What’s a fitness retreat? With its whitewashed Spanish model buildings and manicured gardens, the setting for Marbella Club’s Optimum Fitness and Vitality Programme is the antithesis of exercises at your local gymnasium. Starting with a complete lifestyle, health and dietary consultation, their uplifting programme aims to shake up routine, boosting stamina and confidence all through your stay and leaving you feeling invigorated. The membership affords 2, 4 or 7 day packages, and actions include every day private training classes in addition to tailor-made wellness therapies from massages and thalassotherapy to physique wraps and facials. For an ultra-intense workout, hike up La Concha – rising 1,200 metres above the crowded Costa Del Sol, it is breathtaking train in more ways than one. Guests are encouraged to eat from a calorie-controlled menu, which has been created by wellbeing knowledgeable Amanda Hamilton, however with dishes similar to citrus turbot baked in herb bouillon …