The Spa lifestyle melds perfectly into boomer culture. Boomers are now incorporating their spa experiences into everyday home life from cooking healthy recipes to adding steam showers, whirlpools, lap pools and other health enhancing gizmos including personal massage tables in their home gyms.
Hotels have been adding spa suites with heated massage tables, high-end amenities and spa-like décor. Gosh, spas in every shape and size have been sprouting up all over, in shopping malls, doctor’s offices and airports. Next thing you know, you may see chair massages set up at convenience stores and gas stations!
A trend in the next 10 years appears to be the expansion to spa lifestyle communities. “Boomers will be able to live at a spa through time share and ownership programs” according to Gary Virden, Spa director at Rosen’s Spa at Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. I experienced a Signature massage treatment at The Spa at Shingle Creek recently. It was a wonderful experience. Shingle Creek thought of the little details, like offering a disposable swimsuit when I wanted to take a dip in the mineral spa and forgot to pack my swim suit. Little touches make a huge difference. The Spa at Shingle Creek’s signature treatments draw on the restorative powers of the area’s indigenous fauna and are reflective of Rosen Shingle Creek’s Florida roots, incorporating citrus and cedar scents in the signature salt scrub, body lotion, body butter and body spritz, while indulging their pampered guests in the warm, woodsy feel of nearby Shingle Creek, headwaters of the Everglades. www.spaatshinglecreek.com Boomers are also interested in anti-aging treatments and products. Baby boomers and their offspring will invest time and money to look youthful and healthy. From dermatologists to plastic surgeons to cosmetic dentists, the teaming up between spas and doctors is growing. People are savvier about the total spa experience and are busy looking for a one-stop spa. Now a woman or man can have their annual physical and medical procedure plus treat themselves to relaxing spa treatments. Medical spas offer an opportunity to focus on complete health and wellness. Spa-goers are demanding longer treatments 80-and 120-minute treatments as well as packages that last several hours or a full day. Spas are offering unique experiences, by including indigenous products supporting the native cultures, creating long lasting memories and results.
Use the Spa Finder box located to the right of this article for a perfect online place to begin testing the waters.
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