Bella Boot Camp Heats Up with Cooking Classes

VitaVie, known for their serious approach to health and wellness with bella boot camp and their private weight loss retreats, charts a path to ensure clients not only know how to work out but also how to cook exciting, healthy meals.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- "Cooking at Bella Boot Camp" is the newest program offered by the health and wellness company, VitaVie. The new health adventure will incorporate the core focus of Bella Boot Camp's intense fitness training with cooking lessons from Cynthia O. Groseclose, Chef de Cuisine. This new culinary highlight brings a marriage of two key aspects to maintaining a healthy body, fitness and food.

Margot Rutigliano, founder of VitaVie, wanted to add more depth to the programs. VitaVie, formerly known as Bella Vita Retreat, prides itself on intense, results producing fitness and wellness programs. When approached by Chef Groseclose about the possible endeavor of adding cooking demonstrations, she was thrilled to incorporate these classes into her fitness programs. "There is obviously a great concern for health and fitness in the forefront right now. What you eat is so important and certainly plays a major role in a person's success with weight loss and overall health. I just thought it would be the perfect addition to Bella Boot Camp. People need to understand that health food doesn't mean boring food", said Rutigliano.

Clients need to be ready to sweat with heart beating fitness classes including cardio kickboxing, yoga, pilates, beach boot camp, rooftop cardio and more. Not only will they be working hard on their bodies, they'll work hard in the kitchen with a cooking lecture and cooking practical each day. Allowing everyone to take part in the cooking, Chef Groseclose will lead the clients in both daily sessions. The practical classes will teach cooking techniques and give clients a solid foundation for cooking and preparing delictible yet good for you dishes. The packages for this specialty retreat will incorporate three fitness classes, two cooking sessions and time in between to relax or get a spa treatment each day. That isn't all that is included in the Six-Night Retreat. Guests will enjoy, stress reduction take home workouts, recipes and of course - ultra healthy fare.

The retreat is located at The Ocean Sands Resort and Spa in Pompano Beach, FL. Guest rooms boast ocean views, washers and dryers in each room, spa tubs, stand up showers, granite counter tops, flat screen tvs, plush bedding and a sitting area. The resort features a roof top running track, full spa with 8 treatment rooms, pilates studio, gyrotonics studio, spinning studio, meditation room, aerobics room, two pools, beachfront cabanas with lounges, steam rooms, a Jacuzzi and more.

A six night package for this retreat costs $3295 per person single occupancy and $2895 per person double occupancy. Three night packages also available. Information can be found at http://www.bellavitaus.com or call 800.768.5708.

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