Soothing News: Summer Spa Menu 2004

摘要

Comfort means different things to different people at different times. Spas around the country are taking this lesson to heart with a slew of new programs to ease your pains, free up your time and lure an ever-expanding male clientele. Top of the list these days for many spas are new ways to ease back pain, and no wonder: According to some estimates, four out of five Americans experience significant lower back pain in their lives. After the common cold, it's the most frequent cause of missed work days for people under 45. The health industry itself may be partly to blame, what with all those hours some of us spend running and doing aerobics. And then there's the Sedentary Majority, as medical studies are constantly reminding us. Clearly, we've either been not exercising enough, or exercising too much, improperly.