Spas & Fitness

Selling a full makeup line in their Hamra spa, shop for beauty products and munch on healthy snacks before your spa treatment of choice, be it a full body massage, facial or a Jacuzzi session.

Don’t you just love the name? Aside from the obvious hairdressing service, this new spot provides the beauty basics such as waxing, manicures and pedicures, makeup and eyebrows. Stop by before your next big occasion.

A one-stop shop for all your health products, the Beirut Health Store carries a wide selection of nutritional supplements, vitamins and health food such as organic grains and vegetables – they even stock healthy toothpaste. Try the wolfberries (aka goji berries) – grown in the south of China, they’re rich in macronutrients.

This yoga centre was opened in 2000 by Swami Vishnu-Devananda and holds classes in Hatha Yoga and Vedic philosophy. The high ceilings in this 1930s building make for an ideal space to clear your mind and stretch those tense muscles.

Spend 90 minutes practicing Bikram Yoga in a heated room, sweating out the impurities of the body and gearing up with more energy. Instructor Dalal Harb will lead you through 26 Hatha yoga postures and two breathing exercises. Participants of any level are welcome. For private classes call Dalal Harb 71 214795.

Push yourself to the limit with a range of classes for kids and adults, including dance, martial arts, aerobics, body pump, cycling and gymnastics. If you prefer to work out solo, you can opt for one-on-one sessions with a personal trainer or private classes.

A back-to-basics fitness and aromatherapy centre offering a range of classes to improve your health inside and out. Tone your body in a yoga, hip-hop, belly dancing or stretching class, and relax your mind and body with aromatherapy and hypnotherapy sessions or Shiatsu and Thai Massages.

Do you want to try something challenging? Profeesor Capinha teaches Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art form and fusion of martial arts, fighting, music, philosophy, dance and ritual.

This American-style gym is fully equipped with a range of cardio, strength and muscle building machines, and free weights. Tae-Bo certified owner Elie Attieh holds daily classes for both kids and adults.

This haven is a spacious and fully equipped gym. Members will find all they need to get buff and lean. They offer everything from cardio machines, to up to date equipment. Though classes are not offered, if you are looking to transform your shape and sweat blood, think of no other place to get the job done.

Carlo El Mendelek is the ideal beauty centre for serious pampering. With two spacious floors dedicated to hair styling and treatments, cuts, massages, laser hair removal, manicures and pedicures, you’ll find all you need to get beautified.

Pamper yourself from top to toe as this center offers everything to do with hair and aesthetics. You can also get botox and filling, which are not otherwise widely available in every clinic. Or indulge in a massage, peeling, tattoos or any other beauty must options.

Pamper yourself with relaxing treatments like massages, physiotherapy and foot reflexology, or get in shape with slimming and firming therapy as well as detoxification treatments for both men and women. Try Life Clean’s ionic detoxification machine to rebalance your bio energy and detoxify your body.

Cherry is the Hamra favourite for manicures, pedicures, facial treatments, make-up, laser treatments, hair care, tanning and waxing. Embrace your inner Marilyn Monroe and get a beauty mark tattoo.

This airbrush makeup expert specialises in fashion shows, advertisements, TV and theatre. In recent years, Christian Abou Haidar’s name has become synonymous with beauty.

This Verdun health centre specialises in Hatha Yoga, held five times a week.

Sample the salon’s manicures, pedicures, body massages, mystic tans and wide selection of customisable makeup. They offer clients a choice between over 1600 different shades of nail polish – that means you can paint your nails a different colour every day for over 4 years! You can even create your own shades of nail polish and lipstick.

This women's only gym offers the best Pilates and wellness programs in personal training and small group classes that Beirut has to offer. Contours will create your own tailor-made program based on your fitness and wellness needs. Try their Kinesis machines for a 360° workout. Also offers oriental dance, yoga and zumba.

Dr Hamdan and his staff are specialists at facial enhancement and rejuvenation procedures, while also offering liposuction, breast lifts and more. Now offering physiotherapy clinic.