Five Hotels For Working on Your Fitness

January 5, 2009 at 2:45 PM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

As we are all too well aware, the start of the new year is typically the time to reflect on your health and make some resolutions to do better by it. If you're a frequent traveler, one of the first changes to make (if you haven't already), is to incorporate some light exercise into each of your days, since the rest of the time is spent stressing or eating food on-the-go. To gain musculature along with flyer miles, luckily a few hotels have a better idea of a workout than simply a few guilty stretches on the airplane to save you from deep vein thrombosis; they've got the goods to be our Five Hotels For Working on Your Fitness.

1. The Fitness Suite at New York's Affinia Dumont With a deal that's definitely not for the weak of wallet, the Affinia can plop you in a large deluxe room complete with cardio equipment, free weights, and sauna for $799 a night. If you're more about the vacation than the workout, stay in a regular room from $250 a night, and make use of their gym lockers, sneaker valet, mini-bar packed with healthy snacks, and "fit kit" ordered up for a mini tone-up in your room. The Affinia even offers a fitness concierge who offers complimentary wellness consultations, just in case you can't decide whether to start with your obliques or biceps.

2. WestinWORKOUT at Boston's Westin Copley Place Hotel Although most Westins have upgraded to a state-of-the-art Precor gym, this hotel in Boston's historic quarter goes above and beyond by instituting the running concierge program. Three days a week, the Westin running concierge will lead you on a 3-mile run or walk complete with warm-up and cool-down. Imagine jogging along the Charles River in the autumn; it's totally worth some new sneakers and the $199 a night room rate.

3. "Get Fit" at the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort Escaping from a city doesn't necessarily mean you need to spend every minute indulging in R&R. Starting from $199 a night, the Desert Springs Marriott get your flabs slapping with their "Get Fit" package of personal nutrition and fitness consultations, Yoga and Pilates classes, and spa treatments (extra costs are involved.) Upgrade to the Revive Suite to access the hydrotherapy tub (isn't this just called a "pool?") and indulge without guilt at the hotel's organic bistro.

4. Weight Training at Chicago's James Hotel The winter in Chicago can be brutal, and as a result most runners find themselves locked inside and away from the gorgeous lakefront until it thaws. Train for spring at The James, where bootcamp classes designed by the founder of Equinox aim to help you keep New Year's resolutions. Of course The James' gym is also fully stocked with top-of-the-line cardiovascular equipment, advanced weight systems and available personal trainers.

5. Spa Club Passport at The Palazzo Las Vegas In some cases, hotels may charge you for the privilege of stretching and squatting in their spaces. At The Palazzo's Spa, however, an extra $40 a day (rooms from $199) for their spa passport ensures that you won't regret all those budget casino buffets. The passport includes use of the gym, locker rooms, entrance to classes and even the occasional health lecture. They'll even try to talk you into upgrading to the Kinesis workout, which stretches you by way of pulleys. Kinky.

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