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MEMBER PERSPECTIVES BY J A M I S O N S TO I K E leT’S geT phYSical Fitness and Nutrition in Spa THE SPA INDUSTRY HAS BEEN GROWING STEADILY for at least twenty years now, but it hasn’t done so in isolation: the fitness industry has experienced an equivalent growth streak. Using those two industries as its pillars, the idea of wellness—involving nutrition, spa, fitness and mental health—has become a preem- inent part of modern-day culture. 24 PULSE ■ octobEr 2019 Spas have long led the wellness movement by integrating quality nutrition and physical fitness into the traditional spa experience. While the most famous spas to mix nutrition, fitness and traditional treatments are destination spas—such as canyon ranch or rancho La Puerta—there are ways to incorporate nutrition and fitness into other types of spa businesses. this month,