WHILE THE STIR-CRAZIES aren’t recognized in the DSM (yet?), we’ve long known the cure: escape. Men’s Health editors travel the planet all year long to discover destinations that will help you not only break out of your routine, but break through to new levels of fitness, recovery, and relaxation. These are our favorite resorts, hotels, spas, and camphttps://gymforcestore.com/s to help you seize the season, right now.
Sweat
Wrightsville Beach, NC
Trailborn Surf & Sound
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North Carolina has legit surfing—and if you’ve ever wanted to learn, this Wrightsville Beach spot has the boards and instructors to help you conquer the curls. Right on the waterfront, the resort also provides all the gear for kayaking, kiteboarding, sailing, and fishing, plus an onhttps://gymforcestore.com/ Italian and Mediterranean-inspired restaurant for carb-and-seafood-forward refueling afterward.
Papagayo, Costa Rica
Andaz Peninsula Papagayo
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In the northwest corner of Costa Rica sits this mecca of all things sweat: two 24-hour gyms—one an outdoor Cross-Fit-inspired space—a martial arts dojo, a running trail that hugs the Pacific, mangrove kayaking, outrigger canoes, a ropes course, archery, mountain bikes, surfing…and just by reading this, your HRV has improved, hasn’t it?
Groveland, CA
The luxury camping company tucks its base inside 85 acres of forest 10 minutes from the park’s west entrance. That means you can hike to Wapama Falls, fly-fish the Hetch Hetchy, or hit Smith Peak during the day. (Guides will also take you out to Tenaya Lake, Glacier Point, and more.)Night means live music, gooey s’mores, and king-size beds.
Recover
Portland, OR
Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel
Beneath the 100 guest rooms at this Portland, Oregon, resort, you’ll find four subterranean pools at set temps, plus sauna, steam, and ice therapy. You can pair all that hydrotherapy with a Technogym-equipped fitness center and spa that features workshops on guided breath- work and sound healing, plus infrared-light yoga classes.
Sloatsburg, New York
The Ranch Hudson Valley
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Modeled after its legendary Malibu flagship, this immersive resort does it all. Your wellness-forward itinerary includes a Bod Pod body composition analysis, private health consults, and tailored fitness plans, plus daily massage, meditation, and mindfulness. It’s less vacation, more reset.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bota Bota
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This floating spa in Montreal is a boat moored in the Old Port—and many of its services embrace the vibe: open-air tubs, hydrotherapy, so many hammocks. They’re adding a second vessel in the spring, expanding the water circuit experience and a gotta-try-it Aufguss sauna. Stay nearby at the Humaniti Hotel, which has an awesome two-story gym.
Relax
Big Indian, New York
Urban Cowboy Lodge & Resort
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The rustic hipster Catskills escape features 68 acres of mountain bliss in Big Indian, New York. Take a hike around the property, have a sweat inside a wooden Estonian Iglu sauna, or just saddle up to a communal campfire with a craft cocktail. If you’re feeling motivated, roll some frames at the on-property bowling alley. But eaaaasy, partner.
Long Beach, Washington
Snow Peak Campfield
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Soak up Japanese minimalist cool when you book a plywood microcabin (called a Jyubako Suite) at the Japan-born Snow Peak camping brand’s first property outside of Asia, on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. Spring brings migrating gray whales, visible from the dunes you’ll reach after walking a short, forested trail. It’s easy to do nothing here—especially from the Ofuro Spa soaking pool and sauna.
Keswick, Virginia
Yes, this Virginia hotel has its own 18 holes. Yes, the food is from the canonized Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Yes, two-hour-long personalized massages are available. But you know you’ll probably spend all your time in the adults- only, infinity-edge pool. No shame.
This story appears in the Spring 2026 issue of Men’s Health.
Kathryn Romeyn is a Bali-based travel and wellness writer whose curiosity about the world leads her on frequent beautiful adventures that she chronicles for publications including Travel + Leisure as well as her podcast, Conscious Traveler.
Paul Kita is a Deputy Editor at Men’s Health, where he has covered food, cooking, nutrition, supplements, grooming, tech, travel, and fatherhood at the brand for more than 15 years. He is also the author of two Men’s Health cookbooks, Guy Gourmet and A Man, A Pan, A Plan, and the winner of a James Beard Award.
Christian is the Style and Reviews Director at Men’s Health and Women’s Health, where he oversees shopping and style content for both brands. He started his magazine career as an accessories assistant at Vogue, and has since held editorial roles at Tatler Asia and The Manual. When he’s not online shopping, you can find him on long walks with his two corgis.