More and more hotels are embracing health and wellness as part of their hospitality offering to guests. But health is not just breaking a sweat, it’s an overall mind and body experience – from the food you take to the fitness exercise, meditation and spa treatments after.
At Edsa Shangri-La, Manila’s Health Club, the focus is on Total Wellness where the “Move, Refuel and Recover” concept reigns with state-of-the-art fitness programs partnered with healthy food selections and the overall wellness expertise that Chi, The Spa is known for. In a recently held open house for its Health Club, the hotel ushered in a panel of Total Wellness Experts to strengthen Health Club and Chi, The Spa programs.
The roster of coaches include ITU certified triathlon coach Norman Pascual on the Health Club’s triathlon facility complete with the ultimate swim bench, the Vasa Swim Ergometer, the Google maps-powered Tour de France Bike, and a dedicated treadmill for running. Bubbles Paraiso, The Standard’s Health and Fitness columnist, also joined the roster as the hotel’s new yoga instructor at Chi, The Spa Yoga Studio. The Health Club also offers the only Total Immersion certified school in the country for swimming classes with coach Ria Mackay. Christian and Jesse, the power duo of the Perkins Tennis Training Academy, are the coaches for outdoor tennis while Biggest Loser coach and Under Armour Ambassador Elle Adda works on the functional fitness programs. And because it’s Total Wellness, the Health Club partnered with Philippine- and US-registered dietitian-nutritionist, Cheshire Que to assess the nutritional and dietary requirements of members, together with lifestyle doctor and wellness coach Dr. Heal Dineros.
Total Wellness Experts was launched in partnership with Under Armour during an open house event where these experts gave guests a taste of what the Health Club – whose facilities were newly renovated – can offer. The event also featured big sports brands in the country like Speedo, Rudy Project, Klean Kanteen, Manduka, Life Fitness, Garmin, Perkins Twins Tennis Academy, 28 Black, Aqualogic Swim Co., LivLite, Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy, Klean Athlete, Storck and eIskin Laboratory.
For inquiries and Health Club membership, please call (632) 633 8888 Ext. 2906 or email [email protected]. Visit www.shangri-la.com/manila/edsashangrila or stay connected via Facebook at Edsa Shangri-La. Follow @edsashangrila on Twitter and @edsashangrila on Instagram.