Cleveland
There’s a truly stunning array of activities
centered around wellness in the city, and
planners can work their way from the
conference outward, thanks to the staff of
Discover Cleveland.
“Our convention services team has
worked with meeting planners to develop
coordinated runs, spa services and on-site
yoga instructors and fitness instructors for
morning sessions,” said Mike Burns, senior
vice president of conventions sales and
services for Discover Cleveland. “They have
also arranged on-site chair massages on
the tradeshow floor.”
He added that they are currently working
with one conference to offer a rock ’n’ roll-
themed yoga session on the grassy rooftop
area of the new convention center, which
overlooks the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland has in-
corporated healthy teambuilding into its
renovation, which wrapped last October.
The property added LINKS, which is a
culinary-themed space just outside the
hotel’s meeting rooms. Its working kitchen
is designed for group cooking adventures
and teambuilding events. Planners can
request a class or demonstration of healthy
recipes, either as a meeting session or an
energizing break.
At the Cleveland Botanical Garden,
groups can be gently active with a walk
through the Restorative Garden, or check
the schedule for one of the facility’s many
activities, from tai chi practice to herbal
workshops that teach participants how to
grow and make their own natural beauty
and body products.
Groups can get their blood pumping in
the Cleveland Metroparks, which features
nature centers, more than 100 hiking
trails and activities like ziplining, golfing,
biking or tobogganing during the winter
months. Small groups can stretch their
legs with a unique activity at the Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo: an overnight camping
adventure where they learn how to track an
Amur tiger through its habitat.
Water activities are also plentiful in the
area, from kayaking and paddleboarding
at the Rock & Dock Marina just behind the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to learning to sail
at The Foundry, a center for rowing and
sailing on the Cuyahoga River. Planners
can also utilize The Foundry’s state-of-the-art rowing tanks for teambuilding activities,
and the facility also offers meeting and
event space.
Cincinnati
“In Cincinnati, it’s easy for meeting planners to coordinate time for health and well-
Activities that promote health and well-being have become an important part of meetings, and Ohio honors that trend with a
wide variety of venues and events to keep
attendees at their best. From salsa dancing
in Cincinnati’s Fountain Square to hiking in
Columbus or learning to sail in Cleveland,
the Buckeye State knows how to make any
group fit and relaxed.
A multitude of wellness options
keep groups healthy in Ohio
BY BETH BARTLETT FITNESS
TRACKER
KAYAKING, COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS
FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CINCINNATI CLEVELAND METROPARKS LAKEFRONT RESERVATION
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