Springtime is our favorite season. Vitality bursts forth everywhere. Kirk once said, “Spring’s such a drama queen.” It’s so true. Everything in nature vies for your attention. Birds serenade you as dawn approaches. The trees are full of buds ready to explode with color. And the sounds of the rivers, creeks, and waterfalls, what can […]
Shake shake shake, Shake shake shake, Shake your booty! Shake your booty! Who can forget K.C. and the Sunshine Band? Well, we’ve found another reason to shake your booty at Mountain Trek and it’s called Zumba! Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with high energy moves. If you can dance, you can Zumba. If you like […]
And what do we want to be getting more of in our diets? Plants, in all the colors of the rainbow and lots of them. Benefits…too numerous to mention such as increases in energy, fewer digestive issues, “feeling better and lighter” etc. Plants are loaded with things called antioxidants which are basically like pac men […]
If you’re like me, you know when you’ve had a rough night of sleep. I’m usually not on my game, my energy is lower, my temper is shorter and people ask me “Are you tired?” The proof is on my face. Now imagine the impact of nights upon nights of poor or interrupted sleep? Vampires […]
Looking for a way to easily reduce stress? Walk into any bookstore and the opportunities are boundless, dozens and dozens of experts expounding research supporting the ill effects of aging. Everything from heart disease to getting fat around the middle to wrinkles is attributed to stress. Looking to accelerate the aging process? Just add stress. […]
The Sunday Times has named Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat and Health Spa as one of their 20 best spas. We’re recognized as one of only 5 Boot Camps in the list, and the only Canadian Spa. Download Article Adobe PDF Format, 4MB The Times Online also covers us in a brief piece “Five boot-camp spas“.
Kirk here. I’ve been hiking in the Chaparral country of Baja California which is the area surrounding Ranch La Puerta, the next base camp of MT. In all my guiding and hiking experiences, I find this area uniquely spectacular. My senses have been stimulated … seeing eon eroded boulder sculptures, touching and feeling the yucca […]
Northern Fitness Magazine interviews Mountain Trek’s Kirkland Shave about the advantages of using shock absorbing hiking poles for Nordic Walking. Download Article Adobe PDF Format, 4MB
The colors of summer flowers and weather continue to please us in the month of September here at Mountain Trek, British Columbia. It is the beginning of our Indian summer. Fall feels distant in the warm air. Fall arrives for us when we gather our gear and head back for another Mountain Trek adventure in […]
