When you’re a busy working mom like me, the idea of going on a fitness retreat sounds like a break—even though it involves doing hours of exercise. So when I got offered the chance to go to my favourite trainer Cecilia Harris’s RWL Retreat in Portugal, it was a no-brainer.
My best friend had coincidentally won a place after entering an RWL Instagram competition (yes, those prizes are real) so we packed our suitcases and jetted off to the Algarve for four days of boxing, strength training, Pilates, breathwork, manifestation, cold pool plunges and mobility work, fuelled by delicious Mediterranean home-cooked food. Plus, we were actively encouraged not to tidy up after ourselves, which felt like the ultimate luxury.
