Best Weight Loss Spas Resorts and Retreats

Hilton Head Health is an all-inclusive destination health resort in an elegant facility on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, surrounded by all the natural beauty of a Lowcountry island getaway.  The program guides you to achieving your weight loss, wellness and longevity goals with  programs focusing on fitness, nutrition and SELF (Stress management, Empowerment, Longevity, and Fulfillment).   Guests benefit from a community of supportive dieticians, psychologists, wellness educators, fitness trainers, chefs and spa therapists, and graduates continue their lifestyle change with the H3@Home program and receive continued support and structure at home.   

The Golden Door is a sanctuary modeled after ancient Japanese Honjin inns with koi ponds, lush gardens, and miles of scenic hiking trails.   This quiet retreat is enhanced by the latest fitness tools and techniques, combined with ancient relaxation therapies, and personalized counseling to promote a healthy lifestyle.  The 7 day program is limited to 40 guests who are cared for with a 4 to 1 staff to guest ratio, with daily massage, personal sessions with a trainer, fitness classes, evening programs and lectures, gourmet property-sourced cuisine, spa treatments, and a personalized take-home fitness plan.

The Chopra Health Retreat takes place at CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa, a “playground of well-being” in Carefree, Arizona, the Sonoran Desert, and teaches the centuries-old healing method of Ayurveda.  The program includes a consultation with a physician trained to help with lifestyle and health, meditation and yoga, workshops, and more.

The Lenox Health Resort Weight Loss Program at Canyon Ranch eschews what it calls “tedious, cookie-cutter weight-loss directives and dreary menus” and instead offers guests a whole-person program with access to top experts in nutrition, exercise physiology, life management, and lifestyle medicine – all working to tailor the best weight loss plan for each guest. Stays range from 1 week and longer, with an all-inclusive no-tipping plan with meals and lodging.

Absolute Sanctuary Thailand fitness and weight management retreats range from 7-10-14 days,  and include meeting with a panel of medical experts for consultations and analysis, fitness assessments, nutritionally balanced spa cuisine from the resort’s Love Kitchen (providing whole foods, vegetarian and raw cuisine), nutritional supplements, group yoga and fitness classes,  cardio bootcamp and aquarobics, personalized fitness, herbal steam rooms and infrared sauna sessions, spa treatments and more.

Capri Palace is a beautifully equipped luxury hotel in Naples, Italy with a fully equipped luxury wellness spa with personalized programs and treatments.  The Mediterranean Diet program at Capri Palace was developed by an MD specialist in food science, immunology and aesthetic medicine. Participants in this program undergo clinical tests for ideal physical activity and personalized diet as well as integrated treatments that aid weight loss, detox, anti-aging and stress management.

Euphoria Retreat’s Αadvanced Weight Management Program seeks to boost metabolic efficiency to both lose weight and change your body’s metabolism for long term results. This Program does not focus on cutting calories, but rather on your body’s fuel needs, and energetic activity assessed using diagnostic techniques.  Your food, exercise, and treatments are designed for your own optimum results. The 7 to 21 day programs also include relaxation treatments and follow up consultations by phone and email.

Sante Wellness Retreat sits in the Western Cape Winelands, the perfect spot for a wellness sanctuary.  The Retreat offers a menu of health and wellbeing packages for Detox, Healthy Aging, and Weight Management.   The programs incorporate services from the world-class day spa, a fitness center, Bio-Energy Center, and the Health Optimizing Clinic.  The concept for this clinic involves using sound nutrition and modern technologies to address physical, biochemical, energetic, emotional, and lifestyle-related issues.

Located in Australia’s beautiful NSW Hunter Valley, Elysia Wellness Retreat (formerly Golden Door Australia) offers magnificent views of vineyards and the Brokenback mountain range.  This exceptional property was purpose-built as a Destination Health Retreat for all-inclusive health, fitness, nutrition, well-being, clarity and and focus.

The VIVAMAYR Health Concept employs the traditional findings of F. X. Mayr and its foremost principles of holistic diagnosis and treatments, personalized health and dietary goals, Modern Mayr Medicine, innovative medical technology,  nutrition, movement and mental strength, plus lifelong support. This location at Lake Wörthersee is near Klagenfurt and offers a lakeside location with private beach, pools, sauna,  46 rooms and suites, apartments, a villa, and more.

Inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and built in the style of a relaxed Mediterranean seaside village, Sianji Wellbeing Resort is the perfect setting to embrace a new and healthy lifestyle.  The programs focus on a total wellness experience, combining physical, spiritual and mental aspects, including nutrition, medical exams, fitness and sports activities, soothing spa treatments, and lifestyle seminars and classes.