Weight Loss

Whether addressing a specific health issue or educating on healthier lifestyle choices, the spa industry is no longer pampering without a purpose. A constantly evolving industry, our collection of specialist spa holidays cater to the specific wellness needs of the individual. With wellness warriors now looking for more than pampering and relaxation, tailor-made wellness programs combining expert medical, fitness and nutrition teams are taking spa holidays to the next level.

In the midst of a rising obesity crisis, body-conscious Brits are turning to the hottest travel trend to combat weight gain. With a rise in overweight Britons searching further afield for long-term weight loss results the travel sector has seen a recent rise in Brits deciding to banish the bulge for good. From juicing cleanses in the Philippines to holistic medical treatments in Italy, our specialist weight management retreats are becoming increasingly popular for those seeking more than just a quick fix to the complex issue of obesity.

Revive your mind and body by escaping on one of our luxury yoga holidays. Combine yoga with a spa break in Italy, a culture holiday in Thailand, or a fitness break in St. Lucia. Take a look at our useful infographic for interesting facts and figures; inspiration for where to go, and reasons why you should bring yoga into your life. Get in touch with one of our travel specialists to tailor-make your perfect yoga retreat.

Going on holiday doesn't mean that you have to give up your health and fitness regime in favour of partying and over indulgence (although you most certainly can if you wish).

If you want a break from your usual gym routine, then get away from it all and have fun keeping fit ensuring you come home looking healthier, lighter and more rejuvenated than ever. Staff at flight comparison site Skyscanner, reveal their favourite ways to eat well and exercise whilst on holiday.

As the heat rises and the winter layers lessen, this season prompts us to ditch the couch and lace up our trainers in pursuit of rediscovering our hibernating beach bodies. This year, swap a last minute dash to the sweaty gym for a fitness boosting break as we share our best fitness holidays for a spring-summer shape up. From a back to nature fitness boot camp in Greece, to an active cleansing detox and fitness escape in Bali, come out of hibernation with a sweatcation holiday which will whip you into shape whilst boosting your summer tan.

From yoga retreats in Thailand to adventure fitness holidays in Oman, we present our 10 best health and fitness retreats around the world to help rejuvenate your mind, body and soul. Enhance your well-being in just 7 days on one of our worldwide healthy holidays and return home with benefits that will long outlast your tan.

It is rare that any products or diet plans can offer the proven benefits of a supervised fasting retreats. Unlike the gimmicks that fill our bathroom cabinets, fasting offers an almost unrivalled variety of health and mind benefits without the hassle. Detox holidays offer fasting and juice cleanse programmes to fight off the easily accumulated toxins picked up in the world of takeaways and ready meals. Single holiday goers can fast and socialise with the friendly and open atmospheres of these retreats while fostering lasting health benefits. Couples can sustain mutual weight loss with each other’s support and as part of a larger group. Even entire friendship groups can book nutrition-friendly retreats to de-stress and bring back a collective Zen. The ancient spiritualistic practices of fasting are no longer the virtue of a handful of Buddhist monks, we can all experience the benefits.

Over past decades, the mention of exercise has immediately conjured up images of hours on the treadmill. Today, there is a wide variety of sports, fitness classes and activities available for those that want to keep active and live a healthy lifestyle. With a constant stream of trends, not all of them stick, but hi-intensity interval training has risen as an effective fitness standard. Boosting numerous health benefits; from weight loss and endurance to toned muscles and a strong heart, the popularity of this fitness trend is definitely well earned.

As the heat rises and the winter layers lessen, every year summer prompts us to ditch the couch and lace up our trainers in pursuit of rediscovering our hibernating beach bodies. This year, swap a last minute dash to the sweaty gym for a fitness boosting break as we share our best fitness holidays for a summer shape up. From a back to nature fitness boot camp in Greece, to an active cleansing detox and fitness escape in Bali, come out of hibernation with a summer shape up holiday which will whip you into shape whilst boosting your summer tan.

The New Year is time for a new you, so get ready to bring out the best version of yourself with our top fitness holidays to book in 2017. You’ll be able to catalyse a bodily transformation just the way you want, as you jump into an active break located in a beautiful destination. From group fitness in Ibiza to DNA fitness in St. Lucia, we’ve got a fitness retreat to suit you.

Everyone’s body and lifestyle is different, so we’ve put together a range of fitness holidays that span from simple bootcamps to complex medical spas that study your DNA fitness and find out the type of exercise and nutrition that will serve you best. Needless to say, there are lots to choose from out there, so do some research and get ready to dive into a new you!

To find the best fitness holiday workouts to suit your body type, it is important to know which body type is most applicable to you. The endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph are the three body types or ‘somatotypes’ that can be used as a basic formula to categorise ourselves in order to best maximise our fitness potential on a wellness holiday. Although, no fitness workout rigidly fits into one body type criteria, don’t be surprised to find overlapping similarities between multiple body types within your own body.

Going for an exclusive fitness holiday is one good way to achieve your fitness goals, but to effectively improve your health and well-being, it helps to be informed of what exercises work with your body type, rather than against it. Learn which cardio and strength training based workouts are suited to your body type, so you can choose a fitness holiday that is beneficial for your body.

Two things come hand in hand with our healthy holidays – the opportunity to lose weight on holiday and detox on holiday. Our body is the reflection of our lifestyle and, increasingly, our day to day lives are becoming more and more sedentary. The ease of the 21st Century is creating a laze of the human form and, in turn, this wreaks havoc with our weight management ideals.

Travel to our best raw and vegan food wellness retreats to discover a world of joyful celebrations of food that is clean, nutrient-dense and life-giving. Raw and vegan foods are about listening to our bodies, embracing food in its beautiful natural form and taking the focus off animal products and processed foods. This could be a daunting prospect for those who feature meat and dairy regularly in their diets, but a raw and vegan food wellness holiday allows you to freely explore this exciting way of nourishing yourself. What’s more, these luxury wellness retreats offer expert guidance and a dream destination in which to naturally lose weight, embark on a detox holiday or learn how to embrace raw veganism long-term.

Start today instead of tomorrow and make the necessary changes in your life to improve your wellness. Begin your journey on one of our intensive weight loss holidays in Europe aimed at boosting your metabolism to result in lasting changes in your body. Learn how to fuel your body correctly on your European slimming and weight loss holiday with nutrition workshops and start to feel the changes both physically and mentally on your well-being journey. Target those problem areas with productive high intensity workouts and invest the time in sculpting the body of your dreams. Wake up glad you didn’t prolong your journey any longer and continue to enhance your appearance, health and self-esteem.

Shining the spotlight on functional training, Daniel Blanco Galindo personal trainer at Marbella Club in Spain, shares the benefits of adapting our fitness schedule to our lifestyle needs.

The range of health and fitness classes available is so vast that many people don't know where to start and what each one entails. Having an understanding of what each class offers and how it will benefit us is a key component when formulating a fitness regime, because it is easy to get stuck in a class that's not suited to your goals. Here is a breakdown on some of the most popular fitness holiday classes from cardio to strength training and what areas of the body they target, strengthen and tone.

Dr David Mantle

Dr Mantle is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, with a background in hospital pathology. He has an interest in the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease, and is medical advisor to the nutritional supplement company Pharma Nord.

Shedding those surplus pounds can be a challenging feat - from navigating the right diet to knowing the best exercise plan that will help you reach your goals as quickly and efficiently as possible, it's no wonder that in 2022 to 2023, 64% of adults aged 18 years and over in England were estimated to be overweight or living with obesity. With this in mind, we've rounded up the most transformative weight loss retreats in the world to visit where travellers can access specialist advice that will help them to shed excess weight and keep it off including:

• Detox & Optimal Weight at SHA Wellness Clinic Mexico
• Weight Management at The Farm at San Benito, The Philippines
• Weight Loss at Lily of the Valley, France
• Weight Management at RAKxa Integrative Wellness, Thailand
• Advanced Weight Loss at Euphoria Retreat, Greece

Detox & Optimal Weight at SHA Wellness Clinic Mexico

Our first luxury wellness retreat takes us to the pristine isles of Costa Mujeres in the Gulf of Mexico, these sun-kissed shores offer the idyllic destination for a tropical weight loss holiday. Having opened their doors here in January 2024, this South American expansion sees SHA bringing their 360-degree integrated method alongside the latest in science and technology to offer over 29 different advanced wellness activities. From Traditional Chinese Medicine to personalised high-tech medical treatments, everything is designed around you and your health goals, carefully curated to aid towards your weight loss transformation.

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Weight Management at The Farm San Benito, The Philippines

The perfect nutrition-friendly weight loss experience, San Benito has an award-winning vegan restaurant, the first of its kind in the Philippines. It's from here that you'll enjoy all your freshly prepared cuisine, as the passionate chefs source their ingredients from the onsite gardens. The Farm also hosts two other restaurants - Prana and Pesce, serving the best of Indian vegetarian and pescetarian cuisine respectively, offering delicious and nutritious food choices for all. Alongside the mouth-watering food, the programme itself has more than 17 wellness inclusions, providing a holistic weight loss experience. Feel the synergising effects of nutritional, fitness, and cellular health assessments, before diving into acupuncture, reflexology, colon hydrotherapy and much more.

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Weight Loss at Lily of the Valley, France

For a luxury weight loss retreat expertly combined with all the best bits of a fitness holiday, Lily of the Valley is your answer. This action-packed getaway begins with a bioimpedance analysis, followed by personalised fitness and meal plans for both the length of your stay and to utilise long after your departure. Then, in four personal coaching sessions, you'll learn how to use your body in the most efficient and effective way possible to get the most out of your training. Unwind in yoga, Pilates and floor barre classes with an expert instructor before indulging in opulent spa therapies to further aid your recovery and progression.

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Weight Management at RAKxa Integrative Wellness, Thailand

If you fancy a luxury spa break in the Land of Smiles for your transformation, look no further than RAKxa. This programme takes you through the best of science in wellness, featuring a thorough analysis of your health on arrival, including wellness and functional fitness consultations, an electrocardiogram, ankle brachial index test and more. The high-tech treatments don't stop there though, as throughout your stay you'll benefit from a great variety of wellness activities all carefully selected to promote sustainable weight loss, from cryo saunas and hyperbaric chambers to IV infusion and weber laser therapy, not to mention the countless spa therapies, you're in for a memorable journey that will transform how you feel both inside and out.

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Advanced Weight Loss at Euphoria Retreat, Greece

Euphoria Retreat's Advanced Weight Loss features over 20 powerful therapies to tackle excess weight and produce lasting results. With workshops on emotional health, there is also an emphasis on caring for mental and physical wellbeing simultaneously, making this a fantastic option for an emotional healing holiday. After initial assessments and lab testing, you'll undergo an array of sophisticated wellness treatments designed to effectively reduce the level of fat stores within your body. Through the use of impactful therapies like detox cupping massages and acupuncture, you'll be priming your body for a truly transformative experience both during and long beyond your stay in Greece.

More information: View Euphoria Retreat

So there you have it, 5 transformative weight loss retreats from Thailand to France to inspire those looking to make healthy changes to their weight in an environment that will support them every step of the way. 

Talk to one of our Travel Specialists on 0203 397 8891 or contact us here to discuss tailor-making your perfect transformative weight loss retreat. 

Scientists have been researching the theory that short periods of fasting could benefit our health and help with weight problems. We are constantly being fed contradicting evidence regarding what is good and bad for our health, but could this new research actually prove to be revolutionary? A reporter took to investigating the idea of intermittent fasting to discover the benefits and whether it actually worked, and the results were surprising.

With the pressures of modern day lifestyles causing many of us to compromise our own well-being, Dr. Sutthi Sawetsutthiphan, Medical Director at Thanyapura in Thailand, tells us about the influential relationship between stress and weight gain.