Readers’ Choice Awards: Top 10 Best Spas for Fitness
- Published: Wednesday, January 9th 2013
- in Fitness
- by Kate Phillips
Top 10 Best Spas for Fitness
By Kate Phillips | January 09, 2013Ready, set, go! Whether a good workout at the gym is on your daily must-do list, or a daily walk in the park is more your style of exercise, we can all agree that fitness is an essential element for living a healthy life. So let’s get moving and start off the New Year with a fresh attitude to become fit—scroll through to see which locations our SpaFinder® Wellness readers chose as the Top 10 Best Spas for Fitness in 2012.
Images courtesy of Canyon Ranch Tucson
Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge, Ivins, UT
Where: 290 W Fitness Way, Ivins, UT, 84738
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: The day begins with a guided group hike amidst Utah’s stellar red rock canyons and desert landscape; the resort calls its extensive fitness and wellness program a balancing act, educating and empowering to help you maintain a healthy diet and realistic workout regimen based on practical lifestyle changes.
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BodyHoliday at LeSPORT, Cariblue Beach, Saint Lucia
Where: Cariblue Beach, Castries St. Lucia West Indies, Cariblue Beach, Saint Lucia
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Sand, sun, surf…what else do you need? Oh, right, fitness. BodyHoliday says it subscribes to the principle of creating your own experience here on this Caribbean island, and you can spend your holiday doing yoga (one of the resort’s main activities) and Pilates; scuba diving, water skiing, windsurfing, volleyball and playing tennis and golf at the Coubaril Valley Tennis and Golf Academy…it’s completely your choice.
Images courtesy of BodyHoliday at LeSPORT
Cal-a-Vie Health Spa, Vista, CA
Where: 29402 Spa Havens Way, Vista, CA 92084
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Dubbed one of the Top 10 Spas for Weight Loss as well, Cal-a-Vie Health Spa is all about renewal, chartered by a comprehensive fitness program that includes hiking, weight training, Zumba, Pilates and yoga. Days are spent with rigorous hikes throughout the spa’s secluded valley, golf at the Ted Robinson-style 18-hole course and classes at the Pavilion fitness center, Pilates studio and spinning room.
Learn more about Cal-a-Vie here.
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Canyon Ranch, Massachusetts Resort, Lenox, MA
Where: 165 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA 01240
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Work it out at Canyon Ranch, where a team of exercise physiologists conduct a fitness test and tailor a program to meet your goals, and certified fitness professionals help you execute it. There are 40-plus complimentary classes daily and a plethora of year-round outdoor pursuits celebrating the Berkshires beauty to keep you busy.
Learn more about Canyon Ranch here.
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Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
Where: 6801 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33141
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: You have more than 40 fitness and movement classes to select from daily—indoors, try the two-story rock wall; outdoors, get moving with complimentary fitness and mind-body classes on the beach (even sand castle building!).
Learn more about Canyon Ranch here.
Images courtesy of Canyon Ranch & Leading Spas of the World
Canyon Ranch, Arizona Resort, Tucson, AZ
Where: 8600 East Rockcliff Road, Tucson, AZ 85750
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Canyon Ranch calls itself “your personal-training destination spa,” and we don’t disagree. Here, you’re invited to exercise to lose weight, de-stress at Pilates or yoga class, hike and bike desert canyons to invigorate, practice your moves at the Golf Performance Center or make a splash in the Aquatic Center—whether you’re a beginner or a pro athlete.
Learn more about Canyon Ranch here.
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Golden Door Spa, Escondido, CA
Where: 777 Deer Springs Road, San Marcos, CA 92069
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Our SpaFinder Wellness readers aren’t the only ones to name Golden Door Spa one of the Top 10 Spas for Fitness—Shape Magazine did, too! Your personal program interviewer will assist you in choosing exercise classes upon arrival, and your fitness guide/mentor/coach will motivate with one-on-one counseling and progress monitoring throughout your weeklong stay. Participate in oldies-but-goodies like tai chi, yoga and meditation and head to one of the seven state-of-the-art gyms, exercise and Pilates studios, solarium and hilltop Inner Focus Retreat.
Learn more about Golden Door here.
Images courtesy of Golden Door Spa
Hilton Head Health, Hilton Head Island, SC
Where: 14 Valencia Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Fitness reigns on the island’s southern coast, courtesy of Hilton Head Health. For 35-plus years the resort has provided lifestyle-modification programs with a three-pronged approach: fitness, nutrition and SELF (stress management, empowerment, longevity and fulfillment).
Learn more about Hilton Head Health here.
Images courtesy of Hilton Head Health
New Life Hiking Spa, Killington, VT
Where: 2617 Killington Road Killington, VT 05751
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: At New Life, you’re welcome to participate in activities as you desire, from strength and weight training classes to yoga and Pilates to water aerobics and more, though as the spa’s name suggests, daily hikes through Vermont’s lush mountain setting are at the forefront.
Learn more about New Life Hiking Spa here.
Images courtesy of New Life Hiking Spa
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
Where: Baja California, Tecate, Mexico
The Skinny on This Fitness Resort: Rancho La Puerta is recognized as the founder of “fitness week”—and it makes good on its promise, offering four to 10 different classes every hour during a typical day that start from around 6 a.m. and end at about 5 p.m. with a labyrinth walk. Each week highlights one or two guest instructors, and fitness concierges are on hand to answer any questions or concerns.
Learn more about Rancho La Puerta here.
Images courtesy of Rancho La Puerta
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Kate Phillips
About the author: Kate Phillips
Spafinder Wellness 365 Editor and self-proclaimed Starbucks fanatic, Kate is an avid enthusiast of writing, all-things-travel, and fashion magazines. Before SFW365 she was a freelance contributor to Time Out New York and the online editor for Chemical Week magazine, where she penned articles on chemicals found in beauty products. She spends her downtime testing out spa and beauty products on her mom and sisters, including her identical twin.
