BOOT CAMP
These circuit-based
training camps are
perfect for willpower-
lacking masochists.
Go:
Château
de Robernier in
Provence
chateaude
robernier.com
EXTREME
DETOX
Fasting and self-
administered colonics
are the name of the
dubious game. But
users report losing up
to five kilos.
Go:
Moinhos Velhos
in the Algarve
moinhos-velhos.com
TREKATHON
It’s a marathon, yes,
but not as you know
it. Walk 26.2 miles
around a city for a
novel way to sightsee.
Go:
Paris or
Barcelona this spring
discover
adventure.com
DUAL
SNOWBOARD
Not one board but two
half boards. You might
look like a doofus but
the trick-potential is
rad, man.
Go:
Look out for
demos in the Alps
dualsnowboards.com
SNOWSHOE
YOGA
Standing positions on
virgin slopes. Wrap up
warm for cleansing in
body and soul.
Go: Manigold in
the French Alps
naturopathie-yoga.fr
ANTI- GRAVITY
From the genius
behind Cirque du
Soleil, this upside-
down yoga is said to
speed metabolic rate.
Go: Yoga One
in
Barcelona
yogaone.es
From 11/01
Party like it’s... 1832?
Les Misérables
–
Victor Hugo’s much-loved ode to French
Republican fervour – hits big screens this month in a new
Hollywood adaptation. To celebrate we’ll be taking a walk
around 1830s Paris, thanks to ‘Reformedtypea’, a blogger
who used vintage maps to find the book’s key locations and
plot them onto a handy GoogleMap
goo.gl/maps/y39OU
.
Read all about it at:
tinyurl.com/br8pwh5
All month
FRENCH
VOGUE
Enjoy another
peek into
vintage ‘Paree’
on page 18
Shape up for 2013
So you’ve promised yourself you’ll get fit this year? We’ve scoured the network for the best routes
to a svelter, more energised you. Follow the flow to find your perfect workout.
START
Are you down
with the kids?
Would you do
anything to
lose weight?
Do you have a
need for speed?
Ever fancied
life as a bat?
Do you know
what a downward
dog is?
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Is your priority to
lose a few pounds?
Does running fill
you with dread?
YES
NO YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
PARKOUR
For the consummate
urbanite, there’s no
better way to see a
city than free running.
AKA clinging to its
buildings for dear life.
Go:
Paris’ parkour
scene is thriving.
parkourparis.fr
FELL RUNNING
There are few better
ways to get fit than
jogging up and down
great big hills.
Go:
Get out into the
Scottish Highlands
runningthe
highlands.com
0 2 8
T H E J O U R N E Y
