Health and Wellness Fitness makes you feel good.
Work it Out Can’t touch your toes? The best way to rebound from a hard day on the hill is to stretch, and Telluride’s yogis and yoginis can help untie the knots in your muscles. Yoga classes are held regularly at Telluride Yoga Center (970.729.1673) and Telluride Fitness Center (970.728.3224). If you want to strengthen your core and improve your athletic performance, hit the mat with Pilates classes, which are scheduled at Club Pilates USA (970.728.4303), Telluride Pilates Center (970.728.5003), The Pilates Workshop (970.728.3004) and Telluride Fitness Center. If you want a good old-fashioned aerobic workout, weight training session or spin class, try the Telluride Fitness Center. In the Mountain Village, The Fairmont Himmel Spa holds morning yoga classes, and The Peaks Golden Door Spa offers yoga, Pilates, fitness classes and a climbing gym to guests.
Relax and Rejuvenate Telluride knows how to pamper its patrons like nowhere else. Lie down, and let the experts take care of you: a salt scrub to refresh your skin, a green coffee wrap to detoxify and rehydrate you, or a mud mask facial to revitalize your visage. How about some hands-on therapy, a deep tissue massage, a reflexology rubdown or an all-natural “facelift” with an acupressure/aromatherapy facial treatment? Don’t forget your hands and feet, with a deluxe mani-pedi, or your mane, with an expert cut and color, to leave you feeling not just invigorated and refreshed, but beautiful. The Golden Door Spa & Salon at the Peaks (970.728.2590) is the largest facility in the region, housing a salon, massage and treatment rooms, fully equipped fitness gym, climbing wall, sauna and swimming pools. Also in the Mountain Village, both The Spa at Capella (970.369.0880), and the Fairmont Himmel Spa (970.728.3318) are open to the public as well as hotel guests. Other day spas in Telluride, including Aromatherapy Spa, Salon & Boutique (970.728.9515), Atmosphere Day Spa (970.728.0630), Bliss Day Spa & Salon (970.728.1020), Lily Spa, 970.728.4740 and Studio G (970.728.8700), are staffed by professional masseuses and aestheticians, hosting a wide variety of treatments and products. And, if all you need is a boost after a hard day of skiing, maybe you’re starved for oxygen. Many spas offer oxygen therapy, and Telluride Hyperbarics (970.369.4566) can rejuvenate your body in an oxygen chamber. For a full listing of Telluride and Mountain Village’s many world-class spas, salons and masseuses, see www.VisitTelluride.com.
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Hydrotherapy Getting into hot water never felt this good. Whatever you call it— Jacuzzi, spa, hot tub, whirlpool or jetted bath—it gets the same response: ahhhhh. There is a clinical reason, of course—hot water hydrotherapy raises the body temperature, dilates blood vessels and improves circulation, helping the body heal. The moist heat from a hot tub can reduce muscle spasms, improve joint stiffness and speed the body’s recovery. But the visceral reason to soak is the pure pleasure of it. Most local lodging places have hot tubs, jetted bathtubs or even pools. The Golden Door Spa & Salon at the Peaks has indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Both The Spa at Capella, (970.369.0880) and the Fairmont Himmel Spa, (970.728.3318) have Jacuzzis and swimming pools. Atmosphere Day Spa (970.728.0630) in Telluride offers a unique hydrotherapy treatment, a Vichy shower that gently rains over and quenches your entire body. Visitors can also head to the natural hot springs in Ouray (Ouray Pool, 970.325.7073, or the suits-optional Orvis Hot Springs, 970.626.5324) for a mineral-rich bathing experience.
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