Spa Spotlight Movementum at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London
Moving the dial forward for spas worldwide Wellness expert Stephen Price explains what makes Movementum a perfect spa partner and how it has potential appeal for guests at all fitness levels Movementum is based on the power of movement – it not only benefits your physicality and biochemistry, but the aim is to show how physical activity can have hundreds of other positive effects on your overall psychology. Protecting and improving our mental wellbeing is a key to the philosophy behind the concept. Stephen Price I wanted to create a process that wasn’t complicated and would work well for spas. It’s a physical product rather than just a human proposition. The message of Movementum is very clear: it is about promoting mental and physical health through the power of movement – little, often and every single day. This is the primary strategy we adopt, using traditional modalities including breathwork or visualisation, not to reflect but to create momentum to ‘do more’. A variety of active movement techniques used in the classes are designed to prime you to get to the start line, then to motivate you to try hard when you are there and training. Finally, at the end, we work to put you in the right mental and physical space to start again the next day and every day. Motivate for change We know that above all other strategies, consistent and frequent daily movement in the short and medium term has the biggest impact on health-rated quality of life. It strengthens your pre-disposition against illness but is also where your confidence comes from. Motivation and behaviour change your longevity. Hopefully, when you move and make these shifts it will lead to other things. If we concentrate on the default setting of movement in spa this is where all the results are. Movement might not be the most glamorous part
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“Through Movementum we are allowing our spa therapists and gym instructors to become catalysts for health change.” Stephen Price Founder, Movementum, SP&Co Group
of the offer but it really is the foundation. Movementum also sits beautifully alongside other complementary treatments and lifestyle programmes offered by spas. Every spa should be thinking about a foundation of movement on the menu. Without it you are actually creating vulnerability. If the pandemic taught us one thing it is that everyone needs to move. Those who did discovered that they were more mobile than they realised, how easy it was to feel better. At Movementum we are actively encouraging spas to consider making movement a health foundation, to help create exploration, interest, passion, and new directions for guests. For more information visit: www.movementumuk.com
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