Abaphindayo Abasiza Ukukhipha Amaphawundi

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1. Angisiyo neze i-spa aficionado. Kepha ngikuzwile ngokwanele ukwazi ukuthi ayikho indlela engcono yokukhahlela-ukuqala inqubo yokwehlisa isisindo kunohambo oluya e-spa. Ngakho-ke lapho ekugcineni nginquma ukuzimisela ngokulahla amakhilogremu ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba inkathi yebhayisikili idlule kimi (futhi futhi), ngakhetha uCal-a-Vie.

Isendaweni yaseSan Diego ebuthongo ebizwa ngeVista, le spa ilele phakathi nendawo yamahektare aluhlaza angama-200, izigodi nezihosha, eziphakeme phakathi kwezihlahla zomnqumo, ama-oki amade nezingadi ezinezimbali ezinephunga elimnandi. Ukukhala okucindezelayo kwama-coyotes kanye nomndeni ojabule kakhulu wamaxoxo okungena ekuthuleni.

Njengoba kunezivakashi ezingu-24 nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, i-Cal-a-Vie izuze ukuhlukaniswa njenge-spa encane yokunethezeka e-United States. Ukwakhiwa kwezwe lase-rustic nempahla izwa kakhulu eningizimu yeFrance.

Phezulu nezinyoni ukuze uthole ukugibela kwenhliziyo-yeqapha-ukutshiyoza

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uwile enqoleni yokwehlisa isisindo, uthathe indlela ethile noma umane nje udinga isiqondiso esisha, iCal-a-Vie izokubuyisela emuva ngendlela efanele. Uhlu lwemibuzo olunzulu lusiza abasebenzi be-spa ukukala amazinga ezempilo nokuqina komuntu ngamunye, futhi lubavumele ukuthi bakwenzele uhlelo lokuzivocavoca, lokwehlisa isisindo noma lokuphila okunempilo.

Ukudla kunomsoco omningi, ikakhulukazi okokuphilayo (imvamisa kunamakhambi nemifino ekhuliswe e-spa), i-lowfat futhi iqhuma ngama-flavour amahle.

Izintaba zokusa ekuseni egcekeni lasemuva le-spa yi-de rigueur. Umqaphi wami wokushaya kwenhliziyo wasuka lapho ngiya e-crest, futhi ngaklonyeliswa ngombono omangalisayo (uma ukude) woLwandlekazi iPacific kanye nepulazi elingumakhelwane. Imizila yesikhathi sasentwasahlobo iyamosha, ngakho-ke abasebenzi abagcina izindlu bahlanza ngomusa amabhuzu akho okuhamba ngodaka njalo ntambama.

Ukusebenza amahora amane kwakutholakala nsuku zonke - kusuka ku-cardio kickboxing kuya emanzini we-volleyball kuya emzimbeni contouring kuya yoga. Ukuba sesimweni esihle, ngakhetha ukwenza wonke amakilasi amane izinsuku eziningi. Ububanzi bawo wonke lo msebenzi? Ukulahlekelwa isisindo, ingane, ukulahlekelwa isisindo. Ngilapho, ngehla i-flab ecishe ibe iyisentimitha!

Ukuthola uphudingi wami nje -- nokuningi

Lapho ngingajuluki izithukuthuku noma ngisebenzisa imisipha yami, ngangiyiphuza ngemithi yokwelapha i-spa. Angizizwanga nginecala elincane lokungena kubhavu ye-hydrotherapy ebheke phezulu ezintabeni ezinhle, noma ukuthola ubuso be-aromatherapy endaweni evuthayo, egcwele ngokweqile - konke bekufakiwe entengo. Futhi, ngithole ukuthi bengidla okuncane kepha angizizwa ngincishwa okuthile - empeleni, ngenze ukuthula ngezingxenye ezincane, ngenxa yokudla okumnandi kakhulu kukaCal-a-Vie.

I-oatmeal noma i-kasha enama-currants nezithelo ezintsha ezenzelwe imali yokudla kwasekuseni okumnandi, kodwa ngolunye usuku ekuseni ngalangazelela amaprotheni futhi ngilethwe ngenjabulo ipuleti eligcwele amaqanda aqhekeziwe lapho ngicela.

Izembatho ezimhlophe zezindwangu zamachaphaza zazichaza amatafula esikhathi sasemini njengoba abesifazane begqoke izimbadada, ubuso buntofontofo, bekhululekile ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Isobho likabhontshisi omnyama esine-confetti yamatamatisi oqoshiwe, i-tortilla yommbila, uhhafu wepopo, ama-strawberry amabili kanye namajikijolo aluhlaza okwanele kwakwanele ngempela.

Ukudla kwakusihlwa kwakungolunye udaba. Yize zonke izivakashi zazinotamatisi osayizi ovini ofanayo oviniwe nge-basil entsha ne-mozzarella appetizer, nganginomona ngomakhelwane wami, owayengekho ohlelweni lokudla okunama-khalori aphansi futhi ngathola ingxenye ephindwe kabili yengxenye ye-halibut engiyitholile. Ngaba nomona ikakhulukazi lapho idessert yakhe ifika -- amasitrobheni amakhulu, anamanzi acwiliswe kusoso kashokoledi we-gooey. Njengoba ngangihlole ibhokisi elithi "awukho ushukela" kuhlu lwemibuzo yami, kwadingeka "ngilungise" i-purée emnandi yama-strawberry. Akukho ukuzidela lapho -- empeleni, umakhelwane wami ngokushesha wayesebheke uphudingi wami! Kwangijabulisa kakhulu ukufunda ukuthi ngingathola iresiphi yalokho (nakho konke okunye engangikujabulele) ngokuthenga incwadi yokupheka ezishicilele le-spa: I-Cal-a-Vie's Gourmet Spa Cookery: Recipes for Health and Wellness ($23 at the spa noma online ku cal-a-vie.com).

Izikhathi zempilo zakusihlwa nokuqina zazifundisa - umhlangano wokudla okunomsoco wawunemininingwane eminingi ukuthi kufanele ufanelekele ukuthola izikweletu zasekolishi. Kodwa kimina, okugqamile kwakuwumbukiso wokupheka wezandla owenziwa ngumpheki oyinhloko uSteve Pernetti.

Bengifuna ukunweba ukuhlala kwami ​​(owesifazane oyedwa ubekhona inyanga yonke), kepha isabelomali sami sathi cha. Ngangihamba nokuncane kunalokho engafika nakho, futhi lokho kwakuyinto enhle: Ngehlisa isisindo ngezinsuku ezine kuphela futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, ngehla uhhafu we-intshi okhalweni nezingalo zami, nengxenye yesine intshi okhalweni lwami. Angisakwazi ukulinda ukuzama i-bikini yami.

Imininingwane I-spa inikeza izinhlelo eziningi zokudla ezenziwe ngezifiso nezenziwe ngezifiso. Ukudla kunikezwa ngesitayela esihle sokuhlala phansi; konke ukudla kunamafutha amancane, usawoti kanye noshukela; Imikhiqizo ye-organic kanye nenyama inikezwa noma nini lapho kungenzeka. Izithelo, imifino eluhlaza noma eyosiwe kanye nesiphuzo esishisayo sotamatisi-ujusi sinikezwa njengokudla okulula. Ikhofi liyatholakala, njengoba kutholwa ngokukhethekile, ama-popcorn anomoya.

Ukuhlala "kweviki le-La Petite Spa" ubusuku obune kufaka phakathi ukwelashwa okuyisishiyagalolunye kwe-spa kanye nakho konke ukudla, indawo yokuhlala namakilasi okuqina; $ 3,495 ukuhlala okukodwa kuphela. (Ukuhlala kabili akutholakali; zonke izihambeli, okuhlanganisa imibhangqwana ehlangene, zihlala ezindlini zazo ezihlukene.)

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, shayela (760) 945-2055 noma ungene ku-cal-a-vie.com.

2. Mountain Trek: hike kakhulu, unesisindo esincane

Uzolahlekelwa isisindo ngendlela ebabazekayo kule ndawo enhle yokubuyela ezintabeni eqhwakele ku-bluff enokhuni ebheke eKootenay Lake e-Ainsworth Hot Springs, eBritish Columbia.

Uhlelo lweMountain Trek lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa lwe- "FitPlan Weight Loss" luhlanganisa ukunyuka okuqinile kuya emadlelweni e-alpine, amachibi e-crystal nezinguzunga zeqhwa ezinomzimba owenziwe waba ngowakho, i-kayaking ne-yoga - kanye ne-lowfat cuisine egxile enkukhu, inhlanzi kanye nemikhiqizo ekhiqizwa endaweni yangakini. Izinhlelo zokudla zinikeza ama-calories ayi-1,600-2,000 ngamaphesenti angama-20 wama-khalori asuka emafutheni, kepha ungaba nokudla okunempilo okuningi njengoba ufuna (kepha akukho caffeine!).

Ngemva kwesidlo sasekuseni esiphundu (ama-pancake ebhanana enziwe ekhaya ane-sauce yezithelo), ugibela iziphethu ezishisayo, izimfunda neziqongo bese uyama ukuze ujabulele isidlo sasemini se-gourmet brown-bag (amasemishi e-pita, i-tabbouleh, isaladi entsha, njll.).

Emuva endaweni ye-spa, phumula nge-yoga, i-Pilates, i-massage, noma ucwilise ku-Jacuzzi yendawo yokungcebeleka. Izidlo zakusihlwa ze-Mountain Trek ezine-gourmet zifaka izitsha ezinjengesobho le-yam enongiwe, isaladi lesipinashi kanye ne-halibut ye-chili-rubbed ne-rice pilaf, kanye ne-Nice-Cream eyenziwe nge-spa, umuthi owenziwe ngeqhwa owenziwe ngobhanana obandisiwe, ama-strawberry nama-raspberries lowo umvuzo wakho ukunyuka kahle kwenziwe.

Imininingwane Uhlelo lwe- "FitPlan Weight Loss" lobusuku obuyisikhombisa, olusuka ku- $ 2,130 (U.S.), lubandakanya ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, yonke imisebenzi, ukuhlolwa kokuqina nokubhucungwa umzimba. Shayela (800) 661-5161 noma uye ku-hiking.com. - UCarole Jacobs

3. ICanyon Ranch: idama elikhulu lokuqina okuphelele

Inamakhampasi ase-Massachusetts (Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires) nase-Tucson, Ariz (Canyon Ranch Health Resort), iCanyon Ranch inikeza amakilasi okuqina angaphezu kuka-50 aqhumisa amafutha kanye nemisipha nsuku zonke, kanye nemidlalo yangaphandle: ukuqwala izintaba, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ithenisi.

Kusukela ezinhlelweni eziqondene nawe kuye kokuqina, ukudla okunomsoco kanye nokuhlolwa komzimba wengqondo, bakuphathele yonke into. Imenyu ephansi ye-spa, imenyu enosawoti omningi ifaka phakathi ukubalwa kwekhalori, amafutha kanye nefayibha ukuze ukwazi ukulandelela ukudla kwakho kwansuku zonke.

Khetha imisebenzi kanye nokwelashwa okusukela ekwelashweni kwesikhumba esipholisa umoya opholile kuze kube yikilasi ekwenzeni imephu ukuzethemba kwakho.

Imininingwane Isampuli sehlobo lobusuku obune kufaka ukudla, izindawo zokuhlanza i-spa kanye namakilasi okuzivocavoca umzimba, kanye ne-spa eyodwa kanye nensizakalo yezemidlalo (ama-Pilates, ukuhlolwa kokuqina, iseshini nomqeqeshi womuntu siqu, njll.); kusuka ku- $ 1,600, ukuhlala kabili. Shayela (800) 742-9000 noma uvakashele canyonranch.com. - S.R.S.

4. IGreen Valley Spa: ukuqina emadwaleni

Izihosha zamatshe abomvu ezimangalisayo, ingxenye ye-Zion National Park eseduze, ziphethe i-Green Valley Spa ogwadule oluphakeme lwase-Utah. Qhubeka nokunyuka kwentaba ekuseni, bese ukhetha emakilasini wokuzivocavoca angaphezu kwayi-100 masonto onke.

Noma zama ukwelashwa okungavumelani ne-spa njengobuso besinamoni-ushukela noma ukugoqa uvemvane lwaseMelika.

Konke ukudla kunikezwa ngesitayela somndeni, ngokugcizelelwa kwe-carb noma amaprotheni ngesikhathi sasekuseni. Ukudla kwasemini kungukukhetha kompheki; isidlo sakusihlwa ngaso sonke isikhathi sinikeza ukukhethwa okuthathu kokudla kwemifino, inhlanzi noma inyoni kanye nenyama ebomvu. Ama-dessert awushukela osetshenzisiwe, futhi kukhona ikhofi uma ulifisa, kunezithelo nemifino eningi yokudla okulula.

Imininingwane Ukulala ubusuku obune kufaka phakathi ukwelashwa kwe-spa ezine, konke ukudla, amakilasi okuzivocavoca kanye nezindawo zokungcebeleka; kusuka ku-$2,100, ukuhlala kabili. Shayela (800) 237-1068 (e-Utah, shayela ku-435-628-8060) noma ungene ku-greenvalleyspa.com. --S.R.S.

I-Oaks at Ojai: ukuncipha kwesisindo kubhajethi

Ngokuphikisana nenkolelo evamile, awudingi ukuchitha imali eningi ukuze unciphise. I-Oaks spa e-Ojai, ihora nengxenye enyakatho yeLos Angeles, yindawo eyodwa lapho uzosebenzisa khona amakhalori amaningi kunamadola. Ama-Oaks ahlinzeka ngamakilasi wokuzivocavoca afinyelela ku-18 ngosuku - kusuka eyoga nasekuqeqesheni-amandla okuzivocavoca-ibhola kuya ekuqotheni umzimba nasekululekeni okuphelele komzimba. Ukuhamba ngamandla kudolobhana elijwayelekile lase-Ojai - i-hangout yabadwebi - noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ibhayisikili noma isikeyiti somugqa umzila ogandayiwe osuka ezintabeni uye olwandle. Imali yokugibela izungeze umkhiqizo omusha, okusanhlamvu okuphelele, izinhlanzi zasolwandle kanye nezinkukhu ezenziwe ngosawoti abasha futhi akukho ushukela noma usawoti ongeziwe.

Ikhofi netiye kuyatholakala, kanye nezithelo zokudla okulula.

Ukudla komuntu ngamunye nokubonisana ngokuqina kuyatholakala, kanye nokutotosa okuningi. Ungaphuthelwa ukusikwa kweHot River Rock, ukwelashwa komzimba kwemizuzu engu-50 okuhlanganisa amadwala ashisayo namakhaza amancane ukukhulula futhi uphumule yonke intshi yomzimba wakho. Noma zama i-Acupuncture Massage entsha nomelaphi we-acupuncture onelayisense uKris Dutter.

Imininingwane Ukuhlala ubusuku obune kuhlanganisa indawo yokulala, ukudla kanye nawo wonke amakilasi okuqina; ukwelashwa kwe-spa kuyengeziwe; kusukela ku-$600 umuntu ngamunye ukuhlala kabili. Shayela (800) 753-6257 noma uye ku-oaksspa.com. - UThajinder Reyatt

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