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Not only is the health and wellness trend alive and well, but it's also expanding to include a more extensive breadth of options.
You don't just paddleboard for aerobic activity; you paddleboard while doing yoga.
Spa treatments aren't only designed for adults; they are designed for kids, too.
And hotels are naturally gravitating toward offering local products specific to the destination, instead of going to the worldwide brands.
Yes, it's a new health and wellness world out there, and it just keeps getting better and better.
Here are some health and wellness trends that are growing as summer approaches.
Working Out in the Water
For you water babies (or water adults) looking to get a workout, there are plenty of options out there specifically designed just for you.
An increasing amount of hotels are offering unique workouts in the water these days, highlighting their pools or beaches and lakes near their properties to do so.
Westin Lake Las Vegas and Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa take standup paddleboarding (SUP) to the next level with SUP yoga or SUP Pilates (yes, you do yoga and Pilates on a paddleboard).
For those looking for a high-octane water workout, Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina offers "Surf Kayaking Rodeo" lessons, where guests tackle the best whitewater the Lowcountry has to offer.
Loews Hotels & Resorts is featuring water aerobics and aqua fitness classes using aqua weights and pool noodles at some of the company's properties across North America.
Guests can also learn the fundamental techniques of watersports like kayaking and sailing at Tides Inn on Carter's Creek in Virginia through its new "Learn To" series.
Kids' Spa Treatments
"But Mom! I want a spa treatment for my Sweet Sixteen!"
Have a kid like this?
Then the following hotels are for you.
Lake Arrowhead in California offers a "Little Princess" spa package, complete with a manicure, a pedicure, hair styling, makeup and a glitzy goodie bag for your little darling.
Montage Deer Valley in Utah features a "Mommy and Me" spa experience, which includes a manicure and pedicure for two.
At The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, a Montage Resort in South Carolina, kids can pick from the "Fountain of Youth" teen and children's spa menu. One featured treatment is "Youthful Glow," a skincare regimen for teenagers that includes a Mia Clarisonic skin brush to take home.
The Spa at The Omni Homestead in Virginia offers a variety of precious treatments, including a "Sparkles Manicure," "Pink Bubbles Pedicure," "Essential Nutrient Facial" and "Make up for Me."
Local Spa Partnerships
Local spa partnerships are rapidly being formed, combining the authenticity and health and wellness trends.
Hotel Madeline in Telluride, Colorado, features spa products and treatments from local company ISUN. The hotel's spa director collaborated directly with ISUN's founder to develop the treatments, such as the Gemstone Massage, which incorporates crystal energies to help guests feel more balanced.
Hotel Vermont in Burlington includes local wellness line Lunaroma for its in-room hair and skincare amenities. The products are actually made just down the street from the hotel, and guests are invited to visit the lab and boutique to check out the array of natural essential oils.
This trend doesn't figure to go away anytime soon, considering it takes two well-known trends and builds on them.
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