10 Amazing Wellness Amenities at Luxury Apartments

These past 18 months, we've all stayed closer to home. Luxury residential developers have taken notice, incorporating lifestyle-focused amenities like high-end in-house spas, rooftop fitness, massive green spaces and even rooftop dog parks. "After over a year of disruption, many aspects of daily life have returned, but our normal is unlikely to ever look the same," says Tania Richardson, co-founder and CEO of Tomas Pierce Interior Design. "Our new concept of luxury is rooted in healthy and thoughtful lifestyles." With this in mind, here are 10 wellness amenities you've got to see to believe in today's urban apartments and condos.

Sparkling rooftop pools are a draw, of course, but rooftop amenities are expanding to include lap pools and running tracks. Residents can engage with nature and feel the warm sunshine as they get in a daily workout. At Optima Kierland, a luxury building in Scottsdale with rentals and for-sale residences, residents have access to a quarter-mile outdoor running track around the perimeter of the Sky Deck and a 50 meter lap pool. The building also boasts an indoor/outdoor yoga studio and fitness center. Start the day with an al fresco workout with unobstructed mountain views.

The benefits of meditation are numerous, including reduced stress and lower anxiety, as well as enhanced emotional health and self-awareness. Since we all want what meditation has to offer, it's no surprise to see luxe condo developers incorporating spaces for wellness, mindfulness and meditation. At Jolie, a new luxury building in Manhattan's Financial District, outdoor areas were crafted with meditation in mind. On the rooftop, the Zen-inspired meditation deck — 500 feet above street level — wows with views across the Hudson River, to the Statue of Liberty and beyond. "In terms of concierge services, yoga, meditation, sound baths and mindfulness will continue to grow," notes mind-body wellness lifestyle expert Jaya Jaya Myra.

There's no need to leave your apartment building to get in a pick-up game of basketball, even squash. Some luxe buildings have boxing rings, as well as yoga and barre studios. Go ahead and cancel your gym membership now. At 378 West End Avenue, an upscale condo building on New York's Upper West Side, fitness-focused amenities lure in new residents. The building has a saltwater lap pool, half basketball court and regulation squash court, as well as a sports simulator for practicing sports like baseball, golf and hockey.