Vacation: More and more, time away is geared toward getting healthy

Vacation doesn’t have to be a beer and Buffalo wing binge-fest. (Or a Champagne and oyster extravaganza, depending on your taste.) Vacation destinations like Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires and The Lodge at Woodloch in the Poconos offer a meditative natural setting that will transform cynical urbanites into mellow, mantra-chanting tree-huggers, and also help you lose some pounds along the way.

While fitness vacation packages can be found across the country and even the globe, you don’t need to travel that far. If you’d like to spend your getaway hiking, canoeing on a lake, cycling or doing Sun Salutations, there are options nearby and even right here in the city.

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Hotels across the country offer fitness incentives that will help you shape up during your next getaway. Here are a couple:

-- Westin Hotels & Resorts formed a global partnership with New Balance that offers fitness gear (sneakers with disposable insoles, tanks, pants and more) to guests through a $5 lending program. Westin’s Running Concierges can also take guests on guided 3-mile group runs, highlighting local hot spots along the way.

-- At Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, guests can request a complimentary “Gym-In-A-Bag” that includes a workout book with exercises, a yoga mat, resistance band, massage stick and foam roller. Thanks to the partnership with Core Performance, Sheraton guests also have in-room access to on-demand fitness videos and online training programs. Starwoodhotels.com.