Spas are an integral part of every wellness program and spa treatments are gaining popularity due to the many different health benefits they provide. This year we are witnessing several new trends, which make spa treatments even more interesting. Let us now look at some of the top trends for 2014 in the following sections. One of the main trends for this year has been the concept of destination spa breaks, which allow you to improve your overall fitness along with travel and exploration of local cultures of countries you visit. Some of the other trends include:
Personalized Wellness:
In almost all spas, the main emphasis nowadays is on giving personalized treatments. As you arrive at a spa, one of the trained therapists will meet you and get all information about what you are looking. A personalized program will then be created for you whether your goal is to de-stress, improve health, cure a problem or get some relaxation.
Anti-aging Treatments:
The idea of holistic approach to addressing ageing issues is becoming popular in spas with many spa treatments developed to address these issues.
Relaxation Techniques:
Our lives are becoming stressful and what we need is some relaxation techniques in the form of yoga and meditation. Spas are now developing facility for visitors to participate in sunrise yoga or the meditations during sunset on the beaches with the flexibility of choosing individual sessions or joining a class.
Connect with Nature:
Most spas are emphasizing ways by which visitors can connect with the nature. Things like yoga on the beach or trips to other places becoming common.
Weight loss and Nutritional Habits:
Lifestyle and nutrition advice is becoming part of every spa so that people can improve their overall wellbeing. The other stress is on weight loss, since it involves use of right exercise techniques and healthy eating.
Telomere Analysis:
This technique puts more emphasis on things like improving overall health, overcoming fatigue and losing weight. After you arrive at the spa, your inners cheeks will be swabbed or blood sample taken for analysis. After which a customized program will be prescribed consisting of things like hydrocolon therapy, aromatherapy and lymphatic drainage.
Personalized Coaching:
In many of the spas, there are now trained wellness coaches who take the responsibility of picking up the facials and massages, which are specifically suited to your stress level and type of skin. The coach will also fix up the right time to take that chilled towel or the smoothie.
Earthing:
This refer to getting in direct contact with our Earth by taking a barefoot walk on the outside to make full use of its electron rich elements for stabilizing the electric rhythms that occur naturally within the body, reduce blood pressure and lower inflammation.
Reviving the Art of Bathing:
These are Roman and Russian inspired baths that exemplify luxury. In some of the spas you will find bathing coaches who will personalize your soaks with ingredients like red wine, cava or olive oil.
Healthy Hotels:
The trend is also moving towards healthy hotels with wellness suites having features such as spinning bikes and bathroom mirrors, which emit UV-light that help in triggering feel good chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin. Additionally, spas are becoming integral part of such hotels to turn your stay at the hotel into a healthy one.
Summary
Maintaining health is becoming a major concern in today’s world and people are looking at ways to solve their physical as well as mental problems. Spas are revolutionizing how visitors are treated and offering a completely new approach to facilitating overall wellness for them during their stay.
