But before you call up your girlfriends and book your next care-free, booze-filled, calorie-loaded trip to Cabo, we’re asking you to pause and reset your mindset… Sweat.Reset, to be exact!

Sweat.Reset is the top luxury wellness retreat you don’t want to miss. It’s a fitness retreat in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, created specifically for women and designed to empower you to live life with purpose and gratitude, to embrace the opportunity to live healthfully and to fiercely pursue your goals. It is their mission to not only give you an unforgettable getaway with the perfect mix of fitness, relaxation, and adventure, but to empower you with knowledge to become the best version of yourself. You’ll come back home feeling renewed, recharged and motivated to create lasting lifestyle changes.

If you need to reset yourself, this wellness retreat is for you. Check out our top seven reasons why it’s our favorite and why you need to go!

1. Six Days of Ultimate Luxury

Sweat.Reset is a one-of-a-kind luxury wellness retreat hosted by an elite group of Burn Boot Camp trainers and wellness coaches, and it is the dream vacation you’ve been missing! This top luxury wellness retreat, nestled amongst the Guatemalan mountains overlooking the nearby ocean, will provide you with an escape filled entirely with individualized guidance, extreme empowerment and the tools necessary for you to achieve your goals.

More than just your typical all-expenses-paid vacation, Sweat.Reset gives you the opportunity to achieve maximum relaxation and optimum rejuvenation with minimal effort and cost. You’ll stay in a 12,000-square-foot Costa Rican villa located on two private acres and will be catered to by a staff of eight who will respond to your every need.

2. Lots of Sweat!

This top wellness vacation allows you to let go of the usual vacation stress of packing on the extra pounds. With unlimited access to the breathtaking wellness center, which has spectacular views of the mountains and ocean, your motivation to sweat will be at an all-time high. And Sweat.Reset provides you with daily circuit training workouts designed by your elite personal trainer, tailored specifically to your goals. Whether you have never stepped into a gym before or are a seasoned fitness junkie, they will ensure your workouts push your limitations based on your personal fitness level.

3. Taking Your Health and Fitness to the Next Level

Sweat.Reset’s end goal is to create lasting changes in your lifestyle. They have curated an entire experience that’s filled with individualization built toward your goals and greater education to help further you on your wellness journey. You will be given one-on-one consultations with your elite trainer to discuss your health and fitness goals and develop an individualized plan to ensure you achieve them. Your plan will include strategies on how to continue your wellness journey upon arrival back home and a customized meal plan based on your specific goals and dietary needs. There’s no doubt you’ll leave this top wellness retreat feeling more equipped to live a more healthful life than when you arrived.

4. Fun, Fun and More Fun

Sweat.Reset offers you a wide range of activities, excursions and relaxation options to ensure you experience your dream vacation. Enjoy an afternoon of snorkeling the reef on a private catamaran cruise or relax in the natural hot springs with a volcanic mud skin treatment. Sit back at the pool with a drink at the built-in swim-up bar or learn how to do stand-up paddleboarding with their certified SUP instructor. Be adventurous by taking a guided hike to nearby volcanoes, ride across a 10-station zip line or push yourself to new heights at the rock climbing course.

You can also enjoy the private spa without ever leaving the villa—a complimentary 60-minute massage is included with your stay. You’ll have opportunities to visit the town of Coco and explore the local craft stores, boutiques and eateries. Round-trip transportation to all group activities and excursions is provided. And finish off your perfect day with local live entertainment, brought to you for formal evenings of dinner, drinks and dancing on the villa’s outdoor terrace. What more could you ask for from this top wellness retreat?

5. Strengthening Your Mind

Sweat.Reset believes mindfulness training is essential to resetting your mind, body and soul. This top wellness retreat offers you private and group meditations, daily yoga classes and stretching workshops. They encourage you to soak yourself in silence each morning, sitting in beautiful gardens, private decks and patios, as to time to reflect, journal and contemplate. All mindfulness trainings will focus around being present, increasing gratitude and managing stress and anxiety. You will return home with greater control of your thoughts and a stronger healthy mindset, both essential for creating lasting change in your life.

6. Building Lasting Friendships

This top wellness retreat was designed with women in mind. Their ladies-only getaways are hosted in small, intimate group settings, allowing you to build relationships with other women who are on the same wellness journey as you. By surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals, you’ll receive the support, inspiration and empowerment you need to create lasting changes in your life. Through the deep and meaningful experiences you will share with these women throughout your stay, the friendships you develop at Sweat.Reset will transcend past the retreat’s end.

7. Your Private Chef

Sweat.Reset’s all-inclusive package has all meals, snacks and drinks covered for you, no tip required, allowing you to simply relax and reset. Indulge without guilt on this wellness retreat by digging into nutritious meals infused with Costa Rican culture, prepared fresh daily and included in your stay. Fresh fruit and snacks are available throughout each day in a state-of-the-art kitchen, poolside appetizers are prepared and served fresh each afternoon by an in-house butler, and a bartender serves you freshly squeezed juices, coffee, espresso and your favorite alcoholic beverages. Sit back and enjoy the cuisine!

This top wellness retreat also offers you interactive cooking classes led by your personal in-house chef, as well as a healthy eating workshop taught by your elite trainer to empower you with knowledge to cook healthier at home.

If these seven reasons get you excited about relaxing, rejuvenating and resetting with Sweat.Reset, be sure to check out their website for more information and to view their upcoming retreats.

Cody Burns

Spring break is upon us, and if you’re traveling, this means expensive airport snacks, fast food, and sugar-loaded drinks…WRONG!

You’ve been killing it in gym for four, five, six days a week—spending hours meal prepping and fully dedicating yourself to eating clean.

You deserve a vacation. You deserve to enjoy yourself. But what you don’t deserve is throwing away all your hard work! Just because on vacation you won’t be in your normal routine doesn’t mean you should forget everything you have been working towards.

With my top tips, I make it easy for you to maintain your progress while on vacation without ruining the fun!

1. Trade “Quick and Easy” for “Prepared and Healthy”

When you arrive at the airport, get through security, and walk into a terminal filled with fast food restaurants and small grocery stores, fight the temptation to grab a quick and easy snack. Instead, arrive at the airport prepared.

Fail to prep, prep to fail is how the saying goes I believe?

Bring a bag loaded with alternate snack options to get you through your travel day. Any solid foods are allowed through the security checkpoint and can be easily carried on the plane. Pack something simple such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, protein powder, a sandwich or healthy baked goods.

Remember, you don’t need a full meal at that airport. All you need is enough to keep you satisfied until you get to your destination.

My go to is a Shaklee meal replacement bar with almond butter spread over top to help keep me satisfied.

2. Avoid the “Healthy options” and Read your Labels!

Most likely you’ll stop at a gas station or a mini-mart in search of a healthy snack. Typically, right next to all the candy—which I know you would never consider consuming!— you’ll find an endless amount of various snacks, nuts, and protein bars.

While they may seem like healthy options, the large majority are just as nutritionally void as the candy they’re sitting next to. Save your cheat meals and treats for something better!

If you’re wondering how to tell what’s nutritious and what’s not, here’s the best way to do it: Read your food labels! One very important thing to look for on the nutrition label is sugar—the root of all evils when it comes to losing sight of your goals. It also happens to hide in almost all packaged foods.

Ideally you want to find a snack that contains zero added sugar and is made from whole food ingredients, but unfortunately, this is not always an option. Personally, I search for a protein bar that has less than 10 grams of sugar, contains healthy fats (nuts and seeds), is high in protein but moderate in carbs.

Your snack may not contain the highest quality ingredients, but at least you’re aware of what you’re choosing to eat and that you made the healthiest choice possible.

3. Research Restaurants

When you finally make it to your destination, you and your family are most likely going to be starving!

If you Google the closest restaurants, you’ll likely find endless options. Rather than randomly picking one, I suggest taking five quick minutes to view their online menus. Search for a restaurant that offers a healthy protein option, a complex carbohydrate choice, and, of course, some vegetables.

This meal may not be 100% clean, but it’s better than going all out on meal that you will later regret while laying on the beach the next day!

4. Find 30 minutes in your morning to get your sweat on

No matter how crazy of a day you have planned, make time for you and your workout. Breaking a sweat first thing in the morning boosts your motivation to stay on track and helps you maintain a healthy mindset throughout your entire day.

I recommend getting it done within the first 30 minutes of your morning, allowing yourself to relax and enjoy the rest of your day guilt-free!

Whether you go for a jog along the shoreline, find a fun hike, do burpees in your hotel room, yoga on the beach or a simple strength workout in the hotel gym, just make it happen!

Keep in mind your workouts don’t need to be intense. You aren’t striving to reach your fitness goals while on vacation—you’re striving to maintain the progress you’ve already made. And remember, any movement is better than no movement!

5. 80/20 Rule

I am a certified personal trainer and to be completely honest with you, I do not eat healthy 100% of the time. I live my life by eating 80% healthy and 20% treating myself, and I advise you to do the same—especially while on vacation.

Life is too short not to enjoy a slice of cake with your children, a fun dinner out with your significant other, or a drink with your closest friends.

During the day, hold yourself accountable by choosing the healthiest options available. Then when it comes time for your fun night out, feel free to enjoy yourself! You know you have nourished your body properly for the majority of your day, so some enjoyment at night won’t ruin everything you’ve worked for.

However, be careful not to make the flip by eating 20% healthy and 80% treating yourself. This is all too easy to do and you most likely will regret it once you return home!

6. HAVE FUN!

Last but not least, relax. You deserve some YOU time. Taking time on vacation to rest and rejuvenate allows you to come back refreshed and ready to continue working hard toward your goals!

Cody Burns is the Head Trainer of Burn Boot Camp Verona in Madison, Wisconsin. His life as a trainer started four years ago once he came home from the military and wanted to impact as many lives as possible. Today he is at the helm of an amazing team, paving the way to changing lives one camp at a time in the Madison area. For mindset and exercise advice, check out his Instagram account!