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Why living your dream is the biggest adventure you can take

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13 Things You Need To Know  Before Taking The Leap Living your dream takes bravery, commitment and purpose. Most people plug away for years (and possibly decades) to maintain their comfortable life. They may have passions, but they’re happy with doing them occasionally, perhaps once a year on vacation. That’s totally okay! But what if you could recreate your life to be able to pursue your passion more often? Perhaps even get paid to do it? Or maybe you want to smash the glass ceiling in a weird and whacky business idea, that you can’t stop thinking about. Travel to far away countries without having to move mountains to make it happen…..? When you’re in the thinking stage of making significant life changes, you don’t need to know exactly what you want the outcome to be. Instead, think about what brings you joy and happiness – or makes you feel successful. Is there someone doing something, or living a lifestyle who you admire? Piece these thoughts together, write them down. These are the

West Coast Fitness Vacations - our safety plan for reopening

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WFV fit getaways & wellness retreat update West Coast Fitness Vacations is proud to operate some of the best wellness retreats in B.C. and like the rest of the travel industry, forced closure has been tough! Fast forward almost 6 months since the pandemic hit, we're now ready for reopening. But not just any reopening! With a new website, programs, partners and location - we're excited to be bringing you our revised fit getaways.   While we love our Canadian guests, we have always had more destination travellers than local ones. With repeat customers coming back every year to our wellness retreat in Canada from around the world, we lost these bookings when the borders closed. In light of this, we swiftly moved into becoming more of a local based company. This included a changed business name (W Fit Vacations) and extended, year round wellness retreat operations.   For the remainder of the 2020 season and until June, 2021, wellness retreats will be exclusively hosted by Cat

Why this wellness retreat in Canada MUST be on your bucket list

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A closer look at Whistler Fitness Vacations Whistler Fitness Vacations is an extraordinary adventure and wellness retreat in Canada. Guests stay for 1-8 weeks in the B.C. mountains, using outdoor fitness to get back in shape. In this article, I'll share: The difference between shorter weight loss camp programs - what to expect in weight loss and fitness. How you'll progress in your pace, confidence and fitness with a longer stay: 3 or 4 weeks. Getting into the groove with stays longer than four weeks: live-in fitness retreat for 6-8 weeks What it's focus full time on changing your life for a couple of weeks! COVID-19 UPDATE, 28 JULY: Although we're not operating in 2020, guests are already planning their stays for next year. Meanwhile, we've added a location on Vancouver Island - with residential weight loss camps from $9995 per month. Registration is open for September sessions - we'll be running monthly from September to April. Then in May, we&#

7 great reasons why a wellness staycation In Canada is more enticing (than ever)

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Benefits of staying local for travel  Thinking of a wellness staycation in Canada? As the owner of West Coast Fitness Vacations (wellness retreat company in B.C., Canada) THANK YOU. Now, more than ever small local businesses need Canadian support. Similar to not buying stuff made in China, heading south of the border for a wellness retreat kind of feels... well... unnecessary? In this article, I'll share why you should add domestic destinations to your dream travel list.   You'll fall in love with Canada again The flight to Vancouver is probably short Maybe you can deduct some of your stay as a business expense (???) B.C. mountains have some of the countries most stunning nature. You'll make friends closer to home. Maybe they'll become travel buddies for future trips! Traveling in your own country has a host of benefits! Let's jump in with number one.  1- You’ll get a new appreciation for Canada British Columbia is Canada’s western province defined by its Pacific c

Travel preparation for your Whistler Fitness Vacations adventure

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Read this 2 weeks before your wellness retreat West Coast Fitness Vacations is sooo excited to welcome you to Whistler soon! This post is to prepare you for the unique health retreat program in beautiful British Columbia - Whistler Fitness Vacations. We offer the only wellness retreats in B.C. that are exclusively for plus size women age 35 and over. This article is written by Cat, the owner and fitness director. It's packed with important travel arrangements and logistics to prepare.  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE REGISTRATION ROOM  Get in touch anytime if you have questions, we're always happy to help.  Credit: Tourism B.C. Ducks in a row, ready to go! Please connect with me within two weeks of arrival to coordinate a 20 minute 'get to know you' phone call. In this time, we can chat about any preferences, goals or special requests. We're here to make your weight loss wellness retreats amazing ( and love to hear how we can customize anything for you). Within this two

Whistler Fitness Vacations - the weight loss resort you can stay for months

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Hiking & weight loss resort in B.C. offers immersive wellness retreats Whistler Fitness Vacations weight loss resort and wellness retreat in Canada is the trip of a lifetime.  British Columbia is truly a beautiful province, with Whistler being in the heart of its most pristine beauty.With hiking, biking, kayaking and other outdoor adventures that are so rewarding, you'll be with other women who'll keep you motivated. There's a huge benefit to working out outside and pushing yourself in natural terrain. Fitness classes and fit getaways are no longer positioned as 'self-care indulgences'. The average fitness enthusiast pays $25-$35 drop-in fee, if traveling away from their home studio. Wellness is now a $563 billion global industry. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that we can't count on being able to get to the gym as our only means of exercise. One of the best reasons to get away to a health retreat is to learn how to workout independently.