Spa & wellness travel
trends for 2017
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Worldwide
wellness holiday experts have forecast the next big trends in wellness travel
for 2017. From holidays for a healthy mind, to specialist stop smoking
retreats, discover the hottest new trends that will influence the wellness and
spa world next year.
Stop smoking
retreats
The thought of going cold turkey whilst dealing with
work stress and daily temptation has many folks reaching for
their lighters, so they are increasingly deciding to combine
the first steps towards going smoke free with a healthy
holiday that will help them to de-stress, break triggers and build
new healthier habits. With the luxury of time, expert medical consultations and
specialist therapies, they can return home renewed and fully equipped with
the long-term answer to continuing their smoke-free journey.
Optimal health
for the modern man
Following an increasing move away from the
ultra-masculine man towards the Modern man, more men than ever are now going to
spas and wellness retreats. In today’s ever more liberal society, it’s
becoming more socially acceptable for men to escape on a wellness holiday where
they can take part in masculine activities, like boxing and HIIT, before
recovering with a massage or spa treatment. With men, still significantly less
likely than women to make time to consult a doctor, wellness retreats catering
to men also offer a more approachable means of addressing health issues.
Healthy mind and
emotion healing holidays
With more of us looking for ways to boost
self-confidence or learn how to manage stress, it is little wonder that mind
and emotion healing holidays are a rising trend in the wellness world. With a
growing understanding that a healthy mind leads to a healthy life, retreats
offering coaching in mindfulness, meditation and yoga, are helping sufferers of
modern-living burnout to reconnect their mind, body and soul.
Post-cancer
recovery retreats
No longer shying away from the complexities of
treating a cancer sufferer, a rise in wellness spa retreats creating specialist
post-cancer recovery programs offers a sanctuary for cancer survivors to
recharge and rejuvenate. Helping them to feel like the best version of
themnselves again, a range of holistic spa therapies and alternative natural
medicine treatments, from acupuncture to Ayurveda, will nurture and resort
their well-being. Combined with expert consultations from psychologists,
nutritionists and physiotherapists, they can regain their appetite and
strength as they rejuvenate their mind, body and soul in a
luxurious wellness sanctuary.
Eat-well detox
holidays
Gone are the days when a detox holiday entails a
punishing regime of fasting and tiny portions; time for the eat-well detox.
Foodie lovers in search of a cleansing detox will be pleased to know that on an
eat-well detox they’ll be able to refuel with well-proportioned nutritious
meals throughout the day, that won’t leave them going hungry. Focusing
instead on eating a generous amount of healthy food, it’s a more
satisfying experience for those looking to detox without forgoing food.
Zen adrenaline
junkies
The idea of zen and adrenaline might seem like an odd
combination, but more and more of us are now embracing ‘adrenaline-après’
holidays where we can satisfy a thirst for high-octane adventure with
kite-surfing and paragliding, before relaxing with spa treatments, meditation
and yoga. A great way to train your body and mind to let go of stress and
enjoy living in the moment, embrace the mind-body cocktail of zen adrenaline
and return home ready for anything.
Physical therapy
holidays
Everyone puts their bodies through a lot of
stress. Whether from being hunched over a desk or working out to the
extreme, muscles are frequently being strained, pulled or
teared. Answering the call for worn out bodies, the rise of physical
therapy holidays provides opportunities for recovery from injuries and to
re-train the body to peak perfection. Heal the body with a wide
variety of treatments, from expert consultations with physiotherapists to
aquatic therapy and posture alignment.
Family-wellness
holidays
Following the rising realisation that the next
generation of spa goers are the younger generation, more spa and wellness
retreats are now opening their doors to families. No longer a no-go zone with
the children in tow, with an array of mini spa treatments designed especially
for children, now the whole family can be pampered from head to toe. Also
focusing on drawing the kids away from their iPad’s and video games, action
packed kids clubs encourage children to experience new sports and activities,
as they swap their smartphones for bicycles, tennis and water sports.
New waves in
wellness
With 71% of Earth being covered in water, it only
makes sense that we’ve taken to board sports like ducks to water. Riding a new
wave in wellness, more of us are now turning to board sports as a fun way of
toning up and shaping up. From stand-up paddle boarding to indoor board fitness
classes and surfing, board sports offer a great workout for training your core
and legs.
Preventative
health to lower your biological age
Already highly popular with the Baby Boomer
generation, the appeal of preventative health holidays offering the chance to
help slow down the clock are also rising in popularity with Generations X and
Y. Proving that age really is nothing but a number – whether pressing
pause on ageing by learning to let go of stress or sweating your way to a more
youthful you, reducing your biological age is the new mantra of the ‘ageing
gracefully’ gurus.
Social group
fitness holidays
If you’re a social butterfly and like to make friends
wherever you go, then you’re probably a part of the ever-rising number of
people escaping on social group fitness holidays. Whether a group of friends or
the solo traveller who doesn’t want to train alone, with the added support of
individuals going through the same process, you’ll soon reach your fitness
goals. Offering the opportunity for you to train in groups where you can learn
from each other, you may even make some lifelong friends.
Workplace
wellness
When you think of workplace outings, images of
trudging through mud, inspirational speakers and team-building exercises spring
to mind. However, workplace wellness holidays offer something different;
workers can enjoy stress-management retreats, yoga holidays to increase brain
power or mountain-biking and ocean kayaking to encourage team building.
Eco-friendly
wellness retreats
With a rise in green conscious travellers in search of a wellness holiday
that is as kind to the planet as it is to you, there has been a growing
emergence of eco-friendly wellness retreats offering a trip, without the guilt
trip. Return home an expert on the local fauna and flora with educational
eco-forest walks, indulge with all-natural spa remedies and refuel with healthy
organic cuisine from onsite gardens.
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