Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss Retreat at a Private Beachfront Villa on Kenya's Coast

Ann Edmondson is a Registered Nutrition Counsellor and Senior Fitness Instructor with a Certificate in Food & Nutrition from the University of Manchester; David is a Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. Between them they run the week — Ann handles your food and nutrition consultations, David handles your training. Before you arrive you'll discuss your goals, and the programme is built around those rather than a fixed timetable everyone follows.

Fitness sessions are a mix of vigorous aerobic work, Zumba on the beach, body toning and total-body stretches. David runs them and will push you if you want pushing, but he'll also leave you alone if you'd rather swim or rest. Alongside the sessions you get one-to-one consultations with Ann to assess your nutritional needs, plus workshops and food preparation demonstrations where you actually cook and taste the things you'll be eating.

The food is a big part of it. Meals are cooked by a private chef under Ann's guidance, using locally sourced ingredients, with superfoods worked into familiar dishes. Expect a balance of cooked and raw, herbs and spices, nothing bland — the page is explicit that these aren't boring slimming meals. Special diets are catered for, including calorie-controlled plans, and the kitchen will work around high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis.

When you leave you take home a set of recipes, a meal plan and a fitness programme, and Ann and David offer follow-up support by email afterwards. The house itself is completely private with four en-suite rooms, a pool, a tropical garden and a roof terrace with barbecue. If you want treatments beyond that, massage and a range of beauty treatments can be arranged on request.

What's included

- 4 days full-board accommodation in a private guest house - All meals, snacks and soft drinks - A glass of wine with dinner - Full daily fitness programme - Fitness assessment and personal fitness plan consultation with David - Nutrition consultation and meal planning with Ann - Workshops and food preparation demonstrations - Personalised fitness programme to take home - Take-home recipes and meal plans - Ongoing email guidance and support after departure

What's not included

- Bar drinks - Staff gratuities - Personal items - Beauty treatments requested on site - Massage treatments - Travel to and from Kilifi - Travel insurance