HotelChatter - Tag: hotel fitness

Singapore: Pack Your Trainers and Don't Forget to Grab the Hotel Jogging Map

JetSetCD — 2012-01-27T14:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/jognecklace.jpg" class="top"> It's official; hotels have finally figured out that maybejust maybeguests will want to venture beyond the fitness center and into the wild streets of a strange city in order to get that runner's high. Thus, increasingly we're opening up hotel desk drawers to spy more than just the requisite stationery and Gideon's Bible; there's also little jogging maps of the area. Granted, you've got to be staying in a hotel that goes above and beyond in other ways than just a jogging map; you won't find extras like this in a Holiday Inn or Best Western. For example, we recently spotted a jogging map lanyard in the rooms at the <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a>, and a jogging map

New York: Now You Can Hone Your Boxing Skills At The Mark New York

ASchechter — 2011-12-08T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/boxslide02.jpg" class="top">New York has really cleaned up its act since the 80s, and the likelihood of getting mugged on the Upper East Side is pretty much slim to none. However! If you happen to be staying at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mark,+New+York/local/2325">The Mark New York</a>, and are looking to beef up your self-defense skills, a good place to start might be the hotel's new martial arts and kickboxing studio, Punch Fitness Center. The studio, which opened in November, and its owner, Adelino Da Costa, were profiled by the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/nyregion/thecity/27box.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1323349273-V0PA48XgwBEvg5On8VTejQ">NY Times</a> back in 2008 for introducing the world of boxing to the affluent Upper East Side neighborhoodand with great success. Now, Da Costa has set up on the hotel's second floor to

'The Biggest Loser' Resort Wins Licensing Deal for More 'Loser' Resorts

juliana — 2011-07-13T09:25:51-05:00

The Biggest Loser Resort, an actual resort modeled off of the popular NBC weight loss reality show, has just won big. Fitness Ridge Worldwide, the company that operates the Biggest Loser Resorts in Utah and Malibu, has just acquired domestic licensing rights to expand the chain even further.

The company hopes to build more fully-branded Biggest Loser Resorts but they are also looking to place the Biggest Loser experience within existing hotels. Bye, bye gloomy basement-dwelling hotel gyms and hello Biggest Loser fitness centers, complete with scales that display your weight on giant screens?

Chicago: Kimpton Wants You to Go Outside to Work Out

Jennifer Kester — 2011-05-31T09:18:37-05:00

Memorial Day means that summer is here and two Kimpton Chicago hotels are celebrating by taking its fitness classes outside. But it won't be your run-of-the-mill alfresco yoga. You'll get schooled in some ballet basics, maneuver a Segway and get paid to walk in these new outdoor classes.

Work on your flexibility and toning at Hotel Palomar Chicago with its free hourlong Barre Bee Fit class, a blend of Pilates, dance, yoga and light weight work. Early risers can head to the hotel sundeck at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays starting June 8 for the workout, which revolves around the ballet barre.

Bluffton: Do Your Downward Dog Down By The River at The Inn at Palmetto Bluff

Jennifer Kester — 2011-05-27T15:00:01-05:00

If you can't head to India for a yoga retreat this summer, an alternative could be waiting for you in South Carolina. The Inn at Palmetto Bluff may be more known for its golf course, but it's offering a Lotus on the River wellness weekend that will get yogis all twisted—in a good way—outdoors. The hotel claims that South Carolina's naturally warm air and moisture will detoxify you as you strike a pose alongside the May River.

The three-day yoga getaway will include plenty of time for you to practice your flying crow pose. But the weekend will also include meditation, lectures from guest speakers and a full-moon kayak expedition.