Ontario, CA Spa and Massage

Just because weight loss takes discipline doesn't mean it can't also be pleasant. So say the folks at MS Slim, who outfit every client in plush robes, serve them herbal teas, and lead them into tranquil private rooms before each treatment. In this spa-like atmosphere, the staff takes a personalized approach to helping clients meet their image and weight goals, forsaking boilerplate models for solutions that fit the client's unique needs and maintain an emphasis on creature comforts.

At MS Slim, the journey to weight loss follows different routes for different people. Treatments such as i-Lipo, Zerona body sculpting, and anticellulite wraps may entail divergent methods, but all result in bodies that can slide into stowed-away skinny jeans and old rabbit holes to Wonderland. MS Slim also hosts many beautifying stopovers on the way to the golden scale, including a docket of skincare services, massages, yoga, and a carbon-infrared sauna where clients can relax and burn calories without having to bench-press their hypnotist.

Doctors of Chiropractic—and twin brothers—Daniel and David Clements share more in common than their parents, looks, and sentence halves; the two doctors also share the same philosophy on holistic health. Inspiration set in while attending Augsburg College on hockey scholarships, where the Canadian natives noticed the chiropractic treatments they were receiving helped keep them healthy and injury free. Experiencing this proactive approach to wellness motivated the duo to forego their premed path and pursue a chiropractic degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences instead.

At Twins Chiropractic, the brothers work with clients to find the most beneficial treatment plan, whether through regular adjustments, massages, or both. They also pack their website with informational resources to help patients make informed decisions or wile away the hours on a deserted beach.

Inside Spa Renaissance's tranquil facility, clients undergo pampering treatments or relax on their own time in soothing therapy rooms that include a sauna, whirlpools, a red-clay therapy room and a Himalayan salt room. Enriched with essential minerals, mud baths of red clay, peat, and hot-spring mineral water work to tighten skin tissues, leaving the largest organ soft and smooth. Multi-tonal stones and dark hardwoods illuminate the Himalayan salt room with a rosy glow as the therapeutic atmosphere works to balance the body's water content, sugar levels, and wanderlust for the Dead Sea. Use of these rooms is complimentary with select spa services, which bolster natural beauty with facials and Zerona body contouring, and help muscles relax with acupressure and hot-stone massages. Grumbling stomachs find relief at the spa’s Chinese restaurant and café, where handmade noodle soups steam among cool drafts of ice-blended coffee.

After delivering packages for FedEx for 13 years, Kelli Robbins suffered a painful back injury. Unable to continue to lift and transport hefty bundles, Robbins had no choice but to flip to her career's next chapter—one devoted to helping others to overcome injuries through massage therapy. Robbins went back to school to study the art of kneading and now customizes many specialized massage modalities to fit clients' bodily needs like a painted-on tuxedo.

Kelli's private treatment room evokes her country-girl upbringing with a framed silhouette of a father and son clad in cowboy hats, propped up by earthy brown walls that enclose the soft sounds of strings, flutes, and flowing waters emanating from a sentient koosh ball.

Since the spine is such a complex part of the body, making thousands of connections that affect every motion, it is best looked at with an eye for the big picture. At Complete Balance Chiropractic, Doctors of Chiropractic Jason Baietto and Brandon Haskins and their team bring to bear a holistic mindset to help patients achieve and maintain health. X-ray machines in the clinic help reveal skeletal imbalances, which the specialists can target with adjustments. They can also pass on corrective exercises that can be performed at home or relax muscles with soothing massages. The practice also offers nutritional counseling and weight-loss programs to help patients drop pounds and feel more confident without chasing the freak electrical storms that cause people to switch bodies with swimsuit models.

Bigger is not always better. Within Glo Salon’s intimate space, the stylists, aestheticians, tanning experts, and nail technicians don't only work to beautify clients—they also get to know them. The team takes pride in the personal care and attention their space allows them to give each client, and that translates into creating the best looks for customers' unique features and styles. A seemingly book-long menu of services includes an array of facial, waxing, tanning, makeup, and hair treatments, all catered to individual needs. Whether undergoing a Japanese hair-straightening treatment, a revitalizing facial with extractions, or a simple bangs trim, patrons depart Glo with a new or updated style created to help them look and feel their best.