Medical Weight Loss Retreat in Moraira, Spain: Medically Supervised Programme with Dietician Support

Medifit Retreat is a medically supervised weight loss programme at HCB Medifit on the Costa Blanca, near Moraira in Alicante. It was set up by MedifitReha together with dietician clinics Berghuis, and the aim is to go after the causes of excess weight rather than just the number on the scale. That means you're assessed as an individual: your medical history, any conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or orthopaedic problems, and what you can realistically do on day one. From there the team builds a programme you follow for the length of your stay.

The professional team includes doctors, therapists, nutritionists and trainers, and the medical staff accompany you throughout your stay. A typical day combines outdoor activity, training sessions, water aerobics and diet training, and no two days are identical — the programme is deliberately varied so that both the exercise and the education keep moving. Because the team is clinical as well as fitness-focused, the programme can be adjusted when something isn't working or when a condition needs managing.

A big part of the week is the diet training and cooking element. You're not just handed a meal plan; you're taught how to prepare healthy food and how to think about nutrition in a way you can repeat at home. This is where the Berghuis dietician input shows up most clearly. Guests consistently mention the food education as one of the things that made the stay stick once they got back.

Location-wise, Moraira sits on the northern Costa Blanca coast in the province of Alicante, with the sea on one side and mountains behind. The climate is sunny for most of the year, which makes the outdoor activity part of the programme practical almost any week you book. The setting is a working rehabilitation centre rather than a resort, so expect a clinical, well-equipped environment with a care-hotel feel — several guests describe staying in an apartment on site where they could relax between sessions.

The programme doesn't end when you leave. After you return home, you continue to be guided online with your diet and training plan, so the weeks in Spain set up a routine that carries on. Guests also mention the group side of it — meeting others in the same situation, talking on the terrace in the evening, and not doing it alone.

What makes this different from a typical fitness retreat is straightforward: it's medical first. The medical specialists, the dietician clinics behind the nutrition programme, and the fact that conditions like diabetes and heart disease are actively planned for rather than screened out. If you want a weight loss programme where a doctor is involved rather than a fitness instructor, this is the point of it.

What's included

- Medically supervised weight loss programme put together by doctors, dieticians and trainers - Initial medical assessment and ongoing medical supervision throughout your stay - Individual training programme with a personal trainer - Group training sessions and water aerobics - Daily outdoor activities on the Costa Blanca - Diet training and nutrition sessions with a nutritionist - Healthy cooking workshops - Accommodation on site at the Medifit care hotel - Meals as part of the programme - Body composition and progress measurements - Online diet and training guidance after you return home

What's not included

- Flights and travel to Spain - Airport transfers unless arranged separately - Personal expenses and extras - Anything not mentioned in the programme description