Beat the Bikini Blues

Luxury Adventure: Bikini season is just around the corner, so what can you do to beat the bikini blues? How about kick starting the season with a fitness program that starts you on a path to a healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life. Better yet, how about packing your bags for Bikini Boot Camp, a program held at a chic luxury resort in the Riviera Maya, to be surrounded by likeminded guests who have the same fitness goal in mind?

A particularly popular getaway for women, the Amansala Resort offers six nights at their bohemian style resort on the beaches of Tulum, Mexico, with a program that encourages much more than the name implies. Writing in journals, belly dancing, Ashtanga yoga and power walking on the beach are just a few activities at a retreat that are meant to inspire a healthy new perspective on life. Men, do not despair. Warrior Week is held in conjunction with Bikini Boot Camp and is designed with the outdoor adventurer in mind, with sea-kayaking, mountain-biking, spear fishing, and excursions to the Mayan ruins.

A lean healthy diet of fruits and seafood, shabby chic cabanas with scented candles and high-thread-count linens, quiet time for meditation and walks on the beach, and physical fitness that challenges the body - it's the ideal way to kick start the summer season, and the perfect getaway to focus on inner reflection and healthy living. Looking good in a bikini starts with confidence and inner-adjustment, and you'll walk away from Bikini Boot Camp on the right track.

To learn more about the fascinating history behind this property, and for sample itineraries, accommodations, upcoming dates and pricing, please visit the Amansala Web site. While you're at it, learn everything there is to know about the history of the bikini.



For LxM Sherry Martin