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Zusatztext "This guidebook makes you yearn for a workout, a low fat salad, a massage, a giant thick towel, and a dainty cup of herbal tea." Leseprobe Introduction When you walk into a spa these days, there are more choices than ever before. You may be smeared with rich moor mud and relax to the sounds of New Age music. You might opt to plunge into a series of hot and cold baths in the ancient Greco-Roman tradition. Or you may simply enjoy the same type of facial your mother and grandmother did. And these are just a few of your options. Although spas in North America once drew on European traditions, they now offer treatments that cross all national borders. Some pamper you with the Javanese lulur treatment, a two-hour extravaganza from Indonesia that begins with a rubdown using jasmine-scented oil and ends with an exotic flower bath. Some help you relax with rasul, which borrows from the tradition of communal steam rooms found in the classic Turkish bath. Others allow you to indulge in abhayanga, the ultimate four-handed massage that is part of a 5,000-year-old Indian philosophy. Fueling this trend toward the new and different is the continued popularity of the type of pampering only a spa can provide. Zusammenfassung Healthy Escapes makes it easier than ever to plan the perfect spa vacation and is packed with information on accommodations, facilities, rates and special programs at 248 fascinating places to get away from it all. No matter what kind of an escape you're planning -- from luxury pampering to weight management to fitness for kids -- Healthy Escapes can reduce the stress of getting there. In this guide you'll find the very best selection of spas and fitness resorts in the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico that aim to help you reach your potential and take control of your health. Each has a unique approach -- and Healthy Escapes tells you what to expect: ? Nutriton and diet ? Medical wellness ? Holistic health ? Sports conditioning ? Luxury pampering ? Mineral springs Plus there's a special chapter on cruise-ship spas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents How to Use This Book Introduction United States Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawai'i Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Canada Alberta British Columbia Ontario Que'bec Mexico Baja California Baja California Sur Guanajuato Jalisco Mexico Morelos Nayarit Quintana Roo The Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda Aruba The Bahamas Belize Bermuda Bonaire Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Jamaica Martinique Nevis Puerto Rico St. John St. Lucia St. Martin/St. Maarten Health & Fitness Cruises Glossary Directory 1: Alphabetical Listing of Resorts Directory 2: Listing of Resorts by Program ...
