Drop Those Pounds

For some, the idea of a great summer vacation is to do absolutely nothing but sleep, swim, eat and then sleep some more! However, there are some people who take the opportunity to drop some excess flab and get fit into the bargain.

Fitness camps have been springing up all over the US, offering all kinds of treatment for those of us blessed with a bigger than average girth.

But its not just lettuce leaves and spring water. These camps - perhaps we should call them spas since ‘camp’ has a rather rigid connotation! – offer education programs and self awareness seminars to help the individual change the lifestyle that got them into trouble in the first place.

Guests are taught how to evaluate there lifestyle and to look at oneself to gain inner peace. This, coupled with an exercise regime - be it in the gym or climbing mountains - tailor made for the individual’s fitness level, equips you with all you need to start that better, more healthy, life that we all seem to promise ourselves ‘one day’.

So really it’s like going back to school to learn healthy habits that will make you feel – and look – great!

Most of these spas are set in superb surroundings - maybe a mountain retreat, or perhaps a tropical beach, or even in another country.

If it is just a few pounds you want to shed or maybe it really is a time for changing your lifestyle more dramatically, then this could be the holiday for you.