The New Year is often a time of personal reflection on where we are now and we want to be in 2016.

If your goals include getting healthy, getting fit and getting inspired to improve your overall well-being, spa and wellness experiences may provide an ideal environment for pursuing them. Destination spas, or health spas, are dedicated to educating people about the benefits of physical activity, nutritious eating, mind-body connections and therapeutic advantages of massage and body treatments. From stays of a few days to multi-week journeys, these leading health spas of North America can help further your pursuit of better mind, body and spirit in 2016.

Spas of America's Top 35 Health Spas

1. New Life Hiking Spa, Mendon, Vermont
2. Oaks at Ojai, Ojai, California
3. Movara Fitness Resort, Ivins, Utah
4. Ste. Anne's Spa, Grafton, Ontario
5. Clinic at KurSpa, Sparkling Hill Resort & Spa, Vernon, British Columbia
6. The Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, Pennsylvania
7. The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, Malibu, California
8. The Biggest Loser Resort Amelia Island, Amelia Island, Florida
9. Deerfield Spa, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
10. Lapinha Spa, Brazil
11. Hilton Head Health, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
12. The Biggest Loser Resort Chicago, Bloomingdale, Illinois
13. The Biggest Loser Resort Palm Desert, Palm Desert, California
14. Kurotel Longevity Medical Center and Spa, Gramado, Brazil
15. Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
16. Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, Florida
17. Canyon Ranch Lenox, Lenox, Massachusetts
18. Golden Door, San Marcos, California
19. Shankara Ayurveda Spa, Art of Living Retreat Center, Boone, North Carolina
20. Green Valley Spa, St. George, Utah
21. Miraval Arizona Resort, Tucson, Arizona
22. Gaia Retreat and Spa, Australia
23. Spa Eastman, Eastman, Quebec
24. The Ashram, Malibu, California
25. Red Mountain Resort, St. George, Utah
26. Cal-A-Vie Health Spa, Vista, California
27. Green Mountain at Fox Run, Ludlow, Vermont
28. Kripalu Center for Yoga Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
29. Healing Arts Center Cavallo Point, Sausalito, California
30. Lake Austin Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas
31. Tennessee Fitness Spa, Waynesboro, Tennessee
32. Canyon Ranch Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
    
33. Mii amo, a Destination Spa at Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona
34. The Biggest Loser Resort Niagara, Java Center, New York
35. Hills Health Ranch, 108 Mile House, British Columbia