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launched its first-ever Optimum
Wellbeing 50 Plus program, which is a
fully inclusive five-night retreat designed
to help older guests take a preventive
approach to health and well-being. Fullybooked with 60 guests in attendance,
the retreat featured five 90-minute seminars, which included Dr. Ross Walker,
one of Australia’s leading cardiologists,
among its wellness expert speakers.
“Discussions centered on ways to
support the body to age functionally and
gracefully with quality of life being the
end-goal,” Willis says.
Aside from teaching guests meditation and visualization techniques, the
retreat also included treatments like live
blood analysis, acupuncture, skin care,
massage treatments and nutritional consultations. To consolidate post-retreat
education, Gwinganna further offered a
10-week online wellness at-home
program to guests.
Movement is another huge concern
among those over 50 years of age.
“Joint, back and neck pain can prevent
them from moving sufficiently to maintain a healthy body composition and be
able to interact with life to the fullest,”
Willis says. To address this, Gwinganna
incorporates Alexander Technique on
their programs as well as offers Pilates,
yoga and one-on-one postural analysis,
followed by an at-home corrective exercise program.
At St. Gregory Spa, there’s a focus on
offering older guests a mix of strengthbuilding exercises in order to build adult
muscles and increase metabolism, which
in the process helps to keep weight and
blood sugar in check. “Our group
classes, such as yoga and Pilates, help
with balance, which builds leg muscles
and helps to avoid disabilities that could
result from falling, as well as provide
more freedom of movement to keep
active in senior years,” Ling says. n
Wee Wei Ling
Tracy Willis
Jocelyne Horst
Chief Operating Officer
St. Gregory Spa at
PARKROYAL on Beach Road
The Plaza, Singapore
Marketing and Public
Relations Director
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
Tallebudgera Valley,
Queensland Australia
Vice President Global