Sick of the Spin cycle or treadmilling nowhere fast? Slash fat in the great outdoors at our seven favorite fitness retreats. By: Carole Jacobs #1.
Best Adventure Retreat The Canadian Rockies are an exhilarating backdrop for this small backwoods retreat on a bluff overlooking Kootenay Lake (seven days, from $2,139 U.S.: 800-661-5161). You’ll rise at dawn for yoga in a sunlit studio, fuel up on a hearty, vegetarian breakfast, then pile into a 4WD for daylong hikes showcasing B.C.’s spectacular beauty. Climb through pine forests to looking-glass lakes and sky-high glaciers; follow charging rivers to alpine meadows waist deep in wildflowers; hike through an enchanted forest upholstered with moss to a tiny hot-springs resort for a soothing soak. If only every hike could end like this! Other activities: kayaking, mountain biking, one-day wilderness survival school. In winter, come for the Turkey Burner Snowshoe ‘n’ Spa Vacation featuring downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice-skating, and backcountry and Cat skiing (where a SnoCat slope groomer serves as your chairlift, taking you to untouched slopes and powder bowls). After a long day in the boonies, enjoy a massage or soak in the outdoor Jacuzzi. For a total immersion, visit nearby Ainsworth Hot Springs, which flow into a cave and collect in small, rock-lined pools, each a slightly different temperature.
Mountain Trek Fitness
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