Home of top-notch doctors, luxury spas and state of the art fitness studios, Arizona has its finger on the pulse of health happenings .Valley residents enjoy a spanning selection when it comes to fitness and self-improvement options. Here are AZFoothills.com readers top picks for health and self in the Valley.
These are the winners of Best of Our Valley 2016. Winners will be featured in the April 2016 issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winners with the most total votes will be featured on the cover, but you will have to wait until April to find out who they are!
As a special thanks to the winners and those who helped them attain their “Best Of” status, a celebratory bash will be held in May 2016. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!
All those who won this year can download their 2016 Winners logos here.
THE WINNERS LIST: HEALTH & SELF
Best Alternative Exercise Option & Personal Training – Reformed Pilates
Best Alternative Spa Treatment – Beautif-EYE Studios
Best Barre Studio – Karve Studio
Best Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon: Female – Dr. Patti Flint
Best Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon: Male – Dr. Remus Repta
Best Bootcamp – AZTRAINING LAB
Best Cosmetic Dentist – Joseph Harris
Best Interval Training – BODI
Best Day Spa – Movement Restoration
Best Dentist – Dr. Allen Peyghambarian
Best Dermatologist – Dr. Lee Laris, Phoenix Skin Dermatalogy
Best Eyelash Extensions– Beautif-EYE Studios
Best Facial – Beautif-EYE Studios
Best Family Doctor – Dr. Susan Wilder
Best Fertility Doctor – Dr John Couvaras MD, FACOG
Best Gym – BODI
Best Hair Extensions – Lisa Fresa Palacios
Best Hair Stylist – Rhonda Stieler, Sachi Salon and Spa
Best Hospice – Hospice of the Valley
Best Hospital Group – St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
AFM FAV: Best Hospital Group – Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Best Hot Yoga – Sutra Midtown Yoga
Best Hotel Gym – VH Spa, Valley Ho
Best Interval Training – BODI
Best Large Scale Valley-Wide Gym – The Village
Best Mani/Pedi – Spa Avania, at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch
Best Massage – The Neuromuscular Studio
Best Mobile Doctor Service – Doctor Housecalls of Paradise Valley
Best New Gym/Fitness Studio (Opened Within the Last Year) – Mint Body Arcadia
Best OBG/YN – Dr. Tara Brodkin
Best Orthodontist –Affiliated Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics (Dr. Bruce Goldstein, Dr. Michael Feinberg, Dr. Tal Masserman)
Best Pilates Studio –Studio Allonge
Best Psychiatrist in Scottsdale/Paradise Valley – Dr. Cynthia Stonnington, MD
Best Resort Spa – Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa at the Wigwam
AFM FAV: Best Resort Spa – Joya Spa at Omni Montelucia
Best Salon – Salon Eclectic
Best Spa Boutique – Well & Being at Willow Stream – Fairmont Princess
Best Spin Class- The Madison Improvement Club
Best Spray Tan – Bronzeology: The Art of Custom Airbrush Tanning
AFM FAV: Best Spray Tan – Sungun
Best Trainer – Nikki Metzger, BODI
Best Water – Purely Sedona
Best Waxing – Urban Wax
Best Yoga Studio – Sutra Midtown Yoga
AFM FAV: Best Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon: Male – Dr. Marc Malek