Vermont Spa Achieves 100% Increase in Weight Loss Retreat Participants in 2005
The New Life Hiking Spa uses hiking and healthful cuisine as permanent weight loss solutions.
Killington, VT (PRWEB) April 2, 2005 -- Getting into shape by getting back to
nature, New Life Hiking Spa reports a 100% participant increase for its weight
loss programs in the start of 2005. In addition, New Life has achieved a 60%
increase in its male participants over last year’s numbers. Retreat-seekers
typically visit the Vermont-based spa from all across the United States and
Canada, though they have come from as far away as the Caribbean and Nigeria,
Africa.
Director and founder Jimmy LeSage, M.S.
explained, “I believe the participation increase in our program is because
people are realizing that to lose weight and keep it off, they need to commit to
a lifestyle change, not just a diet. With popular programs like NBC’s ‘The
Biggest Loser,’ Discovery Health’s ‘National Body Challenge,’ numerous other
weight loss challenge programs and Oprah’s high profile get-fit strategies, the
world is finally realizing they can’t just go on a ‘diet’ to lose weight and
keep it off.”
Through hiking and other coordinated and facilitated
physical fitness activities, wellness education, special interest programming,
healthful cuisine and professionally administered body work, New Life’s Weight
Loss Retreat lasts 11 days or longer and allows spa-goers to make real changes
in their eating habits and lifestyles. Guests are educated about health
enhancement, enabling them to take their newly-learned healthy habits home and
implement them into their individual lifestyles. Shorter stay programs are also
available, including a 5-10 day Jump-Start Program.
New Life offers three
different levels of hiking every day, adjusting to specific needs while still
allowing guests to be strengthened, clear their minds and increase
cardiovascular and flexibility. In addition, New Life's exclusive menu focuses
on weight loss, providing a nutritional balance of complex carbohydrates for the
energy and fuel needed on an active vacation and enough protein and fat to meet
individual needs. To assist guests in continuing with a healthy lifestyle after
their Weight Loss Retreat, New Life offers cooking classes, nutrition and
wellness workshops and individual counseling as well as an on-line cookbook, the
New Life Guide to Healthy Eating, found at www.newlifediet.com.
Mr. LeSage continued, “The clean,
fresh air and the Vermont scenery is a wonderful way to jump start anyone’s
fitness and health routine – even if it has been decades since you last
exercised. Hiking is a fabulous way to get in shape and nothing beats the
backdrop of Vermont.”
About New Life Hiking Spa
Jimmy LeSage combined
his talents as an expert chef and professional counselor to start New Life
Hiking Spa in 1978. New Life Hiking Spa is renowned for being an affordable
destination spa with some of the country's best hiking and fitness programming.
Because the number of guests is capped at 30, each visitor is able to focus on
his or her personal needs with the help of New Life's superb staff. New Life
Hiking Spa offers the chance to experience the peace of the outdoors in a
down-to-earth, country inn environment and is ideally suited for small groups,
couples or individuals trying to improve their fitness level and eating habits.
New Life Hiking Spa is open from May 13 - October 21st for the 2005 season and
is now taking reservations. Early season specials are now available on their
website. For more information, please visit www.newlifehikingspa.com.
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