A Vacation for those who are Serious about Weight Loss

Mountain Trek's FitPath™ Weight Loss Program is for women and men who are looking for a highly structured daily regime that will help them lose the maximum amount of weight, safely, during their retreat and give them the tools to continue the weight loss to their goal and keep it there. Have you been looking at different weight loss institutes, residential weight loss programs, weight loss camps, weight loss clinics, weight loss spas, or fat farms, and not been satisfied with their approach? The FitPath™ retreat - the best Weight Loss Health Spa - delivers successful healthy weight loss to guests during their time with us and beyond...rates and details

Look at the testimonials from satisfied guests - do you see someone with a situation similar to yours? Call us at 1-800-661-5161 to discuss your personal agenda and let us see if we can help you too. We will be realistic, and let you know if FitPath™ is for you.

Mountain Trek's FitPath™ is a boot camp, much like The Ashram program in California, with emphasis on a highest level of physical activity (mountain hiking, fitwalking, snowshoeing (in winter), circuit training, core strength training, yoga, strength and endurance classes) combined with a very strict healthy eating routine (900 or 1200 calories per day).

You receive valuable information on your total BODY COMPOSITION, that is, not only your total weight in relation to population averages, but also your body fat weight, your lean tissue (muscle) weight, and your water weight, as well as three girth measurements. We give you tools for comparison in order to help you set your goals: percentage of body fat, your body mass index, basal metabolic rate, a cardiovascular test, and more. You are able to track your changes during your program with us, and identify what has worked best for you, and what you can do to continue the progress at a healthy rate.

You can talk to our FitPath™ consultant at 1-800-661-5161 or email info@hiking.com, to get more information and ask your special questions. Each person is unique, and important!

Mountain Trek's FitPath™ is a weight loss health spa and retreat, not an ordinary fat farm or camp, or a hospital-like institution. Why should you chose us?:

Weight loss success: at our weight loss spa, you will learn how to lose weight permanently by losing weight while you are with us, and taking home a solid plan to continue your successes in all areas. Many of our guests report continuation of their weight loss once they have left us at a rate that is more than they expected.

Feel and be healthier: our Registered Dietitian incorporates a "Disease Prevention Diet" into the FitPath™ nutritional program, for the best way to fuel yourself while losing weight. He is concerned that you prevent such conditions as high blood pressure, diabetes, stress and lack of energy, high cholesterol, and other circulatory problems. These can also be dramatically improved by a change of diet and eating habits, as well as increase physical activity. But then, you already know that. The difficult part is putting it into action!

Expert and caring staff: there is no other place that provides such personalized care of guests. Our experienced, knowledgeable, certified, and intuitive staff attend to your needs and help you through the process. EVERY guest comments on the excellent staff at Mountain Trek - far beyond what they have seen anywhere else.

Get you back on track: our goal is to motivate and empower you to kick-start your return to great health and feeling wonderful about yourself again. We want to make you healthy and confident, both here and back home.

De-stress and Detoxify: Yoga principles of mindful awareness couples with immersing into the natural world with sensoral integrity, allows one to be "present" in the body and the moment. These tools help our guests decompress. Our Detoxification methods enable the body to cleanse and rejunvenate.

Spectacular mountain location: Mountain Trek is located in a peaceful, pristine, un-touristy mountain environment that truly lets you forget what you have left behind and focus on the new you. It is a perfect rejuvenating retreat for a true weight loss vacation.

Lose weight while you have a vacation! For those who are ready and appropriate for our program*, it is an excellent opportunity to have a fun experience but also go home with an accomplishment under your belt (it will fit there because you have lost some weight!). We are world renowned for our excellent mountain hiking (for three levels of fitness: beginner, intermediate, and advanced).

* Is FitPath™ right for you? As a general rule, if your BMI (what's this?) is 40-42 or below, and you can walk for two hours at a moderate pace with comfort and climb 3 flights of high rise stairs without stopping, and you are very motivated to increase your physical fitness level in all areas (cardio, strength, and flexibility) while sticking to our strict meal rules, and you want to be scheduled from morning to night, a la BOOT CAMP, then you are right for us! If not, FitPath™ may be a future goal, and you now need to consider a program that is more institutionalized, such as Hilton Head Health Institute, Duke University, Structure House, or Green Mountain at Fox Run Spa. Go for it! We'll see you down the road when you are safely ready for our adventure.

Start off with SUCCESS!
There is nothing better for your morale and motivation than to experience actual weight loss as well as that energizing feeling that you are getting back into shape and feeling great and in control. Our program is geared to help you get those first difficult pounds/kilos off while you are with us and to get your body moving. We help you to get a grip on those habits that are getting you into trouble - such as eating most of your daily food in the evenings, and eating foods that waste valuable calories.

We love food as much as you do.
Guest after guest raves about Mountain Trek's food. They say that they didn't expect the high level of gourmet cuisine. We use as much organic produce as we can find (yes, it does make a big difference to the taste, presentation, and nutritional value of your meals), and our chefs create delicious and satisfying fare. We count calories for you, as well as proteins, good fats, and complex carbohydrates, so that you know exactly what you are eating and why, every meal, every day. After a few days you can start to learn how to plan to do this for yourself at home - either as precisely as we do it, or by estimation based on experience. It works very well. Call it behavior modification of your palate, or an easy way to change habits.

BTW, we can accommodate almost any special dietary need. With a maximum of only 14 guests, our kitchen is as personalized as at home.

One week will produce results, two weeks will change habits, and three weeks will become a lifestyle.

Mountain Trek has been offering fitness adventures and weight loss for 15 years.* The FitPath™ program has evolved through this experience, and through the input of our guests - we know what they want and what they need. Our guests want an on-the-ground experience that will not only teach them what they need to continue the success at home, but they also want to actually lose weight while on vacation. They don't want to sit in lectures, they want to go out and DO IT, through an active healthy weight loss and health management program that makes sense for their lives back home.

* We started, 15 years ago, with a program very much like The Ashram, in Calabasas CA. We have fine-tuned and renovated the experience to suit our location and the new scientific information on weight loss and weight management. If The Ashram is full, why not try us?

The Benefits are many, and real:
Get the weight off in a safe and sane way.
Learn about weight management, health and fitness from experts, and develop your own plan to take it home.
Eat well, and still lose weight.
Have a fun vacation with others you can relate to and enjoy.
De-stress and Detoxify

How do we look so far? We recognize that this is an investment, in time, money, and effort. We want to make sure that our program is right for you - so, if you have any questions please call our friendly staff at 1-800-661-5161, or email info@hiking.com. We love to share our program with you, send a colorful brochure of our magnificent trails, and help you make the right decision. Or please browse further in this web site: we have a downloadable brochure, program dates/prices/details, lots of pictures, and such.