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Getting Ripped on the Road

7 breathtaking trips that will leave you fit

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Don鈥檛 tackle that resolution alone. These trips will teach you skills, lead you up summits, and leave you plenty of time to relax.


Lausanne, Switzerland

The hardest thing about training for a triathlon is the tedium. Mix it up with one of聽聽in the Swiss Alps, based in the small towns of Les聽Diablerets聽and Lausanne. Coaches offer tips on training, recovery, and technical skills like descending switchbacks on daily 25-to-50-mile hauls up some of the same steep, green-pastured聽cols聽that the pros ride in the Tour de聽Romandie. After that, guests jump off the bike for a run on soft trails through pine forests and a swim in an outdoor pool with views of snow-dusted peaks. The camps are offered all summer, but sign up now for the one that begins on May 14, which culminates in an Ironman-worthy test piece: the聽Cyclotour聽du聽L茅man, a 112-mile loop around Lake Geneva, where riders practice their聽peloton聽skills while taking in the spectacular, steep-peaked scenery. From $1,900.


Tecate, Mexico

Think of聽, an hour southeast of San Diego, as a data-driven relaxation retreat. For years, stressed-out Californians have come to the 3,000-acre property to hike the desert, learn yoga and mindfulness, get deep-tissue massages, and linger over mostly vegetarian meals sourced from the six-acre organic garden. Last April, Rancho la聽Puerta聽added a wellness program in conjunction with San Diego鈥檚聽Lifewellness聽Institute. Stop at the facility before you cross the border, and a team of doctors will conduct a five-hour barrage of exams, from eye and ear screening to flexibility testing to a聽cardiometabolic聽stress test. Then La Puerta鈥檚 nutrition and fitness experts will use the data to devise a custom-tailored healthy-living plan. From $6,950 per person per week, including screening.


Jaco, Costa Rica

Stand-up聽paddleboarding聽has become the fastest-growing ocean sport in decades because it鈥檚 both incredibly fun and a serious workout, requiring a combination of balance, core strength, and arm power. There鈥檚 no better place to learn the basics than in the warm Pacific waters in聽Jaco, where seven-time Costa Rican national surf champion Alvaro Solano Delgado runs his Vista聽Guapa聽Surf Camp. Delgado offers basic surf lessons, but for the past five years he has also taught guests the art of open-ocean聽SUPing. Novices learn on small waves in flat, protected bays, while more advanced paddlers seek out head-high swells and get tips from visiting pros like Dave聽Kalama聽and Brennan Rose. Between sessions, campers do group core workouts and yoga, go hiking in Manuel Antonio National Park, or take part in聽鈥檚 mountain-bike clinics. Of course, it鈥檚 also perfectly acceptable to pass out in a hammock at one of the camp鈥檚 TV-free bungalows before the whole group pilgrimages to a local restaurant for slabs of fresh tuna, rice and beans, and cold Imperials. From $1,700.聽


Gran Canaria, Spain

The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off Africa鈥檚 northwest coast, are warm year-round and have steep hills, some 6,000 feet of vertical relief, and a buffet of smooth pavement with epic views of the Atlantic Ocean. Which is to say, it鈥檚 the perfect place for a life-list winter cycling trip. Go with Massachusetts-based outfitter聽, which recently debuted a Gran聽Canaria聽trip that hits the most scenic鈥攁nd most demanding鈥攔oads on the island. Riders pedal more than 3,000 vertical feet to volcanic peaks and cover up to 40 miles per day, including steep, twisty descents from pine forests to the beach. In the evening, you鈥檒l recover at spots like聽Parador聽de Cruz de聽Tejeda, a 43-room hotel with views of the mountains and the sea. $4,195 per person.


Travelers Rest, South Carolina

There鈥檚 a reason George聽Hincapie聽chose to open聽, his new cyclist-focused retreat, in the foothills of South Carolina: hundreds of miles of low-traffic mountain roads are accessible year-round, and winter brings cool days in the fifties. Guests have access to a bike valet, an on-site shop with a mechanic, and a high-end fleet of BMC rental bikes, each with a GPS loaded with Hincapie鈥檚 favorite routes. The former pro coaches monthly five-day, four-night climbing camps ($5,000). The hotel itself is more Tuscan villa than Southern plantation, with 13 sleek rooms, a patio overlooking a vineyard, and a farm-to-table restaurant with meals like rabbit with聽porcini聽mushrooms. From $279.聽


Tucson, Arizona

In the past decade, this聽聽city of 520,000 has become one of the nation鈥檚 premier training hubs for endurance athletes, who flock here for the 70-degree winter days and easy access to high-altitude hikes and rides in the Tucson and Santa Catalina mountain ranges. What鈥檚 more, Tucson hosts a thriving cottage industry of fitness-minded hotels and training centers. Our pick: the聽(from $169), which has聽casitas聽with bike storage and kitchens, a sports complex with tennis courts, sand volleyball, and yoga classes, plus the Santa聽Catalinas聽out the back door. Cyclists: take to the Loop, a growing web of 100-plus miles of paved trails through the city and desert and build to the famous 28-mile climb up 9,157-foot Mount聽Lemmon. Trail runners, head to Saguaro National Park and the聽Garwood聽Loop. Want a training partner? Go to聽Sonoran聽Desert Mountain Bicyclists for a ride in聽听辞谤听聽for a run in聽Sabino聽Canyon. Then refuel at Proper, which dishes up organic fare ranging from healthy stuff like chickpea sandwiches to awesome guilty pleasures like pork-belly sliders.


Vail, Colorado

Want a high-tech approach to fitness? Consider the聽. In 2013, the聽slopeside聽property partnered with the University of Colorado at Denver鈥檚聽Anschutz聽Health and Wellness Center to offer the kind of diagnostic blood testing currently used by pro cyclists, the Denver Broncos, and the NHL鈥檚 Colorado Avalanche. After a two-hour assessment by a doctor, including performance tests like VO2聽max and lactate threshold, guests meet with Vitality Center trainers, who prescribe individualized training and nutrition plans. That鈥檚 likely to include time at the property鈥檚 20-foot-tall indoor climbing wall, in the yoga studio, or in the powder in Vail鈥檚 legendary back bowls, which are conveniently located right out the back door. From $509, plus $1,500 for performance and blood test.

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