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FUN AND FITNESS

urn off calories at

Cariboo guest ranch

ARE YOU still feeling sluggish from the extra pounds
gained — oh, blissful memory — during those food-filled

Christmas holidays? If you

have reached the depressing

conclusion that, yes, it is indeed time to do something about
that expanding waistline, you may be grimly preparing
yourself for an extended sentence of dry toast and carrot

sticks. Well, relax.

Here’s a much mellower way to
slide into a healthier lifestyle:
combine your diet and exercise
tegime with relaxation and fun in
the great outdoors at The Hills
Health and Guest Ranch near 100
Mile House.

The Hills, renowned for its
cross-country ski program, pro-
vides the perfect spot for a winter
wonderland holiday, beginning, if
you so choose, with an adven-
turous BC Rail train trip to 100
Mile House. You’l] be picked up at
the station by The Hills’ car and
taken to the ranch where you can
embark on either a rigorous quest
for slimness or a laid-back recre-
ational refresher.

The Hills offers a very flexible
holiday — you can go alone, or
reduce your cost by taking up to
five friends to share your newly
decorated, three-bedroom chalet.
You can stick to the calo-
tie-counted meals, early morning
walks and exercise classes, or
forget your diet, have a massage or
two, and remain pleasantly seden-
tary in your chalet. Cook for
yourself, or indulge in the first-
class meals served in The Hills’
dining room. Go cross-country ski-
ing, swimming, horseback riding,
or, come sunnier weather, golf
next door at the 108 Mile Ranch.
It’s up to you.

North Shore man, cross-country
skier and regular guest at The Hills
is Barrie Wall of CP Rail, who
first made the trip six years ago.
“The instructor got me on skis and
I’ve been hooked ever since,’’ said
Wall, who now makes the trek to
The Hills an almost annual ritual.

He says the Cariboo country
provides excellent terrain for both
novice and experienced cross-
country skiers. ‘‘Vancouver is
marvellous, but it is mountain ter-

rain and can be challenging for a
beginner,’’ he notes. At The Hills,
the 200 kilometres of trails are
graded from beginner to advanced,
and will provide you with whatever
levei of workout you’re ready for.
One of Wall’s favorite trails

great
escapes

‘Peggy Trendell-Whittaker

leads the approximately eight miles
to 100 Mile House, where he and
his wife Ann, who was also in-
troduced to skiing at The Hills, en-
joy lunch at The Red Coach Inn
before tackling the trip back. Or,
as he assures readers, one could
take a taxi back to The Hills if
premature exhaustion has set in.
Wall has also taken a spa vaca-

resident Barrie
Wall ...ranch perfect for cross-
country skiing.

NORTH Shore

tion at The Hills in order to lose
weight. After embarking ‘on ‘‘a
fairly rigorous diet and exercise
Program,"’ he says, ‘‘] came out
feeling like a million dollars."
Wall isn’t alone. According to
Pat Corbett, who owns the resort
along with his wife Juanita, over

98 per cent of the guests report

that they achieved their fitness
and/or weight loss goat during
their stay.

One reason might be the food,
which is hardly your stereotypical-
ly bland diet fare. Over 96 per cent
of the guests responding to a ques-
tionnaire rated the food as **good"’
to *‘excellent,’’ which Corbett calls
“‘an unusually high level of appre-
ciation’’ for a facility to attain.

A typical day in the spa program
might look like this: 7:30 a.m.,
30-minute power walk. § a.m.,
breakfast. 9 a.m., no-bounce
**fat-burner’’ aerobic class. 10
a.m., stretchercise class. 11 a.m.,
aquafit class. Noon, circuit train-
ing. 12:30 p.m, lunch, 1:30 p.m.
nutrition seminar. 3 p.m. rest, rec-
Teation or pampering such as
massages, facials or pedicures.
5:30 p.m., dinner. 7 p.m., strength
and stretch class.

After taking part in all these
classes, or just a few of them, you
might want to hit the hay. Liter-
ally. Because the day's not over yet
— get ready for the hayride to the
giant teepee where you can sit nur-
sing a cup of hot chocolate around
a bonfire. Or you can stay at the
lodge and listen to the singing of
The Hills’ country and western
musicians. Either way, it’s enter-
tainment that's equaliy appealing
to all ages.

And the best part of all is that
the price is fairly reasonable,
especially if you bring friends or
family to share your chalet. Con-
sider the family ski package, for
example: The high season rate for
the five-night, six-day package
ranges from $224/person for two
people to $84/person if there’s six
of you sharing the chalet. The
off-season rates range from $192
to $80/person. Meals aren‘: in-
cluded in this package, but your
chalet comes equipped with a
kitchen and dining room.

Other packages are a 10-night
Weight Loss Program, the six-
night Executive Renewal, the six-
night Inches Off Package, the
two-night Weekend Spoiler and the
two-night Weekend Beauty
Special. The latter is a real tempter
— for $399 single, or down to $25.
for four sharing, you will experi-
ence not only gourmet meals,
revitalizing exercise classes and use
of ail spa _ facilities, but two
massages and a facial, manicure
and pedicure. Get those bags
packed now!

For information on The Hills’
facilities and vacation packages,
call The Hills at 791-5225 or write
C-26, 108 Ranch, 100 Mile House,
B.C., VOK 2E0.

Hear travel lectures in W. Van

A SERIES of lectures on travel
abroad is being offered by the
West Vancouver Recreation Cen-
tre.

Join instructor Patti Kramer for
three evenings of information
related to travel for the upcoming
spring and summer season.

Exchanging Homes with People
in Foreign Countries will be held
on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 7 to
10 p.m. The workshop will include
handouts and contacts which will
enable participants to tap into the
network of homeowners world-
wide who exchange homes.

In Stretching Your Travel
Dollars, on Wednesday, Feb. 21
from 7 to 10 p.m., Kramer will
discuss different airfare options,
alternate destinations and theme
tours. Find out how to travel in

style, the economical way.
Adventure Travel on Wednes-
day, Feb. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. will
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