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Top Ten Destination Spas of 2012

Destination spas immerse you in a world of healthy living and experience. From multi-day, week-long or multiple-week experiences, Destination spas offer spiritual rejuvenation, healthy weight loss, or a total tune-up for the mind and body.  Many Destination spas offer a variety of programs, or offer you the ability to customize your own experience.  The following ten spas were Spas of America’s most popular Destination spas, based on consumer traffic to their website.

1. Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge, Ivins, Utah
The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge offers an affordable, comprehensive health and fitness experience that focuses on exercise, healthy nutrition and education. Awarded as one of the top ten destination spas for Best Affordability, Best Fitness Program, Best Hiking, and Best for Weight Loss, guests visit The Resort from all over the world to participate in our calorie-controlled, structured program that is the exclusive weight loss destination to NBC's television show "The Biggest Loser".

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2. Red Mountain Spa, St. George, Utah
Southwest Utah's Red Mountain is a place where you can be active or relax as you like, anytime you like. Here, stunning red rock cliffs, black lava bed gardens and vivid landscape invite exploration.  Enjoy daily guided hikes, rock-climbing outings, canyon-hugging bike rides and group exercise classes meet any fitness level - from thrill-seekers to chill-seekers. Where you can choose your own adventure - whether it's for body, mind or spirit.

3. The Heartland Spa, Gilman, Illinois
Located just 90 miles south of Chicago and nestled on 32-acres of picturesque pastures and woods, the Heartland Spa and Fitness Resort is the Midwest’s premier health and fitness spa vacation. Once a dairy farm, this fully-equipped destination spa provides an unpretentious, welcoming and nurturing environment that motivates guests by demonstrating healthy living through a variety of fitness, nutrition and stress management programs.

4. New Life Hiking Spa, Killington, Vermont
Renowned as an affordable destination spa with some of the country’s best hiking and fitness programs, New Life Hiking Spa is located in the heart of the aptly named Green Mountains of Vermont. This distinctive spa focuses on a mixture of hiking, yoga, other forms of exercise and healthy eating to help guests make lasting lifestyle changes.

5. Oaks at Ojai, Ojai, California
Nestled in the heart of the charming artistic community of Ojai, California, the Oaks at Ojai has been offering guests a delightful and stress-free environment that promotes healthy lifestyles for over 40 years.

6. The Hills Health Ranch, 108 Mile House, British Columbia
With a leading reputation for wellness, health and weight loss, the Hills Health Ranch, set on 20,000 acres in British Columbia’s scenic Cariboo region, offers a unique combination of rest, relaxation, education and adventure. Hike range lands dotted with peaceful lakes or challenge yourself in a class of your choosing to reach new fitness goals.

7. Golden Door, Escondido, California
Inner peace beckons at this cherished sanctuary of personal health and fitness in a peaceful northern pocket of San Diego County, where the spa industry took root. The original Golden Door specializes in personalized one-week retreats, offering an extraordinary opportunity for rest and rejuvenation.

8. Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
Since 1940, Rancho La Puerta has evolved from a rustic ranch to a sophisticated destination spa resort. Each week the resort welcomes some 125 guests to its 3,000 private acres of gardens, organic farm, mountains, hiking paths and meadows, all watched over by mystical Mount Kuchumaa.

9. Biggest Loser Resort, Malibu, California
Benefit from an affordable, comprehensive health and fitness experience that focuses on exercise, nutrition and education. The Biggest Loser Resort sits on 160 acres in the rolling hills of Malibu, part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, alongside the majestic Pacific coast.

10. Mii amo, a Destination Spa at Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona
Surrounded by the majestic red rock formations of Northern Arizona's Boynton Canyon, Enchantment Resort & Mii amo Spa combines luxury with rugged grandeur inspired by Native American culture.

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With over ten years of industry experience, Craig Oliver is passionate about the ability of healthy living and spa & wellness to contribute positively to the enrichment of people's lives. Craig is Editor-in-Chief of the spa travel website, Spas of America, and the healthy living and travel blog,...

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