Health, Beauty & Wellness Awards 2021

Page 82 www.lux-review.com LUX 2021 Health Beauty and Wellness Awards Situated on Old Knebworth Lane in Stevenage, the Odyssey Health Club & Spa is a health club and Spa creating a supportive and energetic hub of wellness for the local community. It wishes to facilitate the fitness of its members, helping them along the path to wherever their goals lie, and providing them with the equipment, network, and support to achieve their best self. Much like the Greek epic itself, exercise is a long journey. Thus, Odyssey understands that introducing exercise into a routine is difficult and a process of adaptation; it and its staff work hard to ensure that customers are not only given the opportunity to do so, but have the knowledge on how best to do this at their fingertips. Each person who works at Odyssey is determined to making fitness fun, accessible, and actionable for everyone in the local area. In the 15 years since its been in operation, it has also been developing its own journey alongside its members. This has informed one of the key tenants of its business: to continually grow and evolve. In this way, it is consistently bettering itself and its offerings, growing and expanding to ensure that not only can it remain competitive in its field, but that its clients have access to the best fitness equipment and classes out there. From the early stages of a client’s venture into exercise right through until they’re a seasoned veteran, Odyssey wishes to keep things fresh and interesting, granting its members unlimited access to a wide variety of sports that can take place in any of its gym setting, its pool, or its courts. As well as the in-house exercise plans, it can also offer dietary advice and help. This can The Odyssey Health Club & Spa is an exemplary local venue, supporting its community’s health, wellbeing, and fitness. Through a mixture of varied fitness activities, relaxing spa and pool experiences, and the benefit of a well-educated and highly- trained staff, it has elevated the standards of local health clubs in its region. Apr21501 The Odyssey Health Club & Spa Best Local Health Club - Hertfordshire provide customers with the information they need to be able to diet not just effectively, but safely, pairing the dietary help with a well- designed and highly tailored fitness routine. In this way, it shows how much wellness is at the heart of the Odyssey Health Club; exercise and diet are both important for a balanced life, but both of these things need careful, empathic management, and require the client to have goals in mind. With over 100 fitness stations to choose from, these goals can vary wildly, too. Its cardio section covers everything from running to biking and rowing, as well as climbing, Artis Vario, Excite TOP MED, and more. Regarding its weights offerings, whether a client has been lifting for years or has no experience whatsoever, it encourages them to use its large weights area – staff will always be on hand to give guidance and help, teaching good form and keeping an eye on things. It also has a well-designed functional area. This space is meant for the correction of bad posture, the correction of muscle imbalances, and the cathartic working out of any stress accumulated over the day at a stressful job or from a hectic lifestyle. Here, customers can work with TRX, core moment trainers, kettlebells, plyo-boxes, monkey bars, battleropes, and more. It also has a 25-metre private pool – the largest in the region – that hosts everything from relaxation to intensive swim training and on-water yoga. A little out of the way of this pool area is Odyssey’s fantastic spa area and sauna, a place for customers to relax their muscles after their workouts and allow themselves to recover. In addition, it is at the spa that customers can partake in relaxation treatment such as facials, massages, body scrubs, body wraps, pre-natal treatments, nails, and so much more. Its members also have access to its well-staffed and enriching creche, the café in which they can partake in delicious food and exemplary teas, coffees, and milkshakes, and the courtside terrace bar and grill. Odyssey encourages all prospective clients to begin their journey into better wellness today; and is confident that it is the crucible in which they can best do so. Company: The Odyssey Health Club & Spa Contact: Tiffany Harding-Aucott Website: odysseyhealthclubs.com