All-Inclusive Weight Loss & Fitness Retreat at Canyon Ranch

The core of the stay is the Get Healthy Designed Experience, a personalised weight-management programme that combines nutrition, fitness and lifestyle work. Because the factors that influence weight differ from person to person, the week starts with assessment rather than prescription. Advanced medical testing — body composition, metabolic markers and similar diagnostics — is interpreted and explained by an integrative physician, so you understand what your own numbers mean rather than just receiving a printout. From there you work with a licensed therapist on the behavioural side: what triggers eating, where stress sits in your day, and the mental and emotional barriers that have derailed previous attempts.

Fitness is woven through the whole day. There are more than 35 classes and programmes running daily across the three resorts — dance, Pilates, HIIT, Ai Chi, Zumba, strength and cardio work, plus guided outdoor hikes in the surrounding landscape. You also get an exercise programme designed for your goals and can practise it in one-to-one sessions, in classes, or on your own in the fitness facilities. The point is that you leave knowing exactly what to do in a gym you actually have access to at home.

Food is a big part of why people come back. Dining is unlimited and included, built on organic, unprocessed whole foods prepared to specific nutritional standards, with snacks and beverages covered too. Rather than handing you a diet sheet, the culinary and nutrition teams teach strategies for healthy eating, and there are cooking sessions where you learn to make dishes you can repeat at home. You leave with a nutrition plan written for you.

The setting is deliberately not boot-camp. Canyon Ranch positions itself as a luxury alternative to a traditional fat camp — two of the resorts hold MICHELIN Keys, and the properties have the feel of a modern, airy hotel with spa, salon, pools, whirlpools and cold plunges on site. That means a week here can be as active or as restful as you want it: you can fill every hour with programming, or build in spa treatments, sound healing, meditation and afternoons by the pool. Round-trip ground transportation from the airport is included, so you arrive relaxed rather than frazzled.

Because the programme is designed around you, no two stays look the same. The sample itinerary below shows the shape of a typical day — early movement, a clinical appointment, a cooking or nutrition session, time outdoors, and an evening that can be restorative or social depending on your mood. Practitioners adjust the schedule as the week progresses based on how you're responding, which is the main difference between this and a fixed-date retreat where everyone follows the same timetable.

What's included

- Accommodation at the resort - Unlimited healthy dining, snacks and beverages - 35+ fitness and wellness classes and programmes daily - Access to spa and fitness amenities, including whirlpools and cold plunges - Personalised Get Healthy Designed Experience programme - Advanced medical testing interpreted by an integrative physician - Behavioural coaching with a licensed therapist - Personalised exercise programme and one-to-one training sessions - Personalised nutrition plan and healthy cooking sessions - Mindful and restorative practices, including sound healing and meditation - Indoor and outdoor pools, whirlpools and cold-plunge experiences - Round-trip ground transportation from the airport

Spa and salon services: over 30 treatments available

What's not included

- Flights to and from the destination airport - Travel insurance - Spa and salon treatments (available at additional cost) - Additional wellness consultations beyond the programme - Personal expenses and gratuities - Any services not listed as included