“Sport kills you, and healthy, calorie-reduced food tastes like nothing. And then I’m supposed to relax? I can’t manage that in my everyday life.” Graduate sports scientist and personal trainer Katharina Sippel knows this train of thought all too well. But she’s sure of one thing: “At Villa Stéphanie, you can do it! With a programme that’s tailored exactly to you.”

Together with personal trainer Kevin Heuckeroth, she approaches these kinds of cases by sifting through all the motivation factors that are out there. “It’s usually about losing weight,” says Sippel. She always looks at the overall picture of the person to find out where the extra pounds are coming from. Nutrition, lack of exercise, too much stress? “We have many returning guests who come here twice a year and have already trimmed off a lot of body fat because they do well with their personal nutrition and fitness programme at home. The stay at Villa Stéphanie is always like a refresher that’s incredibly important. It helps avoid falling back into old habits.”

The individual programme begins with a body check in which one’s muscle mass, body fat mass and health status are analysed. A diet plan is then drawn up together with experienced nutrition coaches. Doesn’t “diet” sound daunting - like another word for crispbread? “That’s why we prefer to call it ‘healthy cuisine that tastes fantastic’,” says Katharina.

Afterwards, the guest can try out different sports to see what makes them feel good. “It’s actually quite easy to bring new momentum into life so that people feel comfortable in their skin again. We will show you how exercise can be fun and that healthy living is a great pleasure.” Kevin Heuckeroth sees the many good results on a daily basis. “It’s great to see how guests’ mobility improves dramatically after four weeks.”

In order to complete a successful programme, the guest must really want a positive change and “pull themselves together” to do something. After a stay at Villa Stéphanie, they will have already taken the most important step towards a new feeling of physical wellbeing and increased quality of life. After that, it’s all about sticking with it.

With the individual programmes and packages at Villa Stéphanie, your personal goal is within reach. The four-day Fitness Boost, for example, allows the guest to choose between different sports units. They can include biking tours through the Black Forest, Bodega or Pilates, fascia training, kickboxing or high-intensity training for significant weight loss and a rapid increase in fitness levels. “The most important thing is that we provide our guests with strong personal support,” says the personal trainer duo.

FITNESS BOOST

 Train for four days in the exclusive ambience of Villa Stéphanie and benefit from its fitness centre, Roman-style indoor swimming pool, 500-square-metre sauna landscape, plunge pool and ladies sauna

SPORTS UNITS
Choose between biking, Bodega, Pilates, hiking, jogging, kickboxing, fascia training

HIGHLIGHT
Tabata Bootcamp - Highly intensive interval training (strength and cardio training) for pronounced weight loss

Four days of training with 3 nights per person in a double room 1,485 euros