With the promise and potential that comes with every new year, there’s no better time to reflect, reset, and renew

by Luda Conti Owner, Avanti Day Resort

SWEET RELIEF
Whether fitness is a New Year ambition or a lifelong passion, there’s one component of any training or exercise program that doesn’t waver no matter the person the crucially of recovery. Any trainer will tout the need for the body to heal itself, and proper restoration also decreases the chance of injury. Therapeutic massage is a stellar tool for facilitating recovery as it comes with a heap of benefits: preventing injury, alleviating pain, and enhancing physical performance. The Chairman Massage is a rock star antidote to post-workout soreness, calling upon the powers of a soothing topical analgesic to target specific muscles, and the deep massage boosts circulation, releases tightness, and promotes sweet relaxation. $125 for 50 minutes, $165 for 80.

GOAL ORIENTED
There’s little tangible difference between the last day of one year and the first of the next, but once the clock strikes midnight on January 1, a palpable shift can be felt within us. It’s the ceremonial turning of a page, filling us with hope as we ponder the possibilities of what the next 12 months will bring. And whether you wrote down a list of resolutions or were simply happy to bid 2020 farewell (cheers to that), this is the time to look inward, to reflect on what is in the past and what is yet to come, and to set clear intentions for this glorious blank page. According to the American Psychological Association, 93% of Americans designate at least one goal for themselves each January, though research shows only 19% keep them after two years. But after the resilience, pliancy, and strength demonstrated in 2020, we have a feeling this won’t be a typical year. So remember there’s no wrong type of goal they can be elevated and ambitious or humble and light it’s only important that we make them.

STAY GROUNDED
One way to celebrate a fresh start is by bringing balance into the body, and it all starts with the feet. Reflexology goes far beyond a foot rub; evidence shows that the therapy has been around for millennia through Egyptian drawings in the tomb of Ankmahor circa 2330 B.C. (and believed to have originated in China even earlier). The practice utilizes skilled manipulation of specific points on the feet to improve blood circulation and energy flow, reduce stress, and even relieve pain, stiffness, headaches, and tension. The wellness ritual typically begins with a therapeutic cleansing with medicinal plants like witch hazel and eucalyptus and ends with a luxurious heated towel compress.

Avanti Day Resort
345 U.S. 9, Manalapan Township
732.780.0222, avantidayresort.com