Wellness Wanderlust

Croissants, pancakes, Danishes and English muffins—one look at the breakfast buffet on vacation, and you forget all about your diet. But holidays need not always come with holiday weight. In fact, it’s possible to come back lighter, and fitter from your last vacation as a single girl. With personalised medical attention, in-house doctors, customised meals, exciting fitness regimes, fabulous locations and five-star service, checking into dedicated weight-loss resorts makes the process of losing those last three kilos a lot of fun. The programmes also arm you with a lot of information, expert tips and ideas on managing weight effectively. The courtship period is both blissful and stressful. There is the pressure to look good, organise everything, hunt for that perfect lehenga... It also means a lot of skipped gym sessions, rich meals with the beau and eating on the run. Take some time off before the wedding and get a kick-start to flaunt the figure of your dreams on D-day. thegoodlife 146 August 2014 (approximately `8,85,280). The duration of the plan can be extended and includes accommodation in the Preferred Villa Room. All health assessments from blood work to balance and flexibility are monitored. Healthy cooking classes, personal training sessions, relaxation exercises, nutritious meals and entertainment are taken care of—all you have to do is show up. At Hilton Head Health, weight loss is as much about mind work as leg work, so there are several seminars that help you deal with issues like compulsive overeating, food addiction, emotional and stress eating, body image and motivation.

To book: +1 843 785 3919 CALLING ADVENTURE ADDICTS Fitness Travel Company, Senegal If you’re not the type of bride that can be trapped in a boring gym, the eight-day Magical Senegal programme, priced at 2,450 pounds (approximately `2,44,000), by the Fitness Travel Company is sure to shake things up. The Fitness Travel Company organises fitness and adventure breaks in stunning countries like Thailand, Switzerland and Brazil. These programmes are perhaps the best way to break through a weight-loss plateau, as they challenge your body with new activities. Make the outdoors your gym in the wild savannah’s raw, rugged, unspoiled landscape in the small Senegalese village of Toubacouta. You are served a Paleolithic-inspired diet with alkalizing raw fruit and vegetables, and detox juice to begin your morning. The experts also teach you how BEACH BUMS UNITE Hilton Head Health Resort & Spa, South Carolina, USA Fifty fitness options. Thirty seminar options. And 38 years of whittling down dress sizes. Located right by the beach, the 800-acre Hilton Head Health Resort & Spa, South Carolina, USA, has plenty of programmes to choose from, starting with three-day retreats. For longterm weight loss, though, guests are drawn to the Lose Well 4-Week Weight Loss Program, priced at $14,950 You can forget about boring workouts at Hilton Head Health Hilton Head Health offers 1,200-1,600 calorie meal plans with delectable fare August 2014 147 used to treat obesity after a consultation with a doctor. Based on your dosha and other assessments, the treatment plan is put into action and includes yoga, meditation and oral medication along with herb-enriched steam baths to prevent further accumulation of fat. Guests also enjoy a number of effective Ayurvedic fat-fighting therapies and massages such as udwarthanam (dry massage) as part of the treatment. The Ayurvedic vegetarian meals are simple but delectable and healthy, and the resort also organises Ayurvedic cookery classes so you don’t miss out on the right nutrition once you are back home.

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To book: 095 55 156156 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Absolute Sanctuary, Koh Samui, Thailand A Moroccan-style boutique resort, Absolute Sanctuary’s seaside location in the pristine island of Koh Samui in Thailand makes it an oasis you wouldn’t want to leave. You may just want to get married here! All rooms offer a sea or pool view. Though known for its yoga programmes, its weight-loss programmes are also highly popular and range to source for and prepare nutritious local Senegalese meals. Stay in luxurious sleeping huts for that camp feel and work on your body with sprints, uphill runs, explosive squat jumps, hip raises and other body weight and cardio exercises. Sounds too much? You can get your body in the groove by opting for personal training that begins three weeks before you head to the west coast of Africa and a week of post-vacation training to condition your body. When you’re not huffing and puffing, explore the mangrove region by proa (traditional Senegalese boat) or enjoy the eco-safari. Go wild!

To book: +44 800 001 6409 BACK TO ROOTS Kairali, The Ayurvedic Healing Village, Kerala, India Tucked away in the sleepy town of Palakkad, Kerala, the lush green environs of Kairali is sure to calm the Bridezilla in you. The vastu-shastra-balanced all-villa resort has a quaint old-world charm and its weight-loss packages, with a duration of 14 to 28 days, start at $2,632 (approximately `1,55,800). The principles of Ayurveda are Enjoy abhyangam at Kairali, a synchronised four-hand massage that aids removal of metabolic wastes thegoodlife 148 August 2014 from seven to 14 days, starting from $2,937 (approximately `1,73,900). The programme includes accommodation, multiple spa sessions, workouts that range from yoga and Pilates to boot camps and core blast, nutritious meals made from local, organic ingredients, and power foods that are blended into smoothies and juices. The Love Kitchen, the resort’s restaurant, is where meals are served. It’s probably not a bad idea to get your beau along. However, what seals the deal for us is the focus on healing. Koh Samui is known as the island of healing and so it is fitting that the resort offers therapies such as Reiki and hypnotherapy for a holistic weight-loss experience. To book: +66 77 601 190 FOR THE SPA JUNKIE Danubius Health Spa Resort Thermia Palace, Piestany, Slovakia If you want your last solo vacations peppered with a lot of time luxuriating and unwinding in the spa, you will want to consider the Danubius Health Spa Resort Thermia Palace. The weight-loss programme, which requires a minimum stay of seven nights, is very comprehensive and includes the best of medical and therapeutic spa treatments. Rates start at £1,084 (approximately `1,08,000) and include accommodation, food and all tests, therapies and treatments. Laboratory tests, health exams, consultations with doctors, personal trainers and dieticians mark the beginning of your stay. You get to indulge in up to 30 spa therapies per week, which are determined by the doctor after initial assessments. The list of exotic spa therapies here is bound to make you swoon—thermal baths, mud packs, underwater jet massages, hydro massages, whirlpools, stepping baths, and carbon therapy are just some of the options. And you get all this inside a beautiful 1916 palace with Art Nouveau architecture. Could you ask for more?

To book: +421 33 775 6677 BEAUTY RETREAT Capri Palace Hotel & Spa, Capri, Italy Beauty meets weight loss at the Capri Beauty Farm at the Capri Palace Hotel & Spain Capri, Italy. The resort, overlooking the Gulf of Naples, is worth a visit for its Neapolitan architecture alone. But the exhaustive wellness menu, including their patented ‘Leg School’ treatments, doesn’t hurt either. The seven-day Rational Nutrition- Metabolic Response programme is very popular and is priced at €5,609 (approximately `4,50,000) and includes stay, meals and treatments. Personally developed by Capri Beauty Farm’s celebrated medical director, Professor Francesco Conanaco, the programme gives you a separate ‘starting’ diet and ‘maintaining’ diet, based on a lot of clinical parameters. And for that bridal glow, don’t forget to try the Sarah Chapman Skinesis Facial, designed by ace London-based facialist Sarah Chapman, that is available exclusively at the Capri Beauty Farm. And for those cheat days, the luxurious hotel also boasts a Michelin-starred restaurant. Now if that doesn’t make for a wholesome pre-wedding holiday, we don’t know what will! To book: +39 081 978 0111 Take in stunning vistas on a holistic vacation in Absolute Sanctuary, Thailand The Leg School treatments at Capri Palace Hotel & Spa prevents stretch marks, enhances blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, and helps with vascular diseases in the lower limbs August 2014 149