Fitness and Wellness services as meeting package components continue to be a hot trend among meeting planners looking to accommodate both the increasingly health conscious meeting attendee and the desire for new and innovative team building activities. At Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa at the Sea View Terrace, in Newport Beach, California, Fitness and Wellness services have become an integral part of the meeting incentive offerings.

The Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, which recently underwent a $75 million redesign, features 532 guest rooms—including 20 suites, and 40,000-square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting and event space, a separate conference level with 9 dedicated breakout spaces and 23 well-appointed meeting rooms. The hotel also boasts Pure Blu, the onsite Spa at Newport Beach, with 16 specialized treatment rooms, a full service hair and nail salon, new weight training and cardio-theater, along with sauna and steam room.

"Fitness for travelers has become a major component with hotel amenities and the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa is not only responding to the growing demand with top of the line cardio and weight equipment, but also with a unique variety of regularly scheduled classes that provide an overall conditioning experience for all types of fitness enthusiasts," says Shelley Narth, Spa Director at Pure Blu Spa.

For meetings, Newport Beach Marriot Hotel & Spa offers not just Yoga classes and facilities, but Chair Yoga for groups—where yoga instructor will come into the meeting and teach a yoga class designed to relax and rejuvenate all while never leaving your chair! The venue also offers a variety of Personal Training sessions, workouts and fitness classes—including Abs & Buns, Pilates, Circuit Training, Stability Ball Workouts, Boot Camp Classes—as well the Business Traveler’s Program, where Pure Blu trainers customize a program for the man or woman on the road. Designed for the novice to the veteran, the Pure Blu Spa Fitness Center is open 24 hours a day and can be used by individual meeting attendees or as part of customized meeting packages. For more information on Pure Blue Wellness Services, call (800) 228-9290 or visit www.newportstay.com.