Select Shopping | Four irresistible ways to keep fitness resolution

New Year fitness resolutions can be hard to keep at the best of times, but trying one of these four lifestyle changes may just help you to attain your goals.

Beauty Avenue Lifestyle Salon and Spa

Every year, the pace of life only seems to quicken, but you owe it to yourself to slow down and focus on pampering and rewarding yourself. Beauty Avenue offers a wide range of treatments designed to make anyone feel and look beautiful. With a staff of knowledgeable spa therapists, stylists and product advisors, the choices are endless. Whether it’s a ‘Rosemary Mint Awakening Body Wrap’, or perhaps the quicker but no less luxurious ‘Pure Focus Facial’, there are options to suit everyone.

Forhåbningsholms Alle 3, Frederiksberg;

Various treatments from 650kr;

3336 2090; www.beautyavenue.dk

Fitness DK

Every year, millions of people make the resolution to lose weight and get fit and with a membership at one of Fitness DK’s numerous gyms, this may be one resolution you actually keep. All of Fitness DK’s centres offer extensive training opportunities, personalised programmes to help meet individual needs, as well as long opening hours to suit the busy individual. Child care is available and certain centres also have steam bath, sauna and spa facilities as well as massage, physiotherapy and café areas with complimentary coffee and tea.

Various locations in Greater Cph;

Full-time membership from 369kr/month;

8222 2210; www.fitnessdk.dk

Barrett Health Club

Keeping the passion alive in relationships can be difficult but why not start off 2012 with Barrett Health Club’s ‘Wellness Package’. It begins with a 30-minute aromatherapy steam bath and sauna where the body is completely warmed up. Afterwards there is a 50-minute classic body massage, which ends with fresh fruit and a glass of champagne. To finish there is a three-course dinner including wine at Restaurant Midtown Grill.

Kalvebod Brygge 5, Cph V;

Wellness package 1500kr per person, minimum two people;  

8833 9900; www.barrett-massage.dk/english

Santhi Yoga School

Yoga can be a great way to get in touch with one’s inner self and at Santhi Yoga School it is possible to take beginner’s courses in English. With a variety of lesson times, and other classes such as guided meditation and voice meditation, there has never been a better time to try new things and experience benefits for both the mind and body.

Ole Suhrs Gade 13 kld. tv, Cph K; 

10 lessons from 450kr;

3513 4371; www.santhiyoga.dk/santhi_yoga_english.htm




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