HEALTH SPAS FOR FITNESS AND FUN

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Pawling Health Manor. The folks at Pawling have been promoting the wholistic approach to health for over 20 years, and not only can they help their guests lose weight and tone up, but they also have an effective "stop smoking" program. (Warning: Smoking is never permitted.) Daily workshops in nutrition, vegetarianism, fasting, and food preparation are offered . . . as are "relaxacise" classes, the use of a fully equipped gymnasium, and nutritious meals. The atmosphere is informal, and weekly rates start at $330 per person. (Details are available from Pawling Health Manor, Dept. TMEN, Box 401, Hyde Park, New York 12538, 914/889-4141.)

Shangri-La Natural Health Resort. This Shangri-La views good health as the essential pathway to happiness. The program is totally natural, focusing on yoga and fasting (or, if eating at all, the use of wholesome organic foods). No canned or frozen products are ever served, and "the vegetarian cuisine reigns supreme". Double-occupancy rates for May through December, 1982 average $38 per person per day . . . and the resort offers a 10% discount to guests who stay three months or longer. (Contact Shangri-La Natural Health Resort, Dept. TMEN, Bonita Springs, Florida 33923, 813/992-3811.)

"WHERE MONEY IS NO OBJECT. . ."

Canyon Ranch Spa. Situated on 28 acres in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona's majestic Santa Catalina Mountains, the Canyon Ranch Spa boasts 360 sunny days each year, and offers a 28,000-square-foot, climate-controlled building for non-sun worshipers. Three gyms host 15 exercise classes a day, and racquetball, weight training, hiking, swimming, jogging, golf, and horseback riding are offered, as well. Mealtime portions are determined by one's need to lose, maintain, or gain weight . . . and all recipes are available for the residents to take home. Double-occupancy rates — which include three meals plus full use of all facilities — average $120 per person per day. (You can learn more by getting in touch with the Canyon Ranch Spa, Dept. TMEN, 8600 East Rockcliff Road, Tucson, Arizona 85715, 602/749-9000.)

The Greenbrier. A spa is just one of numerous facilities available to guests at this gracious resort in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. The Greenbrier is not specifically geared toward fitness and weight loss, and there's no diet regimen. But since it's truly a sports(wo)man's paradise, anyone with a dash of self-discipline should have no problem shedding a few pounds while enjoying a luxurious vacation. In addition to the renowned mineral baths, whirlpools, sauna, steam rooms, and massage services, the Greenbrier offers three 18-hole golf courses, 20 tennis courts (including five air-conditioned indoor ones), trap and skeet ranges, and an eight-lane bowling center ... plus shuffleboard, horseshoes, bicycling, fishing, hiking, jogging, and horseback riding. Guesthouse rates average $110 per person per day, and a limited number of golf and tennis cottages are available for $78 per person . . . all the prices include breakfasts and dinners. (Write or call the Greenbrier, Dept. TMEN, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 24986, 800/624-6070.)

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