SPA FACILITIES
Designed by ESPA and GA Design, strong curved walls and soft contours enhance energy and fl ow and create individual pods and cocooning spaces. Black Italian marble, champagne lacquer panels, stained dark oak, textured leather, polished chrome and pewter artwork create a spa which is elegant, yet comfortable and contemporary.
Dine in style: The minimalist spa café at The Corinthia sets the tone for style within the complex
equipment, Signature Series Strength equipment and Cable Motion Series, as well as Power Plates, Trixter bikes, free weights, stretch areas and Concept2 rowers. Other products on offer include Trigger Point Therapy foam rollers and Mr Cube – a new monitored rehabilitation tool from the Netherlands that attaches to fitness equipment to enable the user to play computer games controlled by pace of movement. “The equipment choice and design
for this gym was really important. Although it caters for members on a personal one-to-one basis, it is nonetheless a hotel gym that’s open to guests 24/7, so the layout and machines needed to be safe and intuitive to use without supervision,” comments James Blower, key account manager at Life Fitness. The equipment also offers USB
technology: members and hotel residents have the option to choose pre-designed workout programmes from the Life Fitness Virtual Trainer website, which can be downloaded onto any USB storage device. This can then be plugged into the port on the cardio products to
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activate the workouts. In addition, iPod and iPhone capability – using the new Virtual Trainer app – means guests can access their workouts and training data wherever they are in the world, ensuring continuity in their training. Price adds: “As a luxury hotel gym,
we have to be prepared for whoever walks through the door – from business professionals fl ying in at one in the morning wanting to alleviate jet lag, to a celebrity who requires complete privacy. And of course, language can be a diffi cult barrier to overcome in a hotel-based gym. The equipment we selected operates in 16 different languages.”
lifestyle programmes The programmes on offer at ESPA Life Corinthia go well beyond luxury spa treatments, with 16 Lifestyle programmes on offer. These include Optimal Vitality, Men’s Health, Sleep More, Biological Age Reduction and Rejuvenation, Men’s Belly Buster, and Fertility and Conception. In addition, six fi tness-specifi c courses
are on offer (see information box, p57), each of which are bespoke and begin with a detailed assessment that may include strength, fl exibility, functional movement, lung capacity, body composition and gait analysis tests. The enthusiasm for the new ESPA Life concept is apparent for all to see. From
Facilities include: • 15 treatment pods • A private spa suite • Sleep pods • Spa lounge and cuisine • Thermal floor consisting of: • 9m silver steel swimming pool • Vitality pool with air and water massage jets • Amphitheatre sauna • Black mosaic steam room • Ice fountain • Experience showers • Heated relaxation beds • Luxury changing rooms with heat experiences • Daniel Galvin hair salon • Nail studio
the receptionist to the spa therapist to the personal trainer, there’s a great buzz of excitement around the collaborative approach. “We’re constantly learning from each other,” explains Price. “I’m working with practitioners of therapies that are new to me and getting great results. Contributing to a whole, rather than just doing our bit, makes a real difference and is very rewarding for the whole team.”
healthclub@leisuremedia.com kay glover
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