Lake Austin Spa Resort Offers Fitness and Healthy Living Opportunities that Balance and Restore

AUSTIN, TX - Whether you seek a new fitness experience, want to tap into your inner strength or address specific health challenges, Lake Austin Spa Resort has a bountiful array of enjoyable, insightful and constructive fitness and wellness options to nourish your mind, body and spirit.

Lake Austin Spa Resort's holistic approach is reflected in its fun and innovative activities and programs. Whether guests want a high-intensity cardio workout, a private sculling lesson, an hour of relaxation and meditation or a nutrition or lifestyle consultation with a certified fitness professional, there's something that appeals to everyone's interests and abilities.

"We offer an array of diverse fitness and wellness options that encourage and entice people to live healthier lives," says Sharon Rekieta, fitness director. "This is a great place for guests to try new things in a supportive and nurturing environment that's not intimidating, and hopefully, to integrate those new habits into their daily lives once they leave the resort."

Lake Austin's fitness facility features state-of-the-art cardiovascular, circuit and free weight equipment, plus a private studio equipped with a Pilates Reformer where guests can work one-on-one with a trainer.

Lake Austin Spa Resort's casual, enthusiastic approach to fitness works. Guests leave eager to share new routines and knowledge with family and friends. On a typical day, guests choose from more than 20 different activities and classes, ranging from Spinning®, kickboxing, BodyFlow® and sculling to Pilates, Tai Chi and Nia (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). Challenging balance and core stability are their goals when using the BOSU^TM Balance Trainer, a versatile dome-shaped apparatus being used by athletes training for the Olympics.

A pioneer in advocating yoga as an excellent wellness tool, Lake Austin Spa Resort offers diverse styles for promoting flexibility, strength, improved posture, relaxation and stress reduction, and there are different levels appropriate for everyone from the beginner to advanced yogis.

Located between the scenic hills and Lake Austin, the Resort takes advantage of its natural surroundings with a varied curriculum of water-related activities and hikes that range from meditative garden walks to strenuous hikes through nearby nature preserves.

The lure of the water is impossible to resist, as almost any hour of the day guests glide across the lake in kayaks, canoes and Hydro-bikes. They welcome the morning with sun salutations and other poses on the outdoor Yoga Deck. Later in the day, they move into any of three outdoor and indoor pools for water yoga or other aquatics and swimming classes.

Insightful personal instruction opportunities are abundant at Lake Austin Spa Resort. Private sessions are available with expert staff members for nutrition counseling, stress reduction, customized fitness programs, smoking cessation and weight management.

Guests at Lake Austin Spa Resort are invited to participate in the numerous special events and discovery programs that are available daily. Guest chefs, authors and a variety of healthy lifestyle experts visit throughout the year and share their expertise on a variety of subjects such as cooking, card playing, design, yoga, dance, writing and knitting.

ABOUT LAKE AUSTIN SPA RESORT

Nestled along the shores of scenic Lake Austin in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Lake Austin Spa Resort offers guests the sanctuary of a world-class spa and the warmth of a best friend's lake house. Lake Austin Spa Resort offers all-inclusive vacation packages, which include accommodations in one of 40 charming lakeside guest rooms, three gourmet meals daily, indoor and outdoor fitness activities and classes, and a selection of spa and body treatments.