DESTINATIONS HEALTH & WELLBEING ALL-INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS
revved up high-intensity version. After a workout, clients can refuel courtesy of Clean and Lean cafe, which offers gluten-free, organic and unprocessed dishes. Prices start from £3,600 in a Lagoon House, including flights.
w AN APPLE A DAY There’ll be no settling down to bangers and mash on a wellness retreat, but it’s not just about kale juice and celery sticks, either. Plenty of resorts offer balanced, wholesome menus to encourage healthy eating alongside an active lifestyle, such as Curtain Bluff in Antigua, where new healthy menus are on offer at all restaurants. Wellbeing Escapes also
recommends serene resort SwaSwara, south of Goa, whose resident Ayurvedic Doctor will devise a personalised eating plan based on a client’s individual ‘dosha’ (constitution). The resort also offers unlimited interactive cooking sessions with the chef to help end bad eating habits. Healthy eating is also on the
menu at all-inclusive chain Lux Resorts’ Indian Ocean retreats, where clients who sign up to the Me Wellness Concierge Service can pick light meals from the menu, including veggie and vegan dishes, and choose from buffet options based on healthy principles such as using olive oil or natural sweeteners, and food that has been baked rather than fried.
w SPORTING CHANCE Clients who get bored lounging by the pool or devoting their days to tanning can dive into a whole range of health-boosting activities on an all-inclusive break instead. Activity holiday specialist Neilson recommends its summer Beachclubs in Turkey and Greece as destinations for couples and families looking to get stuck into a wide range of activities, from stand-up paddle-boarding to wake-boarding, all on a complimentary basis. Biking options at Retreat Beachclub in Sivota, on the western coast of mainland Greece, and at Messini
TUI BLUE PALM GARDEN, TURKEY The brand’s Bluefit
Tui ‘s latest all-inclusive hotel concept Tui Blue combines healthy eating and fitness. “The idea is to have a healthier
attitude towards holidays and we found there is a demand for it across Europe,” says Artur Gerber, managing director for Tui Blue. Palm Garden opened on the
Turkish Riviera in May, following Sarigerme Park on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Further openings are planned
for Schladming, Austria and Fleesensee, Germany by the end of the year, and Castelfalfi in Italy for next spring.
programme combines wellness, fitness and nutrition: spinning classes, yoga on the beach and group fitness sessions are part of the all-inclusive package, along with vegan and vegetarian options at the buffet. “At this resort you can eat
at the à la carte restaurant, experience the beach breakfast, and take part in the beach barbecue,” says Gerber. Guests can also pay extra for a personal trainer, who can even accompany them to the buffet to advise on nutrition.
RIGHT: Amilla Fushi,
the Maldives BELOW:
Kamalaya
Koh Samui, Thailand
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