Perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, a short five-minute walk or public road walk (the less adventurous will take the electric shuttle) from the hotel is enough to reach the new beach club at Gigaro Beach. Big blue is shining. The slightly iodized garrison smell typical of the Riviera floats in the air. We are at the foot of the Three Capes classified site, a Natura 2000 protected area, it is 8 o’clock. As every morning, guests at Lily of the Valley are invited to join a group yoga, exercise or waterside jogging class. According to the recommendations of Dr. Fricker, the leading nutritionist at the resort, each day should begin with “ muscle arousal even before breakfast.
With a focus on well-being, Lily of the Valley positions itself as “ The only address for luxury fitness in France “. An alternative to thalassotherapy centers that offer effective treatments in less glamorous surroundings, and to the famous spas in Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Switzerland… diets in palace-worthy surroundings. Here, hidden in magnificent nature, is a wonderful environment designed by Philippe Starck, inspired by the abbeys of Provence, the seaside spirit of the American West Coast and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Get rid of extra pounds
Not a medicalized spa (French law forbids it in hotels), nor over-the-top treatments, but “ programs developed with Dr. Fricker. A choice of four formats (4, 7, 10 or 14 days) and three goals to shed a few extra pounds: Intensive weight loss, weight loss combined with sports or achieving optimal weight. The concept is based on four fundamental pillars: care, health monitoring, sports and slimming gastronomy. Fricker’s TGV method puts the concept of pleasure at the center of the device; frustration, which is clearly counterproductive.
In addition to personalized one-on-one training (in a hyper-equipped room), new group classes (up to five different ones per day) are held in the form of two-hour outdoor excursions around the wonders of Cap Lardier and the wild Var. coast: hiking, mountain biking, kayaking or sea kayaking, along the coast, hiking… The effort is continuous. Back at the hotel, after a few laps in the pool and a relaxing spa treatment, it’s time to sit down to eat. Chef Vincent Maillard follows nutritional recommendations to the letter (no sugar, one tablespoon of fat per meal, etc.) to create balanced yet generous meals that explode with flavor. Losing weight under such conditions is a pleasure.
Lily of the valley(Tel.: 04 22 73 22 00), from €2,500 for a 4-day weight loss program, 1.5 hours of treatment per day, 1 hour of daily training, health monitoring and application of the TGV method by nutritionist Jacques Fricker. Room from €550.
Source: Le Figaro
