Keep your new year’s fitness goals going strong by planning to take a stay-in-shape vacation this spring. Each is in a gorgeous setting, provides time for pampering, and will keep you focused on fitness when your motivation lags.
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Snowshoeing in Colorado
Bundle up for a calorie-burning blast in the Rocky Mountains. The Wayfarers Snowshoe Walk in Estes Park, Colo., will have you torching more than 400 calories per hour, all while taking in the wintry white scenery. Snowshoeing, for the uninitiated, is as simple as walking, but more challenging because the snow offers more resistance for your muscles. Unwind each evening at The Stanley Hotel, where you’ll fuel your powdery excursions with healthy meals, and recover with a massage or reflexology session.
Cost: $1,295 per person (double occupancy) for 4 days/3 nights; includes snowshoe rental
Dates: March 18-21
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Surfing in Mexico
Drop into Riviera Nayarit, just north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a week of sun, surf, yoga, and sisterhood at Las Olas. Each day of your beginner-friendly surf safari begins with seaside yoga, breakfast and a surf lesson, followed by lunch in the village, another surf session and activities like mastering the perfect Margarita, salsa dancing and lessons in neighborhood Spanish. Nights are devoted to dinner and exploring village boutiques and galleries. Las Olas’ hillside villas feature views of the town and surf break, and each safari package includes a restorative sports massage.
Cost: $2,695 per person for 7 days/6 nights
Dates: Weekly sessions all year
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Cycling in Costa Rica
Put your legs on spin cycle as you bike through coffee, pineapple and papaya plantations, charming villages, verdant rain forests and ranch lands of Costa Rica with BackRoads. You’ll see exotic wildlife, sip the country’s renowned coffee, unwind with spa treatments, and choose from more calorie-burning activities like horseback riding, kayaking and hiking. Guests can choose their level of mileage each day, with long rides averaging 40 miles and short averaging 19 miles per day. Nights are spent in relaxing eco lodges.
Cost: from $2,398 per person for 5 days/4 nights
Dates: Feb 14 - 18, 19 - 23, March 11-15
Hiking Utah’s Red Rocks
You can trek through red rock canyons each morning of your stay at Red Mountain Resort in St. George, Utah, but that’s only the beginning of the healthy options you’ll find. Choose the all-inclusive Red Mountain Essential package, and you’ll get three energizing meals each day, unlimited fitness classes (like yoga, tai chi, Pilates, TRX and total body conditioning) and access to pools, bikes, cooking demos, nutrition seminars and more. The resort is central to beckoning side trips in Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, where you can experience more body-working outdoor adventures.
Cost: Rates start at $230/night
Dates: Available year round; no minimum stay required
Yoga in Bali
Salute the sun on this Indonesian island with one of Pravassa’s 10-day yoga retreats. Each escape book-ends its days with vinyasa, restorative or anusara yoga taught by experienced New York City-based teachers. When you’re not flowing through poses, you’ll ride bikes through rice paddies, hike the local mountains, practice mediation in the jungle, experience colorful Balinese ceremonies and markets, and enjoy local, organic fare. The trip begins with an inland stay in Ubud, the cultural center of Bali, and finishes in the northern coastal town of Bondalem, where snorkeling, waterfall hikes and massage, in addition to yoga, are the order of the day.
Cost: From $2,775 per person
Dates: March 1 - 11, 15 - 25
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Top Five Get-Fit Trips
Keep your new year’s fitness goals going strong by planning to take a stay-in-shape vacation this spring. Each is in a gorgeous setting, provides time for pampering, and will keep you focused on fitness when your motivation lags.
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Top Five Get-Fit Trips
Keep your new year’s fitness goals going strong by planning to take a stay-in-shape vacation this spring. Each is in a gorgeous setting, provides time for pampering, and will keep you focused on fitness when your motivation lags.
