7. The Next Level Spa, The Peaks at Telluride, Colo.

Lifts You Up Where You Belong
As the name implies, The Next Level Spa aims to elevate you to new fitness heights -- beginning with the altitude. Perched at 9,000 feet beneath gunmetal mountains, the o.m. (operating mantra) here could be "climb every mountain" as nearly everything (including you) goes up-up-up. Not for nothing is your cushy "spa room" equipped with foot massagers, scent diffusers and soothing bath salts.

Hike out the back door to the Judd Wiebe Trail, a spiraling, cliff-hanging quad burner that begins at 10,000 feet; take your bike on the town chairlift for a high-altitude spin that makes the earthbound versions look tame; brave white-water rafting, horseback riding or rock climbing; perfect your swing (golf, tennis) or your cast (fly fishing); tackle the snowbound slopes by ski, snowshoe or snowboard; or perfect your figure eight on the lake.

Inside the fitness center, Next Level's Climbing Clinics will rope you into the thrills of rock climbing and prepare you for a gasp-invoking scramble to the top of 14,000-foot Mount Wilson. Or learn to maximize your moves through Cardio Coaching. A fitness expert places sensors on your body and interprets the readings as you exercise.

Even the spa's mind-body programs aim to levitate you to another astral plane. Enjoy sunrise yoga in a window-walled studio; take a Native American-inspired vision quest; zone in with Zen golf or Alpine Stretch and Meditation Hikes with qi gong.

You'll feel like a natural woman after spa treatments like La'Stone, a massage using heated river rocks. Or enjoy steamy scented soaks in a Native American Kiva, Alpine Aromatherapy Massage, and Exfoliation with pine-scented clay.

While there are plenty of starry-eyed options (astrology workshops, etc.), the spa's core program revolves around no-nonsense programs and seminars (Eating Healthy in a Restaurant, etc.) aimed at keeping you at that next level long after you leave. Who sez what goes up must come down?

Details: From $2,048 per person, double occupancy for a minimum four-night stay. Includes all meals, three spa treatments per person, unlimited fitness classes, and Next Level Workshops. Call (800) SPA-KIVA or visit www.grandbay.com.