Fitness
Take a Hike With the Biggest Losers
The Biggest Loser fans have the chance to learn from season four winners and brothers Bill and Jim Germanakos at a special retreat hosted by the Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa.
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Beauty
Online Booking in The Sunshine State
Visitors to Florida seeking a break from the beaches, and locals who want to stay bikini -ready or simply de-stress, can select from a variety of Florida spas. Whether on the beach, or in Miami hot spots, many offer services incorporating local ingredients like algae, coconut, sugarcane, key lime, and sea salt, as well as treatments targeting sun damage. Here are some spas where you can book treatments online now, before you’ve even stepped foot on the beach.
Relationships
Man, It’s Nice to Spa!
Athletes and weekend warriors alike all need a break from their active lifestyles to unwind and relax with a spa service. These spas cater to sports enthusiasts and men with special sports-related services and treatments tailored especially to the spa-going male.
Fitness
Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge: A Weight-Loss Destination
Since its inception in 2004 NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” has been inspiring both contestants and viewers to fight obesity and poor health while encouraging them to change their lives and work toward their fitness goals. The show’s dynamic trainers and insight into the world of healthy living has proved to capture the attention of viewers all over the world.
Spa 101
Memorial Weekend Spa Staycations
No plans for the holiday weekend? Two words: spa staycation. Grab your honey, your best friend, or go solo to a getaway spa that’s in short distance from home. Relax with a massage treatment or get reenergized on a scenic hike. Long weekends were made for spa. Find spas in your area and look for last-minute deals.
Travel & Play
Get Fit Package with Reality Star Ruby at Cinzia Spa
Discover the weight loss program that helped Style Network’s reality star “Ruby” loose close to 550 lbs. Cinzia Spa’s own Get Fit for Life program is from March 20 – 26 at the North Beach Plantation on South Carolina’s pristine Atlantic coast. Join Ruby Gettinger for the last leg of her journey to wellness through this incredibly nurturing, proven, all-inclusive, weeklong program.
Living Well
Fitness Trends for 2010 Predicted by Fitness Answer Man
Susie Ellis, SpaFinder Insider. Chad Smith who owns a fitness club in Maryland Home Team Fitness, writes a popular column called the Fitness Answer Man. Recently he shared his Top Four fitness trend predictions for 2010. Here they are along with my opinion which boils down to: Agree, agree, disagree, and agree. Fitness Trend #1:
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Spa Sweep in Paris
Spa Sweep in Paris By Susie Ellis, SpaFinder Insider On my brief visit to Paris for the Beyond Beauty Spa Event, I took a day or so to visit a few spas. The last time I was in Paris was 18 years ago when my twin sister, Katrine, and I went to Paris to participate
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Spas, Wellness and Medical Tourism…Observations from a Medical Student in Europe
Spas, Wellness and Medical Tourism…Observations from a Medical Student in Europe by Susie EllisSpaFinder Insider My niece from Germany (yes….the third niece this summer) is visiting at the moment and we had a very interesting discussion last evening. Charlotte is a medical student in Germany who will be graduating next year before starting her residency.
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Mandara Spa at Atlantis – A True Sanctuary
Peter and I did something this weekend which we were never able to do while living on the West Coast – hop on a short flight to spend the weekend in the Bahamas. It sounds so “East Coast” doesn’t it? Actually Peter is on a mission to convince me that getting into boating would be
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Spa Terminology: Wellness or Well-being?
Spa Terminology: Wellness or Well-being?by Susie Ellis, SpaFinder Earlier this week I attended the New York Spa Promotion Alliance (NYSPA) conference. This year it was held at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Professor Mary Tabacchi organizes this event every year and despite the unfortunate timing (just days before the Global Spa Summit), I always try
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Spas and Sleep Health: A Sizzling Hot Topic for Spas and Beyond!
Spas and Sleep Health: A Sizzling Hot Topic in Spas and Beyondby Susie EllisYou know that something is a “hot” topic when it comes to you from many different angles at around the same time. Here are three things that came across my desk in the past 48 hours: 1. “Great Reads: Nonfiction,” People Magazine,