Weight Loss Spas & Resorts

The World's Best Weight-Loss Spas

If your stomach is looking more scary than sexy these days, consider going to a spa to shed those extra holiday pounds. Fortunatelythe days of fat farms, group torture and lettuce-only lunches are ancient history. Today's health spas focus on long-term lifestyle changes that you can take home with you--in beautiful, luxurious settings with a lot more than a few greens on your plate.

Fat Camps Become Adult Friendly

Kids aren't the only ones going to "fat camps" these days. Billed in kinder terms as weight loss resorts, spas, or retreats,  reports that attendance has taken off amongst overweight and obese adults too. And while it used to be a women's only sort of zone, more men are signing upBut do they work? While the research is spotty, the individuals profiled in the article had mixed results, and stats from the PritikinLongevity Center + Spa — the most researched of the weight loss facilities - shows that participants lose four to five percent of their body fat while there. A potential problem is keeping the weight off once you're back at home. When researchers followed up with guests of the Hilton Head Health weight loss spa, they found that only 22 percent of the participants weighed 10 percent less than they did when entering the spa. A similar study of a European weight loss center yielded the same results.The article speculates that shows like The Biggest Loser have helped the upward trend of adult weight loss retreats. (Coincidentally, The Biggest Loser has its own adult weight loss resort.) But the help doesn't come cheap

Weight-Loss Spas

Weight-loss spas can help you develop healthier habits that will help you lose weight, but it's important to pick the right spa. In general Destination spas (sometimes called health spas) are a much better choice than resort spas if you want to lose weight.Destination spas serve healthy spa cuisine and plenty of exercise classes -- a combination that tones you up, burns calories, and gets you eating healthy foods.

Weight-Loss Resorts

While “fat camps” are nothing new, programs like The Biggest Loser and Celebrity Fit Club have brought residential weight-loss programs into the spotlight.Spas in France From no-nonsense health clinics to luxurious resort and spa experiences, the science and experience of weight loss has come a long way in the past few decades. Whether you want to lose weight, learn about nutrition or make big lifestyle changes, there is a location-based program for you.

Weight Loss spa/resort

Has anyone been to either Shane Diet Spa and Resort in San Antonio or know of a similar program like they have? I have been to Red Mountain but I am looking for a little more structure than they provideThe weight-loss program at this outdoorsy New England spa focuses heavily on (you guessed it) melting pounds via hiking the mountain right outside its doors. You’ll do healthy eating and plenty of yoga, too.

The New Generation of Weight Loss Spas

Geared to shed the fat-farm stigma and focus on a more holistic approach to health, today's spa vacations are now committed to