5 amazing ways Thailand can help you stay beautiful
Check out these energizing ways to stay fit, beautiful and rejuvenated in Bangkok and around Thailand.
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Check out these energizing ways to stay fit, beautiful and rejuvenated in Bangkok and around Thailand.
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- By GROVE
- | Aug 05, 2016
Fairtex Sport Club
1. Muay Thai training
Nothing helps release stress like punching and kicking your way to a leaner body. Learning muay Thai is becoming more and more popular with women looking for an energetic, functional workout. You’ll also find plenty of welcoming muay Thai schools across the country.
Around Thailand: Pattaya is like the country’s muay Thai capital. Fairtex Sport Club and Hotel (038-253-867, www.fairtexpattaya.com) offers the Refreshing Package at B6,900, for which two people will get a three-day-two-night stay that includes muay Thai training along with healthy food and cleansing juices (valid throughout Aug 2016).
In Bangkok: RSM Academy (02-185-2384, rsm-academy.com) offers a "Beautiful Boxer" package (B2,000 throughout Aug) specifically designed for women, which includes not just training but also tickets to see a championship muay Thai fight at Rajadamnern Stadium from the comfort of the Lady's Lounge.
Panviman Spa
2. Wellness retreats
Check into one of the country’s top spa resorts and wellness centers to discover the ultimate in relaxation therapy.
Around Thailand: Panviman Spa at Panviman Chiang Mai Spa Resort (053-879-540-5, www.panviman.com/chiangmai) offers a huge list of spa programs. The 350-minute Absolute Heaven treatment is an entire day of herbal steam infusions, body exfoliation, aroma floral baths, and body and facial massage.
In Bangkok: Dii Divana Spa (02-160-5850-1, www.dii-divana.com) offers the simply wonderful Empress of the Sea (B22,500) treatment—300 minutes of foot therapy, anti-aging treatment, detoxify aromatic steam, collagen repair, skin therapy, and even a Champagne anti-aging soak.
Re Ka Ta Surf School
3. Hitting the surf
Perfect that bikini body while having fun at the same time. The gentle Andaman coast waves are perfect for any budding surfer—it’s also one super-fun way to stay in shape.
Around Thailand: Phuket's Kata Beach is long-established as the home of Thailand’s surf scene. Re Ka Ta Surf School’s (076-330-421, rekataphuket.com/surf.html) B1,000 private lesson includes one-on-one tuition and board rental. Staying the whole week? Sign up for the B8,000 intensive package for two hours of instruction, five days per week.
In Bangkok: Flow House Bangkok (02-108-5210, flowhousebangkok.com) is an urban surfer’s playground. Its FlowRider is a wave machine that lets you test your skills at standup surfing and bodyboarding. Entry is completely free, while use of the wave machine is charged by the hour including equipment and instruction.
4. Meditation centers
Achieve a state of calm and relax your mind at one of the incredible meditation centers stationed all around the country.
Around Thailand: Apsara Beachfront Resort & Villa (076-584-444, www.apsarakhaolak.com) in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province, right now offers the “1 Mindful Meditation” package, which consists of a five-night stay all about meditation, on top of accommodation in one of their elegant rooms from Aug 2-7, inclusive of one dinner, daily breakfast, four lunch-meals and roundtrip airport transfers from Phuket International Airport.
In Bangkok: There are various meditation centers in the city, both at temples and through independent organizations. We recommend the meditation group at Omroom (02-655-6282, www.facebook.com/omroombangkok), who offer weekly meditation classes on Wednesday evening for a B200 donation.
See other awesome deals from TAT’s Woman's Journey program here.
Kamalaya
5. Intense workout packages
Get serious about that fitness regime with these amazing weight-loss programs, whether at a beautiful luxury resort or high-tech urban gym in the city.
Around Thailand: Samui is a picture-perfect island destination for holistic weight-loss programs. At Kamalaya (077-429-800, www.kamalaya.com), the Ideal Weight program is structured to help achieve your optimal goals and long-term weight management. There are various programs and therapies along with personal training involved. Choose between the seven-, nine- or 14-night packages, starting from B115,153.
Get In Bangkok: Try Energy Bootcamp's (086-333-9533, www.energybkk.com) Body Transformation program, which promises to help transform your body and eating habits in five weeks. The program starts at B5,000/person but if you can find three people for one group, it’ll cost B12,500.
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has designated August 2016 as the "month for women travelers," as a way of marking Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s birthday. To do so, TAT has come up with a range of wonderful promotions geared towards female travelers. Visit womensjourney.tourismthailand.org and discover all these incredible promotions.
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