Word: spa
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...resorts, if industry predictions are anything to go by. With 1.7 billion of the planet's 6 billion people classed as overweight or obese by the U.K.-based International Obesity Task Force, the dangers of diets high in fat, sugar and processed foods are more apparent than ever. And spa directors are eager to help. "Most spas initially offered pampering treatments, but with growing competition and a need to differentiate, spas are expanding services to focus on health and fitness," says Naphalai Areesorn, president of the Thai Spa Association. Christine Galle of the Chiva-Som resort agrees. "Holidays...
...pound man mountain" shed 12 pounds (5.4 kg) thanks to "green juices and cleansing drinks, along with massages and lots of natural supplements." The absence of temptation was also a big help. "These days there is so much encouragement to eat," says Leann Cruz, who runs another Philippine spa, the Malapacao Island Retreat. That's true?unless you happen to be at one of the following resorts. Contemplating a flab-fighting furlough? Here are four global destinations to consider...
...Bliss Spa celebrates its partnership with the W Hotel chain with a new location, bliss49, in New York City's W Hotel at 49th Street and Lexington Avenue. It opened last month, and three more spas are set to open in 2005 in W Hotels in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. The New York spa, which features a manicure-pedicure lounge, a shaving station, and women's and men's locker rooms with saunas and aromatherapy-infused steam rooms, will also offer unique treatments like Bliss's Carrot & Sesame Body Buff and Triple Oxygen facial. But the biggest bonus...
...Fresh, the Boston-based bath-and-body brand, has opened Espace, an in-store spa that encourages clients who come in for treatment to try new products. "These individual appointments allow us to have a better understanding of our clients' needs," says Lev Glazman, who, along with his wife Alina Roytberg, founded the Fresh brand in 1991 with a line of all-natural soaps that the couple sold out of a Boston storefront. These days Fresh includes skin-care, body-care and makeup lines. Glazman calls Fresh's latest service, which is available in New York, Las Vegas...
...some quick, on-the-road pampering to keep your sanity intact, here's a solution. Two cutting-edge spas offer new services geared to clients who haven't had the wherewithal to book months in advance - and in one case, there are even free products in the mix. Bliss Spa celebrates its partnership with the W Hotel chain with a new location, Bliss49, in New York City's W Hotel at 49th Street and Lexington Avenue. It opened last month, and three more spas are set to open in 2005 in W Hotels in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago...