This May, Spa Week and Denise Austin have joined forces with the prestigious Hilton Head Health, a premier weight loss spa and health retreat. (Spoiler alert: you can win a trip there.) Celebrating over 35 years, Hilton Head Health (H3) prides itself on being way more than a “fat camp,” delivering an exceptional 360 wellness experience in Weight Loss, Fitness, Nutrition, and SELF (Stress Management, Empowerment, Longevity, and Fulfillment) through personal and interactive sessions designed for the individual who is ready to embrace a lifestyle change. Located on the beautiful island of Hilton Head, South Carolina, H3 provides so many options for weight loss, healthy eating and enjoyable exercise. For decades this wellness haven has helped hundreds of guests get healthy from the inside out… but many of them and you may not know these 8 interesting facts about the world-renowned property…
8 You Probably Didn’t Know About H3:
1. Bob Wright, H3 Director of Education, has been educating Guests for over 30 years!
2. Hilton Head Health was featured on A&E’s weight loss docudrama Heavy in 2011.
3. The original Hilton Head Health Institue wellness program started out as a strict 28-day residential program (in 1976) and has now evolved into a weekly Healthy Lifestyle program.
4. H3 offers 50 different types of fitness classes/activities
5. Guests workout on Woodway treadmills, which are also used by profession NFL athletes
6. It’s not uncommon for guests to get a view of the friendly alligators that live in the lagoon next to the facility
7. Weather permitting, which in Hilton Head it usually is, they offer at least one opportunity per day to put your feet in the sand and watch the waves on the beach
8. Hilton Head Island is shaped like a foot
More photos of H3…
Don’t miss out on you’re chance to enter: One winner and guest of the Get Fit with Mom Giveaway will experience a broad range of activities that target his or her individual interests. Whether they are looking for a no-nonsense fitness and diet retreat, want to get their eating habits in check, or hope to escape from the stress of a demanding job, H3 weight loss spa provides the perfect environment to create a deeply personal experience for each guest. The grand prize resort package includes:
- Participation in H3’s award-winning 7-day Healthy Lifestyle™ program
- Accommodations for 7-nights in a private room, which offers a private bedroom and private bath
- Three healthy gourmet meals and snacks daily
- Health assessment, where the winner + guest will be weighed, measured and receive a blood screening
- 45-minute private session each focused on goal setting, meal planning and exercise strategies
- Unlimited participation in all daily fitness classes
- Access to additional resort activities such as yoga, beach walk, forest preserve walk and more
- Two group cooking demonstrations in H3’s state-of-the-art cooking school, the Culinary Arts Center
- $25 (non-transferable) coupon each to apply towards a cooking class in the Culinary Arts Center
- Group discussions and lectures on nutrition, stress management and self-discovery
- One 50-minute joint Personal Training session for the winner + guest
- One 55 Min Swedish Massage per person
- 24 – Hour use of all fitness and recreation facilities
Like Denise Austin always says, “When you motivate others to be healthy, you can’t help being motivated too.” Mothers are notorious for continually putting their children’s happiness and needs first, often at the expense of their own health and well-being. But it’s a vicious cycle, because leading by example is the absolute best way to instill a mentality of health and well-being in your children. In honor of the Month of Moms, 
It’s our party and we’ll spa if we want to! Last week on April 11 we returned to the spacious Altman Building and held our bi-annual Spa Week Media Party, a night dedicated to food, drinks, beauty, pampering and wellness. This year was extra special as it’s our 
Of course, I took on the night in sequins and six inch heels, because that’s how I spa-rty. (More on the outfit coming later this week.) Let me be your hostess with the mostest love for spa and come along as I take you on a tour of our spa-cial night.
Emily was all smiles as she signed and personalized copy after copy of her new book.
Emily had a line of excited fans to meet her all night and she happily chatted with guests the entire party.
I loved interviewing Emily on camera and getting the chance to chat a little off camera too. She is so excited to be the first author ever associated with Spa Week, and loves the “girliness” of it all! She pictures girls in spa robes curled up with her new book, waiting for their massages to begin.
What’s a sweet sixteen without some sweet treats? The “chocolate ladies” as we call them, once again brought the four tier’d chocolate fountain and you can bet that the chocolate flowed all night.
A night of indulgence provided by catering from 
Christopher working his magic. Did you catch his brand featured on Dr. Oz the other day? WTG, CD!
Elizabeth Arden 
Red Door’s Smooth Sculpt machine was a hit! It’s an alternative approach to skin rejuvenation that will lift skin, reduce wrinkles and release built-up toxins caused by diet, age and the environment. Like a revitalizing workout for your skin, this wellness method uses mild suction, pulsing and homeopathic extracts to cleanse cellular debris, reduce puffiness, as well as fortify the immune system.
Our Design and Organizational Expert 
Pillow talk with Bobby Berk!
Taking a food break and break from their heels in the Bobby Berk lounge.
It’s no secret that I’m going 
Matching arm and chest
The ladies of 
Behind the scenes eyebrow shaping from Skintology.
Our Whole Living Expert 
The ladies at 
There’s always time for a little pampering.
Guests could grab a complimentary towel and chat with 
This Wedding Wednesday we’re paying tribute to 
Raid the jewelry boxes of your friends and family! Have a friend that wears amazing statement necklaces or have a relative with to-die-for sapphire earrings? Make your loved ones feel special because you want to wear a piece of them on your wedding day and score a piece of luxury for free.
Going for a modern chic bridal look? Toss the flowers and carry the vintage clutch your girlfriend just snagged. A clutch adds an editorial and modern look for photos and it’s a great place to keep your handkerchief.
Sew in a borrowed scrap of your mom, sisters, or aunts wedding dress into the hem of your wedding dress. Just make sure they know you’re “borrowing” a piece of their dress before you grab the scissors. You can also add material from a loved one who can not be with your on your wedding day. Kim Kardashian cut a heart out of her late father’s shirt and sewed it into the inside of her dress so he was close to her heart. (We’re guessing she’ll being cutting several hearts out of that shirt.)
Did you have your eye on your friend’s garter belt rather than her perfectly toned leg at her wedding? Borrow her couture garter for your big reveal, that is, if it ever resurfaced after the toss.
