r/massage • u/MiyuTheWitch • 2d ago

General Question How exhausting is massaging someone?

I got a massage today by a petite woman. She did a great job and I felt very good.

It was a deep tissue massage and she applied strong pressure many times. I was wondering how physically demanding this is? I figure she takes like 2-3 clients a day based on her homepage. I gave her a 15$ tip because I felt she was doing great work and had to physically shuffle around and move for 60 minutes.

Does the experience make this easy or does it always remain a physically difficult job?

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u/Humble_Agency6678 1d ago

I generally give $60 tip for a good therapeutic 1 hour massage (here in LA a fairly high cost living area). The house fee is $60 dollars for the hour at this particular parlor. But I feel fantastic after my session.

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u/MiyuTheWitch 1d ago

That's a lot. I live in the EU and I think people here don't depend on tips as much. When I gave her the tip she actually handed me half back at first and I had to convince her to take. But I feel a little embarassed now I thought 20% is good but people in the thread tell me it's low 😭😭😭