The most popular 8 Health and Fitness Holidays

April 28, 2023

Fitness, Sport and exercise is essential for maintaining good health and reducing the risk of many health conditions. Regular exercise helps you feel lighter, fitter and healthier. Happier, even. Exercise keeps muscles and joints supple, improves physical condition, stimulates circulation and boosts the immune system. A health and fitness holiday can help you to restart your exercise and sport goals. It may help you to discover which type of sport you enjoy most. Or it could help you in achieving your specific goal (improved fitness levels, weight loss, muscle mass). As you will find various outdoor activities or fitness classes at a health resort, there is plenty to discover. Personal training. Tennis. Pilates. Swimming. Yoga. Tai chi. Bootcamp. Fitness. Golf. Surfing. Sub or diving. There is a huge range of fitness and active wellbeing holidays available, meaning that you’re bound to find a health and wellbeing holiday that offers activities to your taste. And..One of the best things of an active holiday: after all that exercise...a well-earned spa treatment will be your treat!

Sentido Galomar - Madeira

Adults-only holiday resort by the sea offers an impressive list of activities that challenges even the most active person. With more than 70 exercise- and holistic classes weekly, this is a real fitness challenge! If you still have energy left, there’s always more: diving, horse-riding, golf, hiking, canoeing, cycling or tennis to keep you busy. Galomar is the Active and Sports adults-only resort of the 3 Galo resorts, all bundled in one big area.

Pine Cliffs - Portugal

For Sport lovers the right place! One of the best Sport, Fitness & Outdoor resorts in Europe, right by the sea! Perched on a cliff in the Algarve, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, this is the ideal place for sports enthusiasts thanks to the boot camp studio and circuit, seven swimming pools, professional personal trainers and various outdoor activities. Plus the 9-hole golf course on site. Get active, recharge your batteries and relax in style.

Paradis Plage - Morocco

Relaxed and chilled Surf & Yoga resort located on a beautiful 5 km sandy beach with a contemporary Moroccan style. Here they take chilling to the next level with the relaxed surfer-style vibe, its famous yoga classes, the Moroccan EcoSpa and its organic cuisine. There are free daily group activities such as fitness workouts, body combat and kayaking. You can take surf and yoga classes, both for beginners and advanced.

ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort - Ajman (UAE)

Men love ZOYA, the first medical spa in Ajman (UAE), offering high-tech tests and analysis to give guests a good insight in their health and wellbeing. The Myoline Isometric Strength Analysis measures 28 different muscles. The 3D and 4D Spine & Posture Analysis monitors any postural deformities or spinal issues.There is also a Anti Gravity Running machine which allows you to burn more calories if you have any injuries or heart problems. The results gathered from the diagnostic for your body evaluation are used to create tailor made fitness programmes.

Phuket Cleanse - Thailand

Intimate retreat in Phuket where raw food, lot's of daily sport & yoga classes and workshops form the pillars. A warm, friendly environment: Phuket Cleanse is all about a healthy lifestyle. The detox-, fitness-, weight loss- and yoga programmes are built around exercise and healthy food. Got a specific goal? Compile your own programme with different exercise activities under the guidance of the sport- and detox coaches. You may, for instance want to build muscle mass, or boost your energy levels.

Absolute Sanctuary - Thailand

With its Mediterranean inspired architecture, this stunning boutique wellness hotel, on the tropical island of Koh Samui in Thailand is true paradise for yoga, detox, fitness and Pilates lovers. Besides their 2 yoga studios and a well equipped fitness studio Absolute Sanctuary has 2 dedicated spaces to the latest trend in Fitness: Pilates. They have one group reformer studio featuring 9 Pilates reformer machines and a private pilates studio equipped with all the machines that will get you long, lean and toned including 8 core suspend stations designed to strengthen your core.

Sianji Wellbeing Resort - Turkey

Detox, fitness and wellness programmes. Luxury and relaxation. Sun and sea. At Sianji Wellbeing Resort, you’ll have it all. Value for money here! The wellness centre (approx. 2,000m2) specialises in health and wellbeing programmes to help you live a healthier, fitter, more energetic life. You’ll be able to choose from various therapies, foods and treatments. Or from specific detox, relaxation, weight loss and fitness programmes. A team of coaches, exercise instructors and therapists are at your disposal to help you achieve your goal.

Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti - Italy

Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti is a luxury mountain resort with all the whistles and bells. Beautiful inside and out, the resort has a stunning contemporary-classic design and views of the whimiscal mountainscape and forested valleys from wherever you stand. The long list of innovative East-meets-West beauty (holistic and Western medicine) and spa treatments guarantee outward beauty for you, too. Clean lungs thanks to the fresh mountain air, clean skin thanks to the spa, a clean body thanks to the organic Mediterranean food and – most of all – a clean head thanks to all the calmness you experience here. The skiing here is fantastic too.

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Marleen

This blog is written by Marleen, the founder of PureandCure.com. She travels around the world in search of the best Health & Wellbeing Hotels, Spas and Retreats and shares her know-how, experiences and observations through her blogs.