Fitness Ridge, A More Compassionate Booty-Kicking Camp, Part I :: Ivins, Utah

ByJanice Nieder

Part One
The team at Fitness Ridge Resort and Spa really know their business. (now called Movara)

They helped me firm up, de-fluff around the mid-section, drop some of those pesky too many cocktails and trying new restaurants pounds, and lose almost 5 % body fat while having … TONS of FUN!!!

When I invited my NYC sis to join me for a week of “being good” I could almost hear her heart rate speed up over the phone.

Her response: “Are you nuts? What part of 1200 calories a day, no booze, no coffee, a nine mile hike daily and hours of exercise classes sounds like me? And there’s absolutely NO WAY they can charge a measly $1295 for the whole week unless it’s a complete dump. Get serious-that’s what most spas charge per day! ”

Since tact has never been part of my M.O. I just sweetly replied, “Ok, then. I take it you wish to keep all your extra tummy rolls?” Nuff said- she huffed and puffed over what tummy rolls I could possibly be referring to, but she started packing!

Belly-aching the whole two hour easy drive from Las Vegas to Ivins, (resort will arrange for a shuttle pick-up and drop off the airport- but Sis made me rent a car in case we needed to escape.) Sis was working herself into a major frenzy, insisting I had roped her into a stay at the “Big House for White Collar Criminals.” (Granted, the new pic’s haven’t been put up on their website yet so the old photo of a wire fence all around the grounds did look a little Alcatraz-ish!)

Part Two

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Janice Nieder could be the love child of Indiana Jones and Julia Child. She was a specialty food consultant for 12 years in New York, with a client list that included Tavern on the Green, Dean & Deluca and Sign of the Dove. After being bitten by the travel bug, her culinary adventures took her to over 65 countries, where she shared a smoked monkey dinner with a generous Shuar Indian family deep in the Amazon Jungle; helped Ethiopian tribal woman bake injera bread on hot stones in 108 degree heat; and crashed a wedding feast in Pakistan, where she was wined and dined by over 200 men - and no women. Last year, she mistakenly bought camouflage clothes to participate in a week-long truffle hunting safari in Marche, Italy, never tiring of the decadently delicious fungi feasts.

To keep things in balance, Janice also enjoys writing about spas, fitness, local crafts and culture. Her articles have appeared in International Travel News, Runner's World, San Francisco Journal for Physicians, Slow Food USA, San Francisco Professional Food Society News, Business Women's Journal, Norway Post, Airline magazines and numerous websites. But her real passion is working with underdeveloped countries to protect their cultural identity by preserving their traditional foods and cooking methods. To this end, Janice has written numerous articles about her culinary discoveries, assisted local producers with bringing their products to market, and consulted with tourism and business leaders on developing and promoting local farmers markets, cooking classes, and culinary tours.

Janice has received San Francisco's Community Leadership Award of Excellence for her on-going work as the Volunteer Coordinator for C.H.E.F.S. ( Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service) a program she helped develop that provides culinary and job skill training for the homeless. She is also a leading member of the San Francisco Professional Food Society, Bay Area Travel Writers, and Slow Food.

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  1. food looks yummy and health. I have stayed at red mountain resort and spa nearby.
    Wonder how the pricing cimpoares?

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