What is Wellness Travel?
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When you hear "Wellness travel", what comes to mind? Does wellness travel make you envision sitting in solitude in a yoga posture or meditating for hours? In reality, wellness travel is not just about meditation and yoga. It is about jumpstarting or maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is also about helping you with life transitions, such as the Rebalance retreats (post Covid reset) or Dealing with Menopause retreats now offered by many wellness resorts. Retreats can also help with specific concerns such as sleep or detox.
Available on land or at sea, your wellness escape could involve personal pampering (think spa treatments) or combine pampering with fitness. Most wellness vacations are active vacations out in nature, whether that's hiking or kayaking or biking, or they involve indoor activities such as fitness classes, cooking classes, or time with a holistic healer, such as an Ayurvedic doctor, to help cleanse your emotional and spiritual side. And for all the cruise lovers, many cruise lines offer full wellness options or wellness weeks! In essence, wellness vacations incorporate the whole individual-mind, body and soul. The latest wellness trends include longevity medicine, teaching us how to eat right, exercise, sleep well and focus on living our best life as we grow older. There's also considerable research regarding menopause health, the effects of music and dance on our well being, water as a healing element and wellness real estate. I'm keep track of all the trends and following the research so I can provide you with options to help you with whatever your intention is for your next wellness break. With a variety of programs to help you with whatever you may need in this moment, resorts continue to level up their offerings and I'm here to match you to the best destination, resort, and program to ensure you're living well. Why Take a Wellness Vacation?Wellness vacations can have a single focus or include a combination of the activities below. Why not go hiking, take a cooking lesson, a yoga class and then end your day with a relaxing massage? Sounds like the perfect vacation for wellness lovers! 1) Weight Loss/Nutrition/Healthy Eating Some people are tired of the yo-yo dieting and really want to form healthy habits from the ground up that are sustainable over time. There are wellness resorts and destination spas that focus on weight loss and healthy eating where you can discover the right foods to eat for healthy nutrition and to lose weight organically. These resorts offer nutrition and healthy cooking classes and also offer vegan, vegetarian, and farm-to-table options. Some even offer medically-supervised weight loss to help manage issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure or hypertension. 2) Fitness Whether you want to jumpstart or maintain your fitness routine, there are destination spas or wellness resorts that offer a variety of options to help you discover new ways to keep fit. This could include yoga, exercise classes, hiking, water sports, personal training, and much more. 3) Relaxation and Pampering Sometimes you just need to get away and nurture yourself. Spa treatments, such as massages, facials, body wraps, and water treatments, are wonderful but wellness resorts also offer information on how to reduce stress and be more mindful and centered. 4) Maintain An Active Lifestyle If you are already active and want to extend those habits when you are on vacation, there are many destinations that are well suited to the fitness-oriented getaways. Whether it's skiing in Vail or sand boarding in Peru, there are myriad options to keep fit on your next vacation. 5) Focus On Your Emotional Well Being There are times in your life that you may feel the toll of stress physically manifest itself as illnesses in your body. There are also life events, such as loss of a loved one, where you need the support and counseling of a professional. There are several Wellness resorts that employ professional grief and trauma counselors to help you deal with and cleanse the emotional weight you are carrying. There are also therapeutic effects of being able to escape the stresses of your daily routine and take time to get centered at a Wellness Retreat. 6) Learn About Healthy Aging/Medical Wellness As you age, you need to focus on ensuring you will be your healthiest at every stage. Whether that's learning about nutrition, sleep, exercise, emotional health or trying to keep your youthful appearance. Wellness resorts in the U.S. and across the globe have specific programs to help, whether it's the Blue Zone effect (following best practices of centenarians in these areas) or providing the best aesthetic treatments to ensure you look and feel your best from the inside out. |
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