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40 DAYSPA | JUNE 2016 WHAT'S ON TAP Traditional "fat camps" of the 1970s and '80s no longer carry weight, so to speak, but Red Mountain Resort (redmountainresort.com) located in Ivins, Utah, gets plenty of takers for its weeklong Weight Loss & Living Well Retreat (from $1,795), which is modeled according to the philosophy of Michelle May, MD, author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: A Mindful Eating Program to Break Your Eat-Repent- Repeat Cycle (Am I Hungry? Publishing, 2013). This endeavor involves metabolic and cardiovascular analy- sis, personal training sessions, weight loss and mindful eating seminars, guided hypnotherapy sessions (to help clients identify patterns and blocks hindering their rela- tionships with their ideal body weight), cooking dem- onstrations, daily hikes, fi tness classes, an acupuncture session and a spa service. For the latter, director of spa and wellness Marci Howard likes to point clients toward the Warm Detox Wrap (50 min./$125), which aims to help accelerate the metabolism and fl ush lym- phatic fl uids, and the Ultimate Redefi ning Body Treat- ment (50 min./$125), designed to contour the body via myofascial and lymph fl ow-boosting modalities. At The Ranch Malibu (theranchmalibu.com), a 120- acre, upscale property overlooking the Pacifi c Ocean in Southern California, participants in the weeklong "luxury boot camp" (roughly $5,600) are in for a daily deep-tissue treatment and four to fi ve hours of inten- sive physical activity each day. Founder and CEO Alex Glasscock describes the package as an "off-the-grid, no-options-but-results"-oriented program. Following an elective surrender of their electronic devices, guests submit to custom-tailored schedules involving hiking, yoga, core work and weights, stretching, meditation, Firm Favorites: Part 2 TOP: COURTESY RED MOUNTAIN RESORT; BOTTOM: COURTESY THE RANCH MALIBU Red Mountain Resort's activities include hiking in the nearby canyons. Healthy, communal meals and core-focused gym work form part of The Ranch Malibu's program.