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Stay Healthy and Fit While Vacationing in Mexico

Are you having trouble staying in swimsuit-perfect shape, or maybe even swimsuit-acceptable shape?  Who says you have to come home from vacation looking plumper than you left? Karmina Palace Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico - with an in-house personal trainer at a fully-equipped fitness center and restaurants that serve diet-friendly meals - is the perfect place for a relaxing and healthy vacation.

The addition of a full-time staff member who is a qualified instructor means guests receive professional coaching and routine suggestions they can take back home with them and integrate into their regular gym schedules. "With today's emphasis on healthy living and balanced lifestyle, it makes sense for a luxury resort to offer guests the services of a personal coach," says General Manager Marcos Casillas. "People are so health-conscious these days that you'll often see them up at dawn and on the treadmill even though they're on holiday. Our gym trainer ensures they get the most out of their workout and gain positive feedback they can continue to implement after their vacation is over."

Karmina Palace's fitness center recently extended hours of operation from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekends. It features modern, well-serviced Cybex stationary bicycles, treadmills, a stair climber and a wide range of workout equipment and free weights and boasts separate men's and women's change rooms with showers and steam rooms for after workout muscle relief. The full-service Spa also has a wide range of massages and body treatments that can help ease away aches.

Hot Summer Drinks and Diet-Friendly Meals

Just because you're on vacation doesn't mean the diet goes south. Karmina offers a wide array of healthy meal options.

Indulge in traditional lime margaritas, strawberry or mango daiquiris, or Karmina's signature drink, the watermelon margarita. The new drinks menu includes sour apple martinis and tropical fruit concoctions including the chamoyada, a spicy-tart thirst quencher of mango and chamoy fruit.

Vacation time is for relaxation, not worrying about counting calories. Stick to your diet and feast guilt-free with healthy dishes available at the three restaurants. The poolside Grill is an excellent place to find a huge selection of buffet-style options, including a salad bar with plenty of fixings (oil and vinegar dressing too), fresh fruit, grilled fish fillets and steamed vegetables.

Evening a la carte restaurants Carioca and La Trattoria have expansive menus with lite options such as fish and seafood, as well as salads. Even the Bugambilias breakfast buffet features smoothies, yogurt, granola, a tropical fruit bar, and an egg station where guests request eggs cooked any way they like them, including egg white-only omelets.

The Karmina Palace Resort has polished the concept of the all-inclusive vacation by offering special amenities like wireless internet access in a spectacular Mayan kingdom amid the blue waters and jungles of the Pacific Coast in Manzanillo, Mexico. Lush gardens with tropical flowers, banana trees and coconut palms surround eight interconnected lagoon-style pools. Nightly entertainment, 24-hour room service, unlimited food and drink & a full-service spa make Karmina Palace the epitome of grand tourism.

Contact Information:
www.KarminaPalace.com
info@karminapalace.com
US Toll Free: 1 888 234-6222

Edited by Erika Wright

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