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.
Green Mountain Spa at Fox Run is a health and weight-loss retreat for women, specializing in non-diet weight loss since 1973. Founded on the vision that diets do not work, Green Mountain at Fox Run stresses the idea that eating right is critical to successful, permanent health and weight management. Green Mountain has helped women to make realistic changes in their lives in order to help them achieve their health and weight loss goals, and to maintain them as well. With delicious, nutritious, and easy prepare meals and snacks, Green Mountain has created a nutrition program that is realistic and can benefit women even without dedicating time to a retreat. Sample some of the healthy and satisfying cuisine with these Green Mountain recipes.
Looking to slim down before summer? Get a kick start on your weight-loss routine by reserving a getaway spa retreat at one of these top spas that specialize in helping guests get fit and lead a healthy lifestyle. These properties pack on the amenities, not the pounds, and won SpaFinder’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of “best for weight loss” to prove it.
The Big 4 Restaurant at The Huntington Hotel and Nob Hill Spa, and its chef Gloria Ciccarone-Nehls are known in San Francisco for their award-winning contemporary American cuisine. Known for specializing in wild-game, Ciccarone-Nehls may not be the first person that you would associate with “spa cuisine”. However her expertise does not end at delicacies for the carnivorous, the kitchen at the hotel and spa prepare menus seasonally, making full use of the local, Northern California agriculture. The Huntington Hotel has an excellent, light spa menu that perfectly complements its meaty menu.
Appetizers, dips and other starters can start to really add up calories before you even take a whiff of your main course. But Robert Pritikin of the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Miami, has developed a solution for calorie counters everywhere, and it consists of delicious recipes that include classics that have been updated for a low-fat, health conscious alternative. The Pritikin Principle doesn’t ask us to try to defeat our hunger drive, but to satisfy it with nutritious foods that keep us satisfied while still allowing for weight loss.
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.
Discover weight loss that works. The Canyon Ranch Weight Loss Program at the Life Enhancement Center® at Canyon Ranch in Tucson is led by Canyon Ranch weight-loss experts who know what it takes from personal experience.
The dictionary says that toxic means “poisonous,” but modern cultural connotations far outstrip that definition. We speak in the same breath about the “toxic” effects of too many mochaccinos and martinis, the News at Eleven and the rush-hour commute. It’s become commonplace to think of the world as toxic.
Before you get carried away this Thanksgiving and need a weight-loss spa because you sat around with the fam and stuffed yourself, take these quick health & wellness tips from SpaFinder. We’ll help you get through the holiday time while staying healthy.
From Mii amo’s first cookbook, A Journey of Taste: Favorite Recipes from Mii Amo Spa in Sedona (Chronicle Books), we bring you two of the more than 50 recipes requested by visitors to Mii amo.
This week’s spa recipes are from Dr. Andrew Weil, winner of this year’s Readers’ Choice Visionary Award. He’s been an influential leader in the worlds of spa and wellness, as director of integrative health and healing at Miraval Arizona and more. Selected from his book “The Healthy Kitchen” with Rosie Daley, we’ve paired one traditional recipe, Andy’s Vegetable Stock with a more unique small dish, Cilantro Walnut Pesto to give you a taste of what make him a visionary in healthy living.
The legendary Golden Door Spa in Escondido, California offers guests customized program in fitness, nutrition, and beauty. Now you can enjoy their reknowned spa cuisine at home! A special highlight is on Fall recipes including Jam Dot Cookies and Beer Steamed Shrimp Cocktail with Avocado Vinaigrette & Mixed Greens from Chef Dean Rucker.