Take It Outside

Not every wellness journey need take place in the confines of a treatment room. In fact, exposure to the great outdoors has countless health benefits, from promoting better sleep and bolstering your immune system to staving off anxiety and boosting creativity. Here are five ways to hop off the massage table and into your next adventure (plus a post-treatment spa experience—just in case).

VINYASA AMONG THE VINES

Montage Healdsburg

Find literal and figurative balance with a guided yoga session in the midst of Montage Healdsburg’s cabernet sauvignon vineyards. Perfecting your crow and crane poses isn’t just a test of flexibility; it’s a chance to breathe in the Sonoma air, soak up some vitamin D, and improve your mindset.

Post-Treatment: Soothe those toned muscles with the Be Well CBD Recovery Massage, which combines percussive therapy, deep-tissue massage, and the healing power of CBD to enhance your newfound balance and prepare you for your next adventure.

Intensity Level: Mellow

PICKLEBALL IN PARADISE

Montage Los Cabos

The sound of wooden paddles on high-impact plastic has popped and pinged its way into nearly everybody’s heart. It’s fun, it’s fast—and it’s the kind of cardio you actually enjoy. Newbies can join one of Montage Los Cabos’ complimentary Friday and Saturday morning clinics (reservations required).

Post-Treatment: This isn’t Wimbledon so you’re probably not going to be sore after pickleball, but you might be a little tired. The 60-minute Reflexology treatment soothes the feet with finger-applied pressure that initiates healing and relaxation throughout the body.

Intensity Level: Active

RIDING A NEW WAVE

Montage Laguna Beach

Get stoked on the swells of Laguna with a private surf camp at Thalia Beach. La Vida Laguna’s guides take Montage guests out to this gentle break to learn etiquette, paddling, posture, and pop-up techniques before leveling up to ride their first official O.C. wave. It’s a guaranteed dopamine rush—not to mention a solid core workout.

Post-Treatment: Buff and moisturize sun and saltwater damage away with the Refining Body Polish, which sloughs away dead cells and nourishes new skin.

Intensity Level: Adventurous

SADDLE UP, PARTNER

Montage Palmetto Bluff

Equine therapy—that is, simply, engaging with horses—has been proven to have a calming, mindful effect. Connect with one of nature’s most sensitive creatures on a horseback ride through the South Carolina Lowcountry, or push yourself with a lesson in more advanced skills of equestrianism.

Post-Treatment: Target the back, hips, and thighs, and alleviate any muscle soreness, with the Lowcountry Relaxation, a customizable massage rooted in extensive bodywork.

Intensity Level: Active

REEL IT IN

Montage Big Sky

A test of grit and patience, Montage Big Sky’s ice-fishing excursion takes intrepid guests to the blue-ribbon streams of Montana’s legendary Gallatin River. Bundle and boot up for a walk-and-wade adventure and, with some luck, bring home a trophy rainbow or brown trout.

Post-Treatment: Let the Gallatin provide some much-needed respite from the cold with the Soothing River Rocks body treatment, which melts away aches with alternating hot and cool river-worn rocks.

Intensity Level: Epic