
Travel Tuneups: Wellness Retreat in Portugal for a Healthier 2027
From restorative treatments to personalized fitness and nutrition, Longevity Senses Cascais offers three wellness getaways to help guests build healthier habits.
Stylists! Learn how to eat right, get organized, and stay active without fad dieting or crazy regimens. The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD) will host their inaugural health and wellness event, Get With It…Get Healthy, which will benefit the national charitable organization, Look Good…Feel Better. Taking place on Friday, February 17th at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, California, this one-day event will take place the day after the ICMAD Technical Regulatory Forum.
Stylists! Learn how to eat right, get organized, and stay active without fad dieting or crazy regimens. The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD) will host their inaugural health and wellness event, Get With It…Get Healthy, which will benefit the national charitable organization, Look Good…Feel Better. Taking place on Friday, February 17th at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, California, this one-day event will take place the day after the ICMAD Technical Regulatory Forum.
So what are you waiting for? Get a few of your colleagues together and make a salon trip out of it!
The concept of this event is to adopt a fit and organized way of life that is compatible with today’s hectic lifestyles. Celebrity fitness trainer, Kathy Kaehler, will host the entire day with three life-centric sessions, which incorporate nutrition, health, and maintaining a fit lifestyle. Well known for her A-list celebrity clients, television appearances, and as an expert in the fitness industry, Kaehler provides a wealth of real-world knowledge to help others lead a healthier and more productive life.
“This ICMAD event celebrates life and how to live it to the fullest. I am honored to partner with ICMAD and help people create a practical way to eat healthy, get organized, and stay active,” says Kathy Kaehler.
Look Good…Feel Better, a national charity organization providing care for women patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, has deep roots with ties to the beauty industry. The Balboa Bay Club will also host a Beauty Bar with nail, make-up, lash, and skin stations, at reduced costs that will also benefit the charity. Guests can also bid on an array of silent auction items throughout the day.
“It’s exciting and rewarding that ICMAD is a catalyst in contributing to Look Good Feel Better. We believe that having our industry of beauty, cosmetics and personal care creates a win-win scenario with gratification for all.” says Pam Busiek, president and CEO, ICMAD.
Session One: Let’s Work It Out
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Session Overview: Train with Kathy Kaehler and learn the exercises and routines she does with her top celebrity clients in this engaging morning workout session.
Session Two: Get Organized
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Session Overview: Learn how to get organized in the kitchen and quickly plan healthy meals for the week ahead. Kathy Kaehler will teach her celebrity favorite, Sunday Set-Up, program in this session. Lunch will be provided.
Session Three: Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Session Overview: Learn how to bring nutrition, food preparation, organization, and exercise all together and keep it going!
For more information visitwww.getwithitgethealthy.com or www.icmad.org

From restorative treatments to personalized fitness and nutrition, Longevity Senses Cascais offers three wellness getaways to help guests build healthier habits.

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