Breezes Resort – Endless Water Sports and Active Fun

At Breezes Resorts, you’ll find that you have everything to do and all the time in the world to do it. Have you ever made the excuse that you couldn’t exercise on vacation because you “had no time”? Well at Breezes, that excuse doesn’t hold water. In fact, instead of sitting in a lame glass of still water, you’ll have every opportunity and every reason in the world to make the water your playground. I just spent five fun-filled days at the Breezes Resort in Negril, Jamaica and excuses were not on the menu. You see, in my little “fitness expert book”, vacations are for having fun and making memories – not eating food and getting fat. That’s why there is so much benefit in booking a vacation at a place like this.  For a flat fee EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED, or … all-inclusive. That means, once you arrive on property – all the fun stuff is already paid for. So you never have to hem and haw over whether or not to spend the money on a snorkeling trip or kayaking. In fact, you’ve already paid for that stuff, so if you’re trying to get the most bang for you buck, it really behooves you to get up and go, go, go! You can sit on a beach and do nothing for free almost anywhere. If you’re going to pay for an all-inclusive resort, you better take the attitude that you are going to DO everything that is included! Catch my drift?

At this lovely location for adult couples, families and singles, Breezes offers a ton of fun active stuff for everyone’s ability. I personally took part in a wide variety of the fun stuff including: kayaking, beach volleyball, snorkeling, stand up paddle boarding, boating, swimming and an endless amount of water-skiing.  I also was taken out on several relaxing rides on a Hobie Cat. Some other activities available that I did NOT try were: knee boarding, diving, windsurfing, glass-bottom boating and tennis. Cool stuff. They have a great fitness facility which includes a fab amount of both cardio and strength training equipment, but I only used it twice, because I stayed so busy playing actively!

I can only assume you’re here reading articles on Fitzness.com, because you too, have an interest in your health. You want to live better, live longer and have a better body. If I’m right, and you love the ocean, this is the vacation for you. Breezes, Negril offers about a 3.5 star (out of five) hotel experience with endless amounts of fun, entertainment and (oh yeah) food/drinks. With several nice restaurants: Japanese, Italian, French, Continental, Caribbean, and an American buffet, you’ll find your fare share of fruits, vegetables, seafood and more. Vegetarian meals are easy to come by for sure. Even though the food and drinks are all-included and available all over the place, I’d like you to view it simply as a way to refuel for the fun stuff. Sure, you could eat and drink yourself in to oblivion. But let’s be honest – there’s no benefit in that and you know it. Deep down inside, you DON’T want to leave vacation 10 pounds more than you were when you arrived. Stick to the fun stuff and use the food for fuel.

I was there during the first week of August which had an extra element of fun, as Breezes offered special Zumba classes with my super-fab new friend, Linda Robinson. This is just the beginning as Breezes hopes to turn this first week of August in to an annual fitness retreat.  Hopefully next year, you, I and quite a few others will be there playing and partying all week together. Breezes is one of the most affordable all-inclusive resorts around and for the amount of physical fun available, I think it’s a fantastic deal.

Special thanks to Gary Williams, Ricardo Henry, Andie, Big Foot, O.M.G. and the rest of the crew at Breezes. Thank you for taking me water-skiing every five minutes, teaching me to slalom ski, dancing with me, sailing with me, snorkeling with me, dining with me and more. I miss you all, already. Hope to be back soon!

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