Resurgence of health spas and health farms in a stressed world
Only fifty years ago the notion of a spa was an anachronism with all the connotations of colonials returned from India taking the waters at Bath. There has been a dramatic change since those days. Now there is barely a county in England, and barely a part of Scotland, Wales, Jersey and Isle of Man that is without a spa.
And there is such a variety! At one end of the spectrum are the ?serious? health spas and farms where the seriously stressed, ill, addicted or obese go for extended periods to regain their previous health and change their lives for the better. At the other end of the spectrum are the less high-power spas where you can go for a weekend break.
Not being a health fanatic by any stretch of the imagination I simply did not notice this changing trend. I first became aware of spas when I travelled across the UK on business. It was a sort of road show and the firm booked me into hotels along the way. I was then exposed to hotels with spas. It seemed a bit odd to me as usually the hotels served the most unhealthy foods and had rather large pubs attached.
There was even the time I was booked into a certain hotel only to find that it was one of those spa hotels that exist primarily because of its spa function! That was why I had to go out and find bacon and eggs for breakfast at a sort of caf? nearby. Needless to say I took myself out for a pizza that night and gave my secretary a good dressing down when I got back. I told her I wasn?t the spa type and asked how she could possibly have booked me into hotel spas.
Imagine my surprise when she burst out laughing and said she had been trying to manipulate me into better habits! It turned out that she has been attending day spas on her days off and going to spas of every kind during her holidays. No wonder she is such a strong, healthy, good looking girl. Maybe I should go on a day spa. Just once, mind you.
This above blog post is written by: Isabella Isaac on October 26, 2007.
