, it's intended to leave you with a greater sense of well-being than just a good rub down. The heat of the stones is supposed to relieve tension and nervous fatigue, while the placing of different sized stones on the body's chakra points is meant to create a more balanced flow of energy.

When massages go bad

Treatments for men and men-only spas or grooming salons have been a phenomenon of the past decade and have helped spawn that dreadful modern urban archetype the metrosexual -- you may as well be called asexual.

Pamper yourself: Massage

What is it: A traditional deep tissue massage of the body using aromatherapy oils at men's grooming salon, Gentleman's Tonic. The massage can be tailored to personal preference. Those who want to feel revitalized could have something a bit harder than someone just after relaxation. Apart from just relaxing muscles it also helps get rid of toxins that have built up in the body.

Massage: It's real medicine

Having your honey rub your back is sweet, but it's tough to compete with the hands of a pro. A good massage therapist can make you feel like a new person. And now research suggests massage can ease insomnia, boost immunity, prevent PMS, and more. Maybe that's why hospitals are making it a standard therapy.

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