Let go of screens, evacuate stress, take a step back. To get away from traditional holidays, Romain and Amaël, two sports coaches, have launched the Move Your Trip agency. They offer fitness stays in France.
For an extended weekend (4 days / 3 nights) or a week, travelers – in groups of 14 people maximum – enjoy the benefits of sport, particularly in Charente, in an eco-lodge in the heart of nature, 35 km from Angouleme.
“The idea is that we don’t take the car, explains Move Your Trip co-founder Romain Gaudu. Two km from the cottage, there are hiking departures, so you just have to take a bike, and then you can go on greenways.”
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We choose soft or more physical activities.
“Hiking, running, pilates, stretching, muscle strengthening, relaxation. And then people have their free time too, they can enjoy the swimming pool, the sauna, the jacuzzi. And on some destinations, in Alpe d’Huez in particular, we offer massages.”
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“On Prestige trips, we coach people during the week, but we continue to accompany them for another month after the trip.”
No holiday without a good table! The coaching also involves the plate with advice for cooking balanced and gourmet meals with adapted menus (vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free, etc.).
Three-day stay in Charente from 490 euros per person, one week from 990 euros per person; 8 days in Alpe d’Huez with full board from 1890 euros per person.
And for those looking for a 100% sport vacation, the tour operator Serenji Travel has designed “S-Camp” stays in the middle of nature too, around the practice of cross-training.
Fitness based primarily on weightlifting, “qthat we are going to do during the stay about an hour or two a day”, details Alexis Encinas, one of the founders of Serenji Travel. He has set up training sessions called WOD (work out of the day) to develop strength, endurance and agility using weight bars, rubber bands or ropes.
“And after, he continues, we’re going to use what we’ve learned in fitness to go do sports in nature, whether it’s mountain biking, canoeing, trail running, running. So different outdoor activities. And a coach accompanies you from start to finish.”
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“People really come to have fun, to play sports, so it creates real groups of friends. That’s what one of our participants told us: I came to play sports and I left. with a bunch of friends!”
We will blow in particular in the Gorges du Verdon, on the Landes or Breton coast. Count between 450 and 600 euros for a 3-day stay. Between 900 and 1200 euros for 5 days and between 1100 and 1500 euros for a week.