44 Edition 2020

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Animal Inspiration @ Fusion Maia Danang
Boxing for the Soul @ Banyan Tree Samui
Fusion’s novel Warrior Workout was designed in-house
at the all-spa-inclusive resort on Vietnam’s central coast.
The 60-minute class blends yoga, martial arts and animal
movement, for a heat building and spiritually aligned workout.
Each class is in sync with the resort’s Natural Living Program,
daily principles that cover a person’s wellbeing from getting
social to eating well. Sessions are named after their animal
inspiration with the seven day schedule running through a
range of creatures from Crouching Tiger to Dancing Dragon.
Swimming with the Greats @ Palace Hotel Tokyo
Palace Hotel Tokyo’s ‘Energizing Tokyo’ experience is one
way to get in the groove for when the world’s greatest athletes
arrive in the city this coming summer. The package includes
a number of optional health and wellness activities – such
as kayaking, cycling and running, as well as a private swim
lesson with former Japanese Olympic swimmer and Asian
Games medallist, Hanae Ito. During the one hour lesson in the
hotel’s pool, Hanae works with interested guests to perfect
their swimming techniques.
Bouncing off the Wall @ Chedi Muscat
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, the fitness guru at
the Chedi Muscat lines four guests up against the wall, and
lets them have it for 50 minutes. The wall, a Kinesis Wall,
is a springboard to a whole body functional workout that
provides resistance in every direction. Tethered to the wall
by cables, participants lunge and jump, squat and skip their
way to greater strength, stability and flexibility. Gluttons for
punishment might bounce off the wall and into the hotel’s
103-meter Long Pool, the longest in Oman, for a few laps.
When in Thailand, do as the Thais. And that could certainly
be said for Thai boxing, the national sport and something of
a sporting obsession. It looks brutal, but Muay Thai, as it’s
known, is highly revered as an all-round routine for mind,
body and soul. Banyan Tree Samui’s gruelling 60-minute
classes on Tuesdays, Thursday and Sundays cater to all levels
of fitness and experience and are free for guests. Or you
can hire a private coach while you are at the resort, which
overlooks sapphire seas and a tranquil white-sand beach.
Thai boxing classes for kids (aged 5 -12) are also an option,
albeit a terrifying one.
Intimating with the Sunrise @ Paradise Cruises
Renowned for its meditative movements and health benefits,
tai chi is all the more special on Paradise Cruises due to
the breathtakingly beautiful backdrop of UNESCO World
Heritage-listed Halong Bay’s limestone karsts. Jutting out of
the emerald waters, the towering limestone karsts loom in
and out of focus as the vessel glides past them, during the
small, intimate sunrise tai chi class on the vessel’s sundeck
that starts at 6.30am and lasts for 30 minutes.
Ancient Philosophy @ Anam
Holidaymakers of all ages are kicking, foot sweeping and
wrestling their way to fitness as part of the Anam’s new inresort
vovinam classes. Based on the ancient Asian philosophy
of yin and yang, vovinam ranks as the largest and most
developed of Vietnam’s martial arts, and endeavours to align
body and mind through the art of self-defence. Tailored to
all fitness levels and abilities, the Anam’s vovinam classes are
led by resident vovinam master Huynh Trong Nghia, who has
practiced and taught vovinam for 20 years. The classes take
place on the five-star resort’s vast green lawn overlooking
Cam Ranh’s Long Beach each Monday and Wednesday for
adults and each Friday for children from 4.30pm – 5.30pm.
SPA & WELLNESS