Rest and recovery are essential aspects of an active lifestyle for 2023
This year, people are more in tune with their overall health needs and are looking to incorporate more holistic approaches into their lifestyles, after the previous three years. This is why so many choose to make spa treatments an integral part of their health routine.
Spas provide havens where you can renew your mind and body with stillness and calm. The treatments available soothe you in a variety of ways with hands-on techniques, water therapies, and even technology. As more and more people recognize the wellness value of spa treatments, spa professionals continue to design creative ways to soothe your spirit and cleanse your body. Let’s look at nine trends in the spa industry.
1. More emphasis on connecting with nature
Nature inspires spa designers, who increasingly create spaces that integrate natural elements, like plants and stones, into the spa area. Windows should offer beautiful and calming views of natural landscapes or gardens.
When you immerse yourself in a space meant to heighten your connection to the natural world, your ability to relax rises. This principle comes from the concept of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, as it’s known in Japan. The practice encourages people to spend time in nature, to be present in the moment, and to immerse one’s senses in the sights and sounds of the setting.
Although a spa cannot fully place you in a forest, a design that gently envelopes you in softness and natural themes results in a relaxing, rejuvenating environment.
2. Stress management
Spas have long been places where you revive the glow to your skin and seek relief for sore muscles. These days, spas market themselves as providers of more than physical maintenance. They perform services essential to nurturing mental health through stress management.
New treatments will go beyond massages, although they are wondrous stress busters on their own. Guided meditations, sometimes accompanied by light yoga, are offered by more spas, as well as nutritional advice and products to battle stress.
3. Diagnostic services
The market is strong for spas integrated with diagnostic services from healthcare professionals or traditional healers. Clients will consult with professionals and undergo evaluations to determine the causes of ailments. Diagnostic spas employ professionals such as: Naturopaths, Yoga masters, Fitness coaches, Osteopaths, Massage therapists. After an evaluation, you receive recommendations for appropriate spa treatments.
4. Thai massage
Thai massage method based on the tradition of Nuad Bo-Rarn is gaining popularity due to its accessibility and ability to produce relaxation. With Thai massage, a practitioner guides you through yoga-inspired stretches while applying strategic pressure.
You remain fully clothed as the experience therapeutically manipulates the electromagnetic forces working on your body. Not everyone wants to disrobe for a massage, so Thai massage help people feel comfortable, and these days is popular again in China.
5. More focus on mental health
The days of disconnecting mental wellness from overall health are over. Spas now emphasize their services as a part of a quality mental health strategy.
Spa treatments provide a way to disconnect from daily concerns. Indeed, the whole environment of a spa should make you feel relaxed and less stressed. In this way, spas provide people with relief from problems such as isolation and depression.
6. Sleep therapy
Poor sleep quality is a silent epidemic affecting people everywhere. Your health will inevitably suffer, and spas are offering sleep-oriented therapies, such as:
- Meditation
- Stretching
- Massage
- Dietary adjustments
7. Longer treatment sessions
Spas increasingly recognize that people are not looking for quick treatment. They want to stop and relax.
This has led to spas offering extended treatments. Instead of spending an hour at a spa, you can soak up treatments for two or three hours.
8. More services for men
Spas that welcome men and design treatments specifically for them are no longer rare. Many spas now see a nearly equal number of male and female clients.
Men have discovered the delights of the spa world and have made visits a part of their lifestyles. They understand that spas boost health and wellness and are an integral part of fitness routines.
9. More group services
Years ago, spas started marketing their services to couples. Valentine’s Day and anniversaries present reasons for two people to pamper themselves together. Now, the shared experience can of the spa is available for groups of friends or relatives as a way of having fun and unplugging from stress.
