Geckos Adventures Brings Wellness in Reach with New Fitness Consultant

Travelling can be a tough time to stay on top of your wellness and fitness goals. Even travellers with the best of intentions can let the “I’m on vacation” mentality take over while away from home.

Not so, however, with Geckos Adventures, which has started offering the services of a fitness consultant on its trips. Geckos, a member of Intrepid Travel Group, designed for 18-29-year-old adventure travellers, has hired Brent Price, a Canadian travel agent turned personal trainer, to serve as its fitness consultant.

“It’s notoriously easy to get off your regular fitness regimen during travel and we know being healthy is important to our Gen Y travellers,” says Leigh Barnes, North America Regional Director for Geckos Adventures. “This free option can help them plan ahead, know they’ll still be getting in a good workout and maybe even burn a few more calories than they will at home -- all while seeing some amazing destinations!”

The free service is simple. Once a guest has booked their trip with Geckos Adventures, they can email the fitness consultant with their fitness goals and in return, they’ll receive a personalized workout plan for the destination they’ll be visiting.

A sample Thailand itinerary may include the following suggestions:

• Rent a bike in Chiang Mai for an afternoon workout.
• Run laps around the Doi Suthep Temple. (You’ll probably only need a few laps to get up your heart rate.
• For the extra motivated, plan to run up all 719 steps of the town’s Buddhist temple.

When not helping Geckos Adventures travellers with their fitness goals, Price leads spin classes at Spin Society and runs boot camps at the Vancouver-based apparel company RYU (Respect Your Universe).

For more information, visit www.GeckosAdventures.com/Fitness

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