Long weekend rest and relaxation? Go on a ‘wellness crawl’

MANILA, Philippines — Scheduling travels is surely a good option when planning activities for the long weekend but booking a well-deserved rest and relaxation treat is also one thing to consider.

This coming long weekend, one can plan and indulge on a “wellness crawl” in McKinley Hill in Taguig City, just within the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila.

“Wellness crawl” is a concept recently introduced by Megaworld Lifestyle Malls.

Just like a usual food crawl where one visits several food establishments to eat, a wellness crawl lets one enjoy a series of healthy and relaxing activities such as exercise and massage within an area.

McKinley Hill is the perfect place where one can plan a wellness crawl. Tourists and city dwellers can visit this place to go sightseeing in Venice Piazza mall but there are also spots where one can spend their downtime and unwind.

Try out yoga

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Start the wellness crawl healthy and book a yoga class to get your blood flowing and to stretch your muscles.

Yoga + Expresss, which opened in September 2016, offers classes throughout the week that compliment your schedule.

It offers different styles to satisfy not just the physical needs of movements and exercise but also to relieve stress and encourage self-discovery.

Among the variety of yoga styles you can learn are Hot, Flow, Jivamukti and Yin, as well as Asthanga and Inferno Pilates.

This yoga studio, owned by yoga teachers and business partners, aims to empower you and your practices towards a better you.  

Find  Yoga + Express at the second floor of Venice Grand Canal Mall. 

Avail nail services

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After sweating your stuff in your yoga class, it is time to wind down and prettify your nails.

I Do Nails located at Tuscany, McKinley, a full-service nail and waxing salon that specializes in quicky mani-pedis is the place to be if you are planning just that.

“I wanted my clients who are based in the South to have a closer branch that’s more convenient for them to visit,” I Do Nails president Monica Maceda said.

“With the McKinley branch, my goal this time around was to make it more like a nail haven—a place where they can relax, enjoy their ‘me’ time, and simply unwind,” she added.

The salon offers relaxing foot and hand spa and the modern nail trends.

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You can choose from refreshing organic foot scrubs exclusive from the salon’s spa line.

To ensure a quality manicure and pedicure service, the salon uses latest machines in its nail stamp, nail art, and gel nail polishes. The salon uses Seche Vite top coat for a super glossy, gel-like finish that dries the nail swiftly and peel-off-guard for easy-clean-up manicure.

“No matter which branch you visit, you can expect primo pampering be the same quality of service from our nail technicians,” Maceda said.

You can also enjoy some movies or read magazines while nail technicians render their pampering services.

Have a delightful massage or body scrub

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A better way to cap off the wellness crawl is to reward yourself with a relaxation and massage.

Spoil yourself in Aloha Wellness Spa, a Golden Globe Award’s awardee of Best Spa services in 2016.

This wellness spa, also located in Tuscany, offers one-of-a-kind Hawaiian massage services, foot reflexology, and body treatments as well as couple’s massage experience.

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One of its best-selling services is its Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi massage where practitioners use palms, forearms, fingers, knuckles, elbows, knees, feet, and even sticks and stones for the therapy. The massage can be performed with or without lubrication.

Also among the unique roster of services of this wellness spa is its chocolate body scrub which already comes with a massage. This service which lasts for an hour and a half starts with body exfoliation and ends with a sweet massage using chocolate lotion.

For the scrub, the wellness spa uses cocoa extract loaded with antioxidants and magnesium that is a natural relaxant for the muscles. —Rosette Adel