Beauty
No quickie rubdowns here. The sparkling spa (joined by a fitness center, pool, and sundeck) bills some of its treatments as “ceremonies” — and they can last hours. Case in point: The Uplifting Mint Experience, including a body scrub, massage, and foot treatment.
Admire wooden screens hand-carved in India, heavenly skylights, and custom-painted ikat-like walls at this big vinyasa-focused studio.
If it’s a gentle body rub you’re after, Deep Release Bodywork is not for you.
The Gold Coast location of the local man-scaping empire offers haircuts, shaves, hand massages, manis, and more to gents that aren’t afraid of a little pampering.
A heckuva lot more room for your two left feet.
First came Sweaty Sundays, then Wet Wednesdays. Now there’s dance every day of the week (except Friday) at choreographer Ryan Heffington’s 2,000-square-foot studio, where all are welcome regardless of skill level or penchant for spandex.
Sweat your way to a toned body at the Lincoln Park studio offering hatha, asthanga, and vinyasa classes in a room heated up to 95°. It has prenatal sessions, too.
The newest wrinkle- and stress-reducing facial treatment requires nothing more than a sturdy pair of balls.
This integrative health retreat combines nutritional coaching and acupuncture with more active self-care activities like small-group yoga (six students max) and prenatal Pilates. Marathoners flock to the sanguine space for gait analysis and sports-massage therapy.
You can’t control the weather, but you can make sure you’re prepared for anything at the next big outdoor festival.
Live out your Dancing with the Stars fantasies at a go-go class.
Make a splash with a new low-impact, high-energy workout in the pool.
Your ass could use some face time. No ifs, ands, or butts about it.
Steal away to this heavenly day spa for every service under the sun: massages, waxes, facials, body treatments, mani/pedis, and more.
Located in Rittenhouse Square, Urbanfront Pilates stretches beyond the mat. The Xtend barre workout ($22) blends traditional Pilates with ballet-inspired exercises to increase core strength and improve total body tone.
It’s called “working out” for a reason: Feel the burn with help from an unintimidating, affordable personal trainer.