Spa Eastman

Lucie Octeau Community Manager Starting this fall, Spa Eastman and Spa Eastman Montréal welcomes Lucie Beaudry for special Nia classes in Montréal and a theme weekend in Eastman. Lucie Beaudry is a Nia Technique teacher, a somatic educator, an expressive arts therapist and a visual artist. Nia Technique draws from a variety of martial arts [...]

During your day at work, take time for a real break: for instance, stop a few minutes, close your eyes and breath slowly. It will help you increase your concentration and decrease your stress! Sarah & Bruno-Pierre Fitness/Kine Team

This fall, make sure you always have a pair of walking shoes in your car. As soon as you get an opportunity, put them on and enjoy the invigorating pleasures of a walk in automn leaves! Take advantage of this pause to breathe deeply and look up in the trees. You’ll feel totally renewed! Sarah & Bruno-Pierre From [...]

By: Nathalie Roy Fitness teacher & Director Spa & Fitness Spa Eastman I am thrilled to start this series of posts on fitness. Following Lucie’s efforts to get back in shape will give me the opportunity to share good tips with you on “why” and “how” should we try to stay fit. Before we start [...]

Every once in a while, I feel guilty and start training. It usually last a couple of weeks, and then I forget how serious I was and I stop. Last December, the results of my fitness assessment, performed during my Relaxation & Fitness stay at Spa Eastman, should have convinced me that it was time [...]

« Spa: it’s a lifestyle, not a luxury ». This is the title of a press release issued by International Spa Association (ISPA) a few days ago. In the actual economic climate, many consider vacations as a luxury they can’t afford. But as many others, I think it should rather be seen as a precious [...]

The main challenge we face, when starting some kind of a training program, is to stick to it after the first enthousiasm vanishes. Because it does… With a bit of luck, the enthousiasm will last for at least 3 to 4 weeks, which should be enough to get addicted to the boost of energy and pleasure [...]

You would like to exercise a bit more? You don’t want it to hurt? You’re exactly like me. And I found what I like last week-end with the Walking program “A Step Towards Compostelle”. It is a hymn to walking, and a celebration of the beauty of Quebec’s forests.

I am just returning from a lovely trip to Paris, Venice, Tuscany, Cinque Terre and Côte d’Azur. It was my first visit ever in Europe and, well, it was quite an amazing voyage! What was the link between these destinations? They were all places to see, places to walk.

Not only is it simple, energizing and free, but walking also has positive impacts on global health. The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research found that “walking three miles (something like five kilometres) a day, five days a week, reduces women’s risk of heart disease by up to 18 percent”.