Planning a Fitness Vacation

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

09 Feb 2006 07:00 AM

Spring is a time for new beginnings and launching action plans to achieve new ideals. What better way to kick off your spring than with a spring fitness vacation? The best way to plan for a spring fitness vacation is to coordinate around your Spring Break for your children if you have any. You may want to take a long weekend rather than a week long vacation to get started.

Destinations that are fantastic for a fitness vacation include Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe area leaps to mind because there is so much that can be done there. Fitness vacations refer to more than just using a hotel gym, but actively engaging in sports or activities during the course of the vacation.

A trip to the Grand Canyon where you can go hiking. A trip to the mountains for skiing. A trip to the beach for surfing, swimming or snorkeling. What about a vacation that lets you bicycle tour an area or a fitness vacation that involves horseback riding in Ireland? There are a lot of options that just need you to take time to explore them.

You could make a trip to Disney World a fitness vacation; simply include a lot of time walking, swimming and other aerobic activities. Planning a fitness vacation requires a state of mind that looks forward to getting physical. A fitness vacation may also require some preparation ahead of time.

Mountain climbing, for example, is not something you can just go and take a trip and do. You need to spend time getting yourself in shape for it physically, mentally and emotionally. So if you think a fitness vacation is something you would enjoy, choose an activity that you and your family would all like to do. Whether it's horseback riding, swimming or hiking, discover how a fitness vacation not only promotes better health but also quality time with your family.

Popular Fitness Vacation Ideas Include:

· Skiing · Snowboarding · Hiking · Swimming · Horseback Riding · Touring (By Bike) · Surf Boarding We'll be talking more about fitness vacations over the next few weeks including companies that cater specifically too the idea of a fitness vacation such as hiking trips to Chile and Argentina, horse back riding vacations in Ireland and mountain climbing in Colorado. It's not where you go, but how you get there that counts.

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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Catherine Lawson (10) 08 Mar 2006 10:36 AM

I'm glad you included Walt Disney World in your comments, as all that walking you do there could keep you fit. But, I just wanted to say that anyone wanting to keep fit in Disney should try staying at the Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa on Disney property. I stayed there in December and the gym there was out of this world - really hi-tech equipment.

Catherine http://www.mywdwtrip.com

Heather Long (16954) 08 Mar 2006 12:18 PM

Thank you for the tip about Saratoga Springs. I stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge the last time around and I liked their gym, but it was small. On my next trip (hopefully sometime this summer/fall) I want to visit the different resorts and check out their different offerings.