Getting into shape or keeping up the shape doesn’t have to be so brutal and agonizing. It should be effective but also enjoyable and if you have some dosh to spare, why not treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind holiday like a high-end bootcamp? Here are some of the finest places you can go to for some TLC that comes with fitness activities too:
Cal-a-Vie, Vista, California, USA
Despite its very delicate name and French Provençal decor, the trainers here will seriously put you to work because what seems to be a morning mountain hike can quickly turn into a mountain run. So, be ready! However, guests have the choice to do as much or as little as they please. There are also beginner-friendly choices, so if you’re not a fitness kind of person then you don’t have to worry. There are other activities like CrossFit and TRX classes.
For more, visit their website.
Bikini bootcamp, Tulum, Mexico
This place was founded around 10 years ago and also one of the first few adventure-fitness-and-yoga programs that were available. The boot camp has shabby-chic settings matches well with the kind of activities and vacation fun it has to offer. You can choose from power walks to cardio workouts or even yoga classes, all of which takes place on sandy white beaches.
For more, visit their website.
The Bodyholiday, St Lucia
Being in St. Lucia may require you to test your willpower as you may forget that you’re there for a boot camp. A typical day at this all-inclusive Carribean resort includes 7am beach boot camp class, four-mile runs, morning aerobics, afternoon windsurfing and evening yoga. If you go during March and November, you might have an ex-Olympian or pro athletes as your trainer.
For more, visit their website.
Pure Kauai, Hawaii, USA
The island’s nature is pretty much your gym. You can go to the beach and take surf lessons, kayak outings and beach runs. Besides being totally spoiled for choice with the private cottages and villas, guests will also be catered to by personal trainers, private chefs who put healthy eating before anything else and even personal assistants. If that’s not enough, the resort also has wellness practitioners – massage therapists, astrologist and healers. Yeah, how good does that sound for your body and soul?
For more info, visit their website.
Chiva-Som, Hua Hin, Thailand
Despite the meaning of Chiva-Som being ‘Haven of Life,’ guests who check themselves in this retreat will find that life will be anything but easygoing. Classes at this fitness retreat go on for almost 12 hours daily, there are plenty of hardcore choices to choose from like Muay Thai, Ashtanga yoga, cardio sessions, and any indoor or outdoor activity that you can think of. Once you’re done with all the boot camp exercises, there will be well-trained international experts that will help you with some reflexology, Thai massage and more, which will ease your aching muscles after a vigorously fit day. At this luxury boot camp, they also serve guests with delightfully healthy Thai dishes.
For more info, visit their website.
