The weekend has three parts: strength training, nutrition and recovery. Training is led by Alina Bereuter, who works as a Bodyforming Trainer. Bodyforming means targeted strength and toning work rather than heavy barbell lifting. Expect bodyweight and resistance sessions aimed at building strength and shaping muscle.

The nutrition side is run by Jan Wägele, Hotel Post Bezau's Health Concierge and Nutrition Trainer. His focus is high-protein eating: how much protein you need, where to get it, and how to fit it into normal working weeks. The point is to give you ideas you can use at home on Monday, not a weekend-only diet. The kitchen backs this up with protein-rich meals across the whole stay.

Recovery is the third part, and the hotel is well set up for it. The Badehaus is the hotel's bathhouse, with saunas and pools. The Susanne Kaufmann Spa is run with the skincare brand of the same name. It has trained therapists, a team of doctors and 25 years of spa experience behind it. Treatments can be added to your stay.

The hotel also has a Reformer Pilates studio, run with the Pilates brand JOSEF P. Guests who have used a Reformer before can book solo sessions at Spa Reception, with guided workouts shown on screens. There is also a fitness studio open around the clock, and a daily in-house programme of yoga, Qi Gong, guided walks and sauna infusions.

What sets this apart from a generic spa weekend is the nutrition expertise and the protein-focused kitchen. It is a fitness weekend with a spa attached, not the other way round.

Bezau is a traditional village in the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg, western Austria. The hotel sits at Brugg 35 in the village. The landscape around it is farmland, forest and mountains, with walking straight from the door. Late October is a quiet time of year here, with autumn colour in the forests and crisp air.

What's included

- Accommodation at Hotel Post Bezau for the weekend - Bodyforming training sessions with Alina Bereuter - Nutrition sessions with Jan Wägele on high-protein eating - Protein-rich meals throughout the weekend - Use of the Badehaus (bathhouse) - Access to the hotel fitness studio - Participation in the hotel's daily activity programme (yoga, Qi Gong, walks, sauna infusions)

What's not included

- Travel to and from Bezau - Spa treatments at the Susanne Kaufmann Spa (bookable separately) - Reformer Pilates sessions (book at Spa Reception) - Drinks outside meals - Travel insurance - Personal expenses