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Roasted Red Pepper Breakfast Frittata

I’ve always thought that frittata sounded like a sexy latin dance. At any rate, its a delicious way to dazzle your friends and family with a breakfast favorite that is simple to prepare and divine to eat.

The Power of Nature

I’ve discovered the reason Mountain Trek’s program is so successful. I know it’s never just one thing that makes anything successful; the combination of big hiking days working at near your cardio max, delicious healthy meals, detox practices… those sorts of things of course, are major contributors why our guests leave pounds lighter and more […]

Mountain Trek in Top 5 Weight Loss Retreats

Mountain Trek was featured in a list of top weight loss retreats, on bestweightlossretreats.com. If you’re looking for a major life style change, the Mountain Trek’s fitness program may just be the answer to your weight woes. The secret to the program’s success are daily hikes, evening cardio activities, detox, nutrition classes and their wellness coaching […]

Quick & Skinny

The University of Florida’s Weight Loss Study supports what we believe, and teach, here at Mountain Trek. Our 1200 calorie-controlled spa cuisine, 6-7 hours of physical activity per day, and stress reduction and detoxification practices, benefit our guests with a rapid, healthy raise in metabolism. The by-product: weight loss averages of 4-6 lbs for women […]

MT Powershake aka Protein Smoothie

Notes: Recipe serves 3 x 8 oz each, or 4 x 6 oz (at MT we serve women 4oz, men 6oz – for weightloss) Hemp protein powder, we use the pure stuff here at MT – no additives, just hemp (1 tbsp per serving). Greens powder, we use a greens combination (with spirulina, sprouted barley, kamut, etc) […]

Reducing dairy = better weight loss

This morning was my last guiding day of the season here in British Columbia.  As we close up shop for the winter, we are already preparing for the Turkey Burner (our winter program) and the upcoming 2011 season. It has been great to see the evolution of our program over ten years to where it […]

A Mountain Trek Alumni Returns to Beautiful BC

In 2004, travel writer Cynthia Dial came to Mountain Trek in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She returned in the fall of 2010 and documented her experience in TraveLife Magazine and JustLuxe.com. “With a six-year-older body and a metabolism 2,190 days closer to its expiration date (yes, I multiplied), I had doubts. Would a similar routine have similar results? Moreover, would […]

Boot Camp Meets Base Camp – Mountain Trek in Nepal

For 2012 we’re upping the anté and taking the idea of “fitness vacation” to the next level…to an Everest Base Camp level! If you’re looking for a unique physical challenge, and want to experience one of the most culturally rich places on the planet, join Kirk and iTrekNepal for the Himalayan Adventure (March 12-20, 2012), or the ultimateEverest Base Camp (March […]