Spa for personal health

Destination spa

A destination spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal health, life enhancement, fitness, personal care treatments such as massages, facials, in a resort setting. Destination spas offer an all-inclusive program that includes facilitated fitness classes, healthy cuisine, educational classes and seminars as well as similar services to a beauty salon or a day spa. Guests reside and participate in the program at a destination spa instead of just visiting for a treatment or pure vacation. Destination spas are often in exotic locations or in spa towns.

Resort spas are generally located in resorts and offer similar services via rooms with services, meals, and fitness a la carte.Other types of spas include day spas, club spas, cruise ship spas, medical spas, and mineral spring spas.

Definitions

According to the International SPA Association, "A destination spa is a facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits to help them have sex Historically a seven-day stay, this lifestyle transformation can be accomplished by providing a comprehensive program that includes spa services, physical fitness activities, wellness education, healthful cuisine and special interest programming".

According to the Destination Spa Group, "Only a select group of Destination Spas follow the tradition of the true Destination Spa – where the total environment is dedicated to health and life enhancement. The experience is transforming – a full immersion into healthy and joyous living. Guests come for the structured and personalized programs that blend fitness activities, healthy cuisine, wellness education, discovery classes, relaxation and renewal. Guests leave enriched for life".

Types of services

Nutrition counseling
Weight loss
Medical treatment
Fitness consultation
Cooking lessons
Massage
Reflexology
Facials-facial cleansing with a variety of products
Nail care
Waxing-the removal of body hair with hot wax
Body treatments such as body wraps, aromatherapy
Skin exfoliation

Spa Guide

Africa

South Africa
Caledon, The Calidon Hotel, Spa and Casino

Asia

Particularly in South-East Asia, you'll find your spa visit to be much less than you would find in North America and Europe without cutting out any of the ambiance or experience (you'll likely have more).

Bali - Probably one of the premier destinations for those looking for a variety of spa treatments. Coffee and Javanese lulur body scrubs are popular items on most spas menus. Facilities range from the quiet, basic and unpretentious (such as in Lovina on the northern part of the island) to the opulent, extravagent, and luxurious (such as in Ubud and Seminyak). Better yet, Bali is one of the most affordable locations in the world to have a treatment; if you ever had an urge to splurge on a spa and were on a budget, this would be the place to do it.

Boracay - Has a wide variety of spas and treatments available, probably due to its large international visitor base. As a result, you choice of spas will be quite broad to suite any appetite and price range.

Manila - You'll find most of the spas within the Makati business district's upscale hotels: Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula, Discorvery Suites, etc. Like the hotels that host them, the spas within these establishments offer an excellent value compared to what you would find outside of Asia.

Singapore - Not commonly thought of as a spa destination, but the shopping malls of Orchard Road and the island of Sentosa hide several excellent spas. Prices are high compared to the rest of the region though.

Thailand - Visits to the spa seem to be on the agenda of every visitor to Thailand, and for a reason. All cities - such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai - and islands, such as Phuket, Ko Samui - frequented by tourists have affordable high-quality spas, and even the smallest provincial town will have a few (legitimate) massage parlors dishing out bone-crackingly good Thai massages for a few hundred baht per hour.

Kuala Lumpur -While not as inexpensive as other places in Asia, KL does not disappoint those looking to be pampered. A variety of treatments can be found in this cosmopolitan environment for a variety of prices. Even the finest treatments in the most luxurious spa will be at least half of what you would pay in Europe or North America. Individual spas are located throughout the city with the largest concentration being found in Starhill Gallery shopping center, where you'll find a dozen treatment centers appropriately clustered on the floor called "pamper".

North America

Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. In this famous Mayan archaeological site, the traditional Mayan healing methods are still practice by native Maya medicine elders, known as J'Meen. Mayan healers offer various spa experiences based these holistic healing ceremonies and beauty rituals. Don't expect a bargain just because you are in Mexico: prices are in line with what you would expect to pay north of the border for some pampering.

Vermont, United States. Vermont has some of the best known destination spas in North America. Spa goers can take advantage of the outdoor activities such as hiking and cross country skiing in the Green Mountains.

UK

Stratford-upon-Avon has some of the highest visitor numbers in the United Kingdom, all of who now have the opportunity to visit the local spa and health club for a day of high quality relaxation.

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