With spa-service lists expanding to diner-menu lengths, it’s getting hard to choose a rubdown. For relaxation, stick with Swedish. “It’s the gold standard and is what’s usually meant when a generic massage is offered,” says Bo Walker, a licensed massage therapist in New York City. To lift your mood or your energy level, consider an Asian technique, like Shiatsu (light finger pressure applied to various points on the body) or Thai (which promotes flexibility as the therapist helps you stretch). Those with injuries or aches might benefit from a sports massage, focusing on overworked muscles, or a craniosacral massage, focusing on the head and the spine. (Inform the therapist of any medical conditions you may have or medications you’re taking.) Too busy for the standard 60 minutes? Try a 10- to 30-minute chair massage for the back and neck. “It’s popular in cities,” says Kathleen Miller-Read, a licensed massage therapist in Seattle, “and far better for you than a coffee break.”