Departures

The Wellness Communities Taking Healthy Living to the Next Level

Faced with ever more transient wellness trends, it’s easy to experience wellness fatigue, or to feel like you’re being wellness-washed.

Departures

The Wellness Communities Taking Healthy Living to the Next Level

Faced with ever more transient wellness trends, it’s easy to experience wellness fatigue, or to feel like you’re being wellness-washed.

By Sandra Ballentine

“Wellness-lifestyle real estate” may not sound sexy, but it’s an increasingly hot topic among architects, developers, public health advocates, and governments. Despite the moniker, it doesn’t mean monster mansions overlooking the ninth hole or marble-clad condos with “luxury spa amenities,” although sports and spas definitely factor in.