Fitness vacations are the ultimate kick start to a fitness routine. You get a good mix of relaxation, rejuvenation, and fitness. On a fitness vacation there are generally scheduled activities and prepared menus giving you the push you need to begin a healthy and fit lifestyle.
Fit Tours offers a 9 week fitness program based at the Sueno Azul Eco-Resort in Costa Rica. You will receive 4 weeks of pre-trip fitness preparation, 1 week of fitness touring in Costa Rica, followed by a 4 week fitness follow-up.
Simple, elegant rooms with a ceiling fan and a private porch with wonderful views of the lakes, rivers, and mountains await you. You will enjoy massages in the Wellness Center and yoga, pilates, core, and resistance and functional training in the yoga hall.
Both the Wellness Center and the yoga hall are surrounded by beautiful tropical gardens. You will also have access to the outdoor pool and Jacuzzi which are ideal for a relaxing evening after a long day of fitness.
There are guided hikes near the Arenal Volcano. You will see volcanic eruptions of fire and lava at one of the most active volcanoes in the world. After a long day of hiking, you can relax in one of the 25 hot mineral water pools and waterfalls.
Vita Vie Resort is an all-inclusive fitness retreat located in Delray Beach, FL. It was featured in More Magazine as one of “12 Revitalizing Winter Vacations”.
Oxygen Magazine described their Bella Boot Camp as “a high energy, get your butt in shape fitness retreat. This retreat offers structured days include classes such as: beach blast cardio, beach boot camp, cardio kickboxing, zumba, mat pilates, yoga, and much more.
The Bella Boot Camp also focuses on education, fitness guidance, motivation, and weight loss. Vita Vie also recently added three For Men Only retreats. The Golf Game will condition you for a better golf game. Better Center works on weight loss in the mid-section. Focus on Flexibility works on muscle relaxation and gaining flexibility throughout the body.
Golden Door has location in Escondido, CA, Carefree, AZ, Park City, UT, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and Naples, FL. The original spa experience is located in Escondido which is located just north of San Diego.
They offer women’s week, men’s week, and coed weeks. During the fitness portion you will have a Personal Fitness Guide who will create a weeklong schedule that will help you accomplish your fitness goals. There are 3 poolside aerobic gyms, a hilltop gym, a 4000 square foot Fitness Pavilion, two swimming pools, a Kiatsu water therapy pool, tennis courts, and a solarium.
The activities include: tennis, hiking trails, cardio classes, flexibility training, water classes, dancing, strength training, yoga, tai-chi, and meditation.
Under the supervision of Chef Kayla Roche, delicious dishes created from produce picked fresh from their organic garden and locally raised poultry. Dishes on the menu include: Crispy Duck Breast, Caramelized Shallot & Date Bulgar Pilaf and Blackberry Jus with a dessert of Fudge Brownie with Chocolate Sauce and Raspberry Coulis.
The accommodations at Golden Door are superb. Each room has a raised platform with a meditative shrine. The rooms are over 400 square feet with a private bath, private gardens, fresh flower arrangements, CD player with alarm clock, complete spa wardrobe and sandals, maid service five times daily, daily laundry service, Golden Door tote bag and water bottle, and Golden Door Skincare.
Happy Travels!
