Barre and Pilates Fitness Week in Lovćen National Park, Montenegro

A typical day starts with one of Yaz's classes before breakfast, then a second class later, with breakfast and dinner served buffet-style. Each class runs 45 minutes and covers the whole body. The barre sessions are low-impact and slower-paced, built around core strength and stability, and Yaz keeps them suitable for people with long- or short-term injuries and for pre- and post-natal clients. The Pilates classes flow continuously, with a lot of core and balance work, and are set to a loud, upbeat playlist. Expect to be sore in places you forgot about.

What separates this from a standard studio retreat is where the classes happen. ašuma sits in beech forest inside Lovćen National Park at roughly 1,000 metres, so the air is cool and the surroundings are wild rather than manicured. On the free afternoon you can head to the Adriatic coast or to a nearby cultural or historical town. The rest of the week is filled with forest and mountain walks, an evening bonfire, and time in a wood-fired sauna with views over the mountains — there is also a Russian banya.

Yaz Mohamed has worked as a professional fitness instructor in London for four years, teaching dance cardio, barre and strength classes to hundreds of clients in groups and one-to-one. She teaches in a light, upbeat style and describes fitness as something that has been part of her life since childhood.

The accommodation is tent-based but not basic camping: each tent has a private entrance, its own outdoor space, teak furniture, Siberian larch flooring and an attached bathroom. Meals are vegetarian and use methods such as sous-vide and raw desserts to keep the nutritional value of the ingredients intact. The week is priced as a package covering seven nights, meals, two classes a day, hikes, the coast trip, the sauna and transfers.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in a private tent with attached bathroom - Vegetarian buffet breakfast and dinner daily - Two 45-minute classes a day with Yaz Mohamed (barre and Pilates) - Guided mountain and forest hikes in Lovćen National Park - Trip to the Adriatic coast - Evening bonfire - Wood-fired sauna with mountain views - Russian banya - Transfers

What's not included

- Flights to and from Montenegro - National park fee (3 euro, paid at the gate on arrival) - Anything not listed as included