Healthy living is a hot topic around the country and it’s certainly top of mind for folks in the Vail Valley who take wellness – of mind, body and spirit – seriously.
If you want to fit as much hiking and biking as possible in this summer, make sure you are in shape. The Avon Recreation Center offers Indoor Cycling Courses that focus on both power and heart rate. The training is designed to improve your body’s capability to sustain energy longer during your rides so you can ride faster up our famous mountains, reduce your fatigue, prepare for your bucket list cycling events, and have more fun on your bike!
The Gypsum Rec Center has something for everyone to live their version of healthy and happy! You’re free to explore the newly remodeled fitness floor with state-of-the-art cardio and strength equipment, jump into group exercise in three fitness classrooms, walk and talk around the indoor track, plunge into new friendships in the 10,000 sq ft aquatics area with 25 yard swimming lanes, rejuvenate yourself in the hot tub and steam room, and enjoy a little friendly competition in the gymnasium.
Exercise your mind with a wide selection of books at The Bookworm of Edwards. While you’re there enjoy some healthy eats with a selection of smoothies to soups and more
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While snow sometimes stops you from climbing our highest peaks in the spring, try visiting the only indoor climbing wall in Vail at Vail Athletic Club. Test yourself both physically and mentally as you make it toward the top of this vertical obstacle course. Never climbed before? The expert trainers at Vail Athletic Club are equipped for everything from the basics to the more technical aspects.
Hotel spas have long been on the forefront of providing rejuvenating and often times luxurious spa treatments. At Allegria Spa in the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, spa goers can go on a 90-minute guided hike followed by treatments at the spa.
The Four Seasons Resort Spa offers organic treatments that focus on preserving the delicate balance of hydration and nourishment, which is especially important in this alpine climate.
Meanwhile, at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, therapists use a combination of deep heat, royal Thai massage and an aromatic hot poultice to work their magic on sore muscles during the Hot Herbal Poultice treatment.
Spa Anjali, at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon, offers a series of “Chakra Blessing” treatments, including the Manipura blessing, which focuses on the naval chakra responsible for igniting health and vitality. The treatment combines a detoxifying foot and body scrub, bio-energy mud wrap, massage and lymphatic drainage.
Check out more spa and fitness centers in the Vail Valley.
Photo courtesy Ashley Albrecht
There is nothing quite like a powerful yet serene alpine waterfall. In the spring there are a variety of hikes for all abilities that will get you up close and personal with these gushing waterways. Some of the local favorites include East Vail’s water falls in close proximity to bike paths and open space.