At Eva's Best Luxury Travel, we are often asked, "What is the biggest trend in travel?" It is health and wellness travel! Yes, you can travel, have a great time and learn how to live a healthier lifestyle. Eva is a Certified Health and Welllness Travel Specialist. Be on the lookout for our reports that focus on health and wellness travel and how we can help plan your next amazing health and wellness trip! Here are some health and wellness travel trends for 2017:
1. Stop smoking retreats
The thought of going cold turkey while dealing with work stress and daily temptation has many folks reaching for their lighters, so they are increasingly deciding to combine the first steps towards going smoke free with a healthy holiday that will help them to de-stress, break triggers and build new healthier habits.
2. Optimal health for the modern man
Following an increasing move away from the ultra-masculine man towards the Modern man, more men than ever are now going to spas and wellness retreats.
3. Healthy mind and emotion healing holidays
With a growing understanding that a healthy mind leads to a healthy life, retreats offering coaching in mindfulness, meditation and yoga, are helping sufferers of modern-living burnout to reconnect their mind, body and soul.
4. Post-cancer recovery retreats
There is a rise in wellness spa retreats creating specialist post-cancer recovery programs offers a sanctuary for cancer survivors to recharge and rejuvenate, with a range of holistic spa therapies and alternative natural medicine treatments, from acupuncture to Ayurveda, will nurture and resort their well-being
5. Eat-well detox vacations
Foodie lovers in search of a cleansing detox will be pleased to know that on an eat-well detox they'll be able to refuel with well-proportioned nutritious meals throughout the day, that won't leave them going hungry
6. Zen adrenaline junkies
More of us are now embracing 'adrenaline-après' holidays where we can satisfy a thirst for high-octane adventure with kite-surfing and paragliding, before relaxing with spa treatments, meditation and yoga. A great way to train your body and mind to let go of stress and enjoy living in the moment, embrace the mind-body cocktail of zen adrenaline and return home ready for anything.
7. Physical therapy vacations
Answering the call for worn out bodies, the rise of physical therapy holidays provides opportunities for recovery from injuries and to re-train the body to peak perfection.
8. Family-wellness vacations
No longer a no-go zone with the children in tow, with an array of mini spa treatments designed especially for children, now the whole family can be pampered from head to toe. Also focusing on drawing the kids away from their iPad's and video games, action packed kids clubs encourage children to experience new sports and activities, as they swap their smartphones for bicycles, tennis and water sports.
9. New waves in wellness
From stand-up paddle boarding to indoor board fitness classes and surfing, board sports offer a great workout for training your core and legs.
10. Preventative health to lower your biological age
Already highly popular with the Baby Boomer generation, the appeal of preventative health holidays offering the chance to help slow down the clock are also rising in popularity with Generations X and Y.
11. Social group fitness vacations
Whether a group of friends or the solo traveller who doesn't want to train alone, with the added support of individuals going through the same process, you'll soon reach your fitness goals. Offering the opportunity for you to train in groups where you can learn from each other, you may even make some lifelong friends.
12. Workplace wellness
Workplace wellness holidays offer something different; workers can enjoy stress-management retreats, yoga holidays to increase brain power or mountain-biking and ocean kayaking to encourage team building.
13. Eco-friendly wellness retreats
There has been a growing emergence of eco-friendly wellness retreats offering a trip, without the guilt trip. Return home an expert on the local fauna and flora with educational eco-forest walks, indulge with all-natural spa remedies and refuel with healthy organic cuisine from onsite gardens.
Credit: Health and Fitness Travel
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