GOING NOWHERE, FAST: Western-style spa exercise and procedures, such as spinning here in front of the Marienbad colonnade laser treatments and hot stone massage, are creeping into the Czech Republic. (Susan Spano / LAT)
HEALTH SPRINGS ETERNAL: The Karlsbad spa (at right in top photo), counts among its former patrons English King Edward VII, Mark Twain and composer Richard Wagner. Above, the pool at the Czech Republics Thermal Hotel affords views of Karlsbad, also known as Karlovy Vary. (Susan Spano / LAT)
