Spa Terminology Quiz - Part 4
Dateline: 11/01/97
Hi! This is the fourth of the multi-part quiz on spa/fitness terminology. Test your knowledge of terminology used in health spas and fitness centers. Below, you will find descriptions of spa or fitness services and a list of potential service names. Write the number of the description and the corresponding letter of the service. Check your answers when you’re done. You can also check them and study ahead for next week in Net Links under Spa Services - What are they? in the Glossary.
a. Holistic Health
b. Dead Sea Mud Treatment
c. Balneotherapy
d. Yoga
e. Paraffin Wrap
f. Exfoliation
g. Aerobics
h. Vichy Shower
i. Mud Treatment
j. Contouring
k. Step Class or Step Aerobics
l. Kneipp Kur
m. Floatation
n. Cathiodermie
o. Salt Glow
1. Deep toning of muscles using calisthenics.
2. A philosophy of well-being that considers the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected. It attempts to restore balance by curing all three aspects.
3. The body is rubbed with coarse salt, sometimes in combination with fragrant oils, to remove the top layer of dead skin and stimulate circulation.
4. An oriental practice that uses special positions (asana) and breath control, to stretch and tone the body, improve circulation, calm the central nervous system and induce a meditative and all-embracing state of being. It is also a philosophical discipline.
5. A shower taken lying on special mattresses with various jets coming from above.
6. A treatment with mineral-rich mud that may be mixed with oil and water. The mud are applied to the body as hot packs to detoxify the body, loosen the muscles and stimulate circulation.
7. The application of Dead Sea mud, rich in minerals to detoxify the skin and the body and to relieve rheumatic and arthritic pain.
8. The use of water to improve circulation, strengthen the immune system, and reduce pain and stress.
9. Float in tanks filled with sterile salt water regulated so that its temperature is precisely the same as your body temperature for a sense of buoyancy and weightlessness. You float in complete sensory isolation so that no nerve impulses move from the skin to the brain for a unique feeling of relaxation. Can be used in complete silence, music or guided imagery
10. A process of removing dead skin cells with hot oil and Japanese dry brushing techniques. Then an emollient wax is applied to the entire body for an intense hydrating treatment.
11. Aerobic sessions performed with a small platform used to step up and down.
12. Peels away dry skin cells and removes deeply-trapped secretions that impede oxygenation.
13. A series of rhythmic exercises performed to music. The purpose is to stimulate the aerobic capacity of the heart and lungs and to burn fats.
14. Treatment combining hydrotherapy, herbology, and a natural food diet.
15. A treatment performed with the use of low-voltage electrical stimulation. It cleanses the face and stimulates skin regeneration.
