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HEALTH CLUB SPA
A new integrated spa concept has
launched in the heart of London, with fitness at its core. Kay Glover reports
Raising the Spa T
he next generation in spa and fitness launched at the new Corinthia Hotel London last month. The luxurious
spa is open to spa members, hotel guests and non-residents for individual treatments, day spa, wellness and fi tness programmes. Spread over four fl oors and covering 3,300sq m (35,500sq ft), it has a strong focus on design, with premium materials used to create a richly dark, sumptuous space designed to enhance energy fl ow, peace and comfort – an optimum environment for health, wellbeing and exercise.
• Total Fitness: A three-month programme designed to accelerate fitness levels, energise, motivate and enable sustained performance at a high level. • Injury and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: A one-month programme that combines osteopathy, physiotherapy and personal training with CAM treatments to help optimise recovery, recuperation and healing. • Pre-Season Training: A one- month programme of professional training to help clients get match- ready for summer or winter sports.
august 2011 © cybertrek 2011 But what makes this spa really
interesting is its integrated approach that unites spa, wellness and fi tness. ESPA Life – designed by spa expert Susan Harmsworth, CEO and founder of ESPA – is a new concept that unites the latest spa developments, CAM therapies (complementary and alternative medicine), selected orthodox medicine practices, a sports injury and rehabilitation clinic and a state of the art ESPA Life Fitness gym with top level personal training. The combined offering will, believes Harmsworth, enhance healing and
ESPA LIFE FITNESS PROGRAMMES
• Ski Fit: A one-month intensive programme designed to increase fitness and muscle strength for optimum performance and energy on the slopes. • Marathons, 5km and 10km: These programmes vary in length depending on fitness levels, but all are designed to prepare the body for strenuous challenges, with a training plan focused on enhancing stamina, fitness levels, muscle strength and diet. • Summits: These programmes vary in length subject to fitness levels, and prepare mind and body for an extreme trek or climb.
Design: The 9m steel swimming pool surrounded by black Italian marble sets a scene of tranquility
relaxation, optimising wellbeing and promoting recovery from compromised health. “ESPA Life refl ects how the spa and
medical world have grown together,” she explains. “I think we’ve moved away from just wanting to be pampered and now desire real solutions that make a difference and noticeably enhance our life. But we don’t want to suffer the discomfort of the old-fashioned health farm. ESPA Life is results-driven, but in an extremely comfortable and comforting fi ve-star setting.”
bespoke integration To deliver these solutions, ESPA Life at Corinthia has pulled together a team of specialists in spa, holistic health, complementary medicine and fitness to work in collaboration to produce bespoke programmes for clients. Experts include trained naturopath Max Tomlinson and his team, which consists of naturopaths, nutritionists, homeopaths, medical herbalists, osteopaths, acupuncturists, physiotherapists and a highly qualified fitness team that’s trained and led by Stephen Price.
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