Fitness vacation

A fitness vacation keeps you fit and counteracts numerous health risks – Just 30 minutes a day is enough to get the whole body going. A sports holiday also strengthens muscles and bones and stimulates the cardiovascular system and hormone production, among other things. Well-signposted cycling and hiking trails, sports beaches, climbing routes and much more await you for your individual fitness trip by the sea and inland.

Power training with sea energy

The woman has power – in every respect. During personal training on the Baltic Sea beach, Anita Heß shows her customers how to get fit on vacation for everyday life at home. And have fun at the same time.

Her power is in her movements, in her positive charisma, in her laughter: Anita Heß, is a real energy bomb. „strong. healthy. happy.“ is the motto of the personal trainer from Bargeshagen. She focuses on strength exercises that prepare you for everyday life and make it easier. Fitness for gardening, lugging shopping and crates of drinks - that's what Anita wants her customers to achieve. The reigning German powerlifting champion and Miss Universe in figure bodybuilding 2010 is also a qualified Pilates trainer, stress and mental coach, InZENtive Breath Coach and nutrition coach.

Anita particularly enjoys training with her clients on the beach in Warnemünde - the sand is an ideal surface and the water provides additional energy, says Anita. Together with her team of experts, she also organizes inspiring events such as „Women in Change“ – Lebenskraft Mentoring & Coaching and THE BREATHING GYM & JOURNEY. Formats that strengthen women, guide them into their inner power and create real connection.

And because exercise always means freedom for Anita, she has put together her favorite tips for an effective beach workout - ideal for vacations, time out or an active everyday life by the sea.

The training session consists of four different exercises: The standing balance, also known as the „Single Leg Deadlift“, strengthens the back thigh and gluteal muscles. During squats („squats“), 400 different muscles are activated. The Reverse Lunges (also known as „reverse lunge with arm raises“) are all about training the buttocks and thighs without straining the knees. Finally, the „plank with shoulder taps“ is ideal for strengthening the core and therefore enables powerful functional movements in everyday life and during sport.

Fitness exercises on a sports vacation

• Aqua gymnastics and aqua fitness

Aqua fitness and aqua gymnastics are easy on the joints and yet offer plenty of variety. While aqua fitness focuses on fitness and endurance, aqua gymnastics is primarily aimed at strengthening the musculoskeletal system. Wellness and sports hotels use pools with pleasantly warm water that is between waist and chest deep. While the gentle pressure of the water has a relaxing effect on the entire body, aqua fitness and aqua gymnastics also promote breathing, blood circulation and the cardiovascular system and are a good cardiovascular and fat-burning workout.

• Nordic walking

You will find many specially developed routes for Nordic walking on your sports vacation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This sport, which originated in Scandinavia, is one of the most popular in Germany. Originally practiced by cross-country skiers, biathletes and Nordic combined athletes in summer as fitness training, this training method has proven to be extremely beneficial to health. It challenges the cardiovascular system and stimulates the metabolism. Nordic walking also has a positive effect on muscles and bones and also helps with weight loss. This outdoor sport is ideal for indications such as osteoporosis, high blood pressure, diabetes or back pain and also carries a low risk of injury.

• Beach walking

Holidays on the Baltic Sea include long walks on the beach. You can enjoy the sun, feel the warm sand under your feet or let the strong wind blow around your nose in cooler seasons. Listening to the sound of the sea, you can let your mind wander, calm down and recharge your batteries at the same time.

Away from the dunes or cliffs, you can breathe easily. This strengthens the lungs and cardiovascular system. While you marvel at the landscape or search the beach for finds, you get moving and are amazed at how quickly a planned walk turns into a beach hike. Incidentally, many coastal resorts offer guided beach walks all year round.

A preventative health vacation helps you to feel what is good for you and perhaps break old, bad habits: with exercise, rest and relaxation and healthy, balanced food to get back into balance.

Sea air and Baltic Sea water

What could be better than a walk on the beach? You clear your head, breathe in clean air and get some exercise. It also recharges your body's energy reserves and makes you feel good. Many health resorts offer special beach tours with climate therapists. Kneipp water treatments are also a good idea for cooling down. Whether barefoot walking or treading water - preferably under the guidance of a specialist - you can promote your own health on the beach in a variety of ways according to the Kneipp model. It is important to note that treading water only has an effect if the feet are warm beforehand and active warming afterwards ensures that they are revitalized.

Hiking

While hardly anyone walks long distances in everyday life, the varied, unspoilt landscapes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are a real challenge for hikers. But what is the point of following one of the many hiking trails for miles on end? In addition to the fun of nature, a real boost for fitness, stamina and vitality! Hiking is active exercise, works the cardiovascular system and stimulates the metabolism - making it ideal for losing weight. In addition, everyone can let their thoughts wander and quickly forget the daily grind. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's hiking trails mostly lead through flat terrain with only insignificant climbs but wonderful views. This makes hiking easy even for outdoor beginners.

Thalasso

There are various forms of classic thalassotherapy, which today are often combined with climatotherapy and other treatments. Bathing in the Baltic Sea, baths and wraps with fresh seawater utilize the natural healing powers of the sea. These beneficial treatments contribute to well-being, reduce stress and help to alleviate insomnia, among other things. Beach and aqua gymnastics, a sporty walk on the beach or a climate hike also boost your fitness and increase your vitality. Thalassotherapy can also have further positive effects in the treatment of cellulite and fatigue or smoking cessation.

Services & tips

Whether it's a climate hike on the Baltic Sea beach, an extended bike tour in the Mecklenburg Lake District region or outdoor fitness activities: If you want to recharge your batteries or achieve your desired weight, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with its multifaceted opportunities is just the place for you.

Experience nature on foot

Individualists will find a variety of exciting hiking routes in the northernmost federal state. Those who prefer to hike in a group can join guided tours. For example, climate therapists invite you to go on extended hikes along the coasts of Warnemünde and Markgrafenheide or in the Kur- und Heilwald Heringsdorf . The „Amber Hike“ with a certified nature and landscape guide starts every Thursday in the Ostseebad Prerow . A particularly romantic hike takes place every Friday from late fall to spring in the seaside resort of Graal-Müritz: the torchlight hike on the beach. There are other tours in the Recknitz Valley, at the Peenemündung and on the island of Usedom, among others.

Outdoor fitness offers

Exercise helps to combat stress and obesity. Publicly accessible outdoor exercise trails offer a good alternative to traditional fitness studios. Here you can train in the fresh air. From weight training and workouts to calisthenics, the Gasberg exercise trail on the shores of Lake Crivitz offers a wide range of options. There is a fitness trail around the lazy lake in Schwerin, where you can work out on the hanging ladder, pull-up bars and wall bars, among other things. There are also open-air fitness facilities directly on the coast, such as the fitness trail in Kühlungsborn - just a few steps away from the Baltic Sea beach.

• Gasberg exercise trail
• Exercise trail Schwerin
• Exercise trail Kühlungsborn
• Nature-Fitness-Park Feldberg 
• Kur- und Heilwald Usedom 
• Park Friedensberg Sellin
• Walderlebnispfad Dargun

Active on the beach

On the white sandy beaches along the Baltic Sea coast you can let the sun shine on your belly in summer - or get active.

• To the active offers in MV

If you are looking for activities on your Baltic Sea vacation outside of the summer, you should consider the offers on the island of Rügen.

• To the active offers on Rügen

Wellness offers

Between the Baltic Sea coast and the Mecklenburg Lake District, there is a wide range of wellness offers for the most diverse requirements.

Biking and hiking trails

A dense network of well-developed cycling and hiking trails runs through Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. You can find everything you need to know about cycling and hiking on the following pages:

• Wandern in MV
• Cycling in MV

A vacation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with its pristine nature, cozy accommodation and relaxing surroundings, is an excellent place to practice or learn yoga. Well-trained yoga instructors accompany your exercises professionally and thus contribute to an all-round healthy stay.

Find inner balance with yoga and Reiki

Everyday life can often be stressful and exhausting. Many people are looking for a balance that allows them to calm down after a stressful day and be active at the same time.

Then they often turn to techniques that combine movement and relaxation, such as yoga, which is a mixture of meditation and sporting exercises. Reiki can also have such a vitalizing effect. It is a similar concept to yoga, only it is less well known. The StrandResort Markgrafenheide in Rostock offers Reiki treatments as well as yoga courses.

The aim of both yoga and Reiki is to strengthen inner balance. To achieve this, the body, soul and spirit must be in harmony.

Today, yoga is mainly known as a sporting series of various breathing, stretching and exercise movements. In India, its country of origin, however, yoga is regarded as a philosophy of life that can be found in every area of life. The movements and meditation techniques can help to relieve back pain and headaches, regulate blood pressure, combat depression and burnout and reduce stress.

Relieve tension with Reiki

Reiki is a good complement to yoga. In Japanese it means life energy. It is the name for an ancient healing and relaxation method. The aim is to release blockages and harmonize energies by gently applying hands and massaging. If you feel weak, depressed or ill, then you are not in balance. A Reiki treatment can help to activate self-healing powers and stimulate the metabolism and immune system. Reiki can also be combined well with other therapies and treatments, as it can be used in many different ways. It can relieve physical pain, help heal wounds and stimulate circulation. It can also be helpful for emotional tension, emotional blockages and depression. A Berlin accident hospital, for example, regularly administers Reiki treatments to its pain patients because the patients react positively to it and their pain is alleviated as a result.

Coming to rest in MV

If you want to experience the relaxing and calming effects of Reiki and yoga for yourself, you have the opportunity to do so in MV: The StrandResort Markgrafenheide in Rostock offers an inviting wellness area, where Reiki treatments and massages are available alongside many other beneficial offers. In addition, a yoga course takes place every Saturday in the adventure area of the beach resort. Here you can - almost directly on the Baltic Sea beach - bring your body and mind back into harmony, calm down, take a deep breath and enjoy yourself.

Sport makes you fit

Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive influence of certain sports activities on specific indications. For example, endurance-oriented sports that moderately increase the heart rate during exercise have a positive effect on the heart and circulation. In this area, jogging, Nordic walking, swimming and cycling are recommended. Joints and the back benefit from guided strength training and gymnastics, among other things, because the muscles around joints or the spine are built up and strengthened. Metabolic diseases are caused, among other things, by the fact that too much energy is taken in and then too little is broken down. Good results can be achieved with sports that combine strength with endurance. For example, circle training, canoeing, rowing or stand-up paddling.

Prescription for exercise

Yes, there is indeed a "prescription for exercise" at the doctor's office. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania joined the joint initiative of the German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP), the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German Medical Association. The "Prescription for Exercise" is intended as a guide for patients looking for certified health programs for specific indications. The attending physician issues the prescription, which can be redeemed for exercise programs that have been certified with the "Sport pro Gesundheit" quality seal. Such exercise programs are available for the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, relaxation and stress management, and coordination and motor skills, among others.