Pickleball courts and fitness centers are as standard as room service in many luxury resorts. A growing number of properties are pushing past the expected, with amenities that include sandboarding ancient dunes in Wisconsin and piloting electric underwater scooters through coral reefs in the British Virgin Islands.

In a state where the wellness tourism market is helping drive a global industry projected to top $1 trillion this year, the competition for ‘Zen’ is fierce. The JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa swaps the standard spa menu for a sophisticated, circuit-based model in the Sonoran Desert.