www.womanthismonth.com January 2016 59 A HAWAIIAN BOOT CAMP This destination has health and fitness vacation plans for all budgets and intensity levels. Use the island’s stunning nature as a gym with surf lessons, kayak excursions, rainforest hikes and beach runs. There are a number of fitness resorts to choose from which offer a host of services like personal trainers, health-minded private chefs, personal assistants, sports instructors and wellness practitioners from massage therapists to intuitive healers and even astrologists, letting you decide how active or mellow you want your stay to be. For the diehard CrossFitters, companies such as The Trip Tribe, Destino Retreats and Pure Kauai have crafted ‘WOD-cation and Paleo Retreat’ programmes with all the burpees, skill sessions and Paleo-friendly foods you could want. You get to compete in a state-of-the-art CrossFit gym, paddleboard in the Hawaiian waves and even crush some non-Paleo-friendly margaritas after a hard day’s work, then go home feeling healthier, stronger and leaner. While you’re there, take some time off the workout regime and hike the legendary Na Pali Coast, take a whale watching trip, explore the volcanoes and visit the majestic Waimea Canyon. CrossFit training Hiking in Na Pali Coast Pitons, St Lucia A FULL BODY HOLIDAY It may take serious willpower to make this getaway a boot camp as this is the kind of location that Caribbean holiday dreams are made of. One of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, St Lucia is a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown and offers a large range of activities. For those of you with enough drive to push your limits and dive into a mega workout regime, its arsenal of boutique to ultraluxurious resorts has a variety of packages to offer. An all-inclusive package at any of these resorts can cover spa treatments, a range of sporting activities from tennis to scubadiving, and a dazzling array of exercise classes from dawn to dusk. If committed to the cause, your day may start with a 7am beach boot camp class, followed by a four-mile run, morning aerobics, afternoon windsurfing and evening Ashtanga yoga. Head out to explore the natural beauty all around you with a trek in Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens, a breathtaking site that’ll not only get your heart pumping as you walk across the six-acre range, but a dip in its hot mineral springs will rejuvenate you with all their natural goodness. Diamond Falls, St Lucia Yoga on the beach
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