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  • “I Survived Adult Fat Camp” – Fitness Magazine features Mountain Trek

    One writer’s story in Fitness Magazine of her time spent experiencing the Mountain Trek program at Rancho La Puerta.

  • Kirkland’s Gift Guide + Tips for Relieving Holiday Stress

    We have a look at Head Guide & Program Manager Kirkland’s stocking stuffer gift ideas. Plus 8 tips for shedding holiday stress and our delicious turkey soup recipe. We also explore 10 reasons for visiting the snow and/or sand this season.

  • 10+ Tips to Keep Well and Active as the Cold Weather Approaches

    As Summer winds down and the cool weather takes hold here are 10 ways that we think will help you stay well and active.

  • Q&A with client Markeeta Brown

    “Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how well you do when your life is going swimmingly; it’s how you do when challenges are thrown at you. You have to have a plan to go through those periods of your life and the Mountain Trek program definitely helps with that,” says Markeeta Brown. Read more about her story.

  • Hills, Hikes and Health in Baja

    Mountain Trek Heads to Rancho la Puerta When you think of boot camp, do you think about suffering for your own well-being and improved health and fitness? Well, boot camp at Rancho La Puerta á la Mountain Trek, that couldn’t be further from the truth when we head south of the border for two weeks in November. What To Expect…

  • Tales from The Ranch

    This past November I had the pleasure of leading the Mountain Trek Program with Jeff at Rancho La Puerta in the sunny Baja. Let me sum it up: it’s hard to be motivated to “move” here in the cold, dark, north!  If you’re thinking of joining our upcoming Winter Program at Rancho La Puerta, here’s a taste of what you’ll…

  • Why Mountain Trek loves Rancho La Puerta

    It’s exciting for us at Mountain Trek to be able to set up our hiking weight loss program at the oldest fitness and health spa in North America, Rancho La Puerta. It’s the best of both worlds. For many of our guests who make decisions day in and day out, it’s a welcome break to drop…

  • Hot news straight from the hills of Rancho La Puerta

    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…

  • The Skinny on Mountain Trek in Mexico

    Mountain Trek in Mexico….. oh-so-nice! I don’t know where to start, or even harder, where to stop in my ravings of Mountain Trek at the Ranch:) Kirk and I are here at Rancho La Puerta running a new Mountain Trek program. It’s a unique experience to dovetail our program inside another – one we’ve not…

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