The hills of Spain are alive with Wildfitness
As the New Year begins, it is dark, grey and miserable outside and the desire to disconnect from our natural habitat can turn us into "zoo humans," suffering depression, lack of energy and frequent sickness as a result. It is time to take action, by taking control of our health and wellbeing. Help is at hand from the Wildfitness team, with the launch of their newest retreat in Andalucía, from March 2012.
Wildfitness Spain is run on a huge estate near Arcos de la Frontera- 1250 acres of half wild areas and half agricultural rolling hills of sunflowers, olive groves, and wheat fields. Guests stay in the rooms of a17th century Cortijo near the pretty village of Arcos de la Frontera. The Cortijo has 16 bedrooms, arranged around a courtyard hung with grape vines and shaded by orange trees. Each bedroom is equipped with heating, modern bathrooms and breath-taking views of the wild surrounding hills. The accommodation is a rare mix of authenticity, style, homeliness and comfort. Listed on several eco-friendly sites, they even harvest their own honey, herbs and olive oil. There are plenty of places to relax too, including gardens scented with the aroma of jasmine and hibiscus creepers, a beautiful pool and communal rooms with fires, including a library and 'retire to drink brandy' (or herbal tea).
The one week boost (or life changing two week revitalise) is just what is needed to kick start your fitness regime for 2012. The schedule is packed with workshops covering movement, metabolism and nutrition, key skills classes and 2 daily adventurous training sessions. You will feel your body changing and will have learnt the basic tools for improving your training when you return home.
A run across the country from the Cortijo takes you to a lake and the several hills on the property draw you to run up them and see the deepest, reddest sun-sets. Close to the pristine dramatic mountain range of Grazalema (from which you can see the shores of Morocco) and to the deserted protected beaches of Donana, it has been an absolute pleasure for Wildfitness to create a course here that does justice to all this natural magnificence.
In keeping with the Wildfitness food philosophy, the menu provided on the course has been adapted to follow the wild hunter-gatherer principles, sourced locally from neighbouring farmers. Wild asparagus and herbs are grown near the Cortijo, so you can even get involved with harvesting them if you want too.
Dates
1 week boosts: 15th March -22nd March // 25th March -1st April // 1st April - 8th April
2 Week revitalise: 25th March - 8th April
Prices from £1970pp (one week boost based on shared room), or 2 weeks from £3546pp (based on shared room)
Retreats are also available in Crete, Kenya and the Isle of Wight.
For more information, visit wildfitness.com.