Since manual therapy helps decrease pain and increase mobility, training solidifies that by building on stability, endurance, strength, and power. If the last four words have you thinking I'm trying to turn you into an athlete; you are mistaken. Yes, a great athlete has these attributes, but to an extreme. To live a healthy lifestyle, those four attributes still apply. Someone too mobile lacks stability and can quickly lose balance or cause dislocations. Someone lacking endurance won't make it up the stairs. Someone with no strength won't be able to carry their kids/grandkids. Someone with inadequate power can still injure themselves even if they have the other three attributes. On rare occurrences, they need to catch themselves if they happen to slip on ice quickly. No matter what level of health and fitness you want to be in, all steps need to be taken.