Thalasso-therapy: I'm exhausted, I go ... in Pornic

La Cure Thalasso et Secrets du Monde, 4 days and 4 nights. Recharge the batteries without going too far or too long, it is possible with a cure that combines thalasso care and massages of the world rebalancing Alliance Pornic.

The formula. We like the concept of cure rather traditional spiced spa treatments from elsewhere. Everything begins with a body scrub with oil followed by hydrotherapy treatments with alternate hibiscus wraps, Chinese reflexology to revitalize the energies, aromatic body, face and scalp massage, shiatsu and, cherry on the card, a signature modeling to choose from: Inland Lands, Maasai, Maori, Maya or Joya, Japanese Vibrations, Japanese Massage Therapy. Parentheses that last from twenty to fifty-five minutes, an ideal timing to land and enjoy every moment without adding stress to fatigue. Salutary...

Most. The Japanese Vibrations: in a hyper-peaceful room, this essential treatment (50 min) allows a release-catch that nobody resists. Neither massage nor drainage, it astonishes by what it is and by what it produces. Lying on your back, arms crossed, on a futon, you must close your eyes and remain silent until the end of the session. Without music or words, Emmanuel, a sophrologist and shiatsu specialist, turns around you, seizing successively your feet, your knees, your fingers, your hands, your elbows and even your head. He makes them vibrate by gently raising them towards the ceiling before releasing them in a rhythm impossible to anticipate. With each relaxation, a vibration ... The body resonates and abandons itself. We emerged transformed and especially very, very zen.

In practice. Cure Thalasso and Secrets du Monde, four days and four nights in a 3-star hotel (double room) with half board: seventeen treatments including nine hydrotherapy and eight specific, from 988 € (272 € without lodging and meals ). Alliance Pornic Resort Hotel Thalasso & Spa (44), reservations at 0800 03 03 76 and www.thalassopornic.com

Thalasso-therapy: I must resuscitate, I will ... in Carnac

The Organic Season Harmony Cure, 4 days and 4 nights. Offered by Carnac Thalasso & Spa Resort, this program combines hydrotherapy and courses on machines designed to recover a good muscular envelope, with care adapted to the sporting level and the objectives of each.

The formula. Carnac is the sports center par excellence. Normal, its director is himself a follower of the running ... Here, we are supervised by professionals (kinés and coaches) some of whom are experienced in competitive sports. Hydrotherapy treatments, focusing on muscle recovery, are associated with pool and indoor courses, and aquafitness sessions.

Most. The aquafitness: what is it? A dedicated pool, equipped like a circuit training: four immersed machines (rowing, step, bike and bench press) await your efforts, with a rolling of one to the other every three minutes for twenty minutes. The goal: to muscle all the parts of the body using the resistance of the water. Hyper effective, especially with the guidance and encouragement of the coach!

In practice. Cure Harmonie de Season Bio, four days and four nights in a 3-star hotel with half board: fourteen treatments including ten hydrotherapy and four specific treatments (wrap, modeling ...), from 868 € (448 € without accommodation) . For the ultra sporty, the formula Cure and Sport, supervised by top athletes, five days and four nights half board, from 876 € without accommodation. Carnac Thalasso & Spa Resort (56), reservations at 02 97 52 53 54 and www.thalasso-carnac.com .

Thalasso-therapy: I want a real detox, I'm going to ... in Saint-Jean-de-Luz

L'Escapade Détox, 3 days and 3 nights. At Hélianthal Thalasso & Spa, three days are enough to initiate the detox effect and, with a good frame, it is immediately easier. In addition to care and ad hoc physical activity, a mainly liquid diet without animal proteins.

The formula. The main focus of care is on drainage, and therefore the elimination of toxins. In hydrotherapy, head for the destocking with Watermass® (a kind of Cellu M6® whose massage head diffuses seawater and essential oils to citrus) and manual hydromassage. With maneuvers going up the legs to the outside of the thighs and ending circularly on the belly, all treatments have been designed to decongest the greasy clumps, destock and eliminate. The daily Detox model (25 min) with citrus oils focuses on the panties and the belly. Plantar reflexology (60 min) supports the work of elimination of the liver and intestines. To find good sports habits, Chinese gymnastics, Aquagym, aquapalming, Pilates and yoga are available throughout the duration of the cure.

Most. Food rehabilitation: with the formulas of chef Grégoire Sein, forget the products trafficked but also gluten, dairy and other animal proteins. You will fill up with vegetables and seasonal fruits (special mention for artichoke, fennel, radish, asparagus and especially strawberries), sprouted seeds, soy and, on the starch side, spelled meals , chestnut or rice. In three days, we find the results on the silhouette, the endurance and the complexion. Back at home, one keeps good reflexes easily applicable to everyday life: a barley milk or a kefir juice (in dietetic stores) on awakening with a break of fifteen minutes before breakfast to leave time to the organism to become aware of the caloric intake to come; favor vegetable proteins (legumes, soybeans, quinoa ...); keep the lunch dessert for the 16-hour snack; start each meal with a raw or cooked fruit or vegetable juice to accelerate the satiety process and increase the intake of vitamins and fiber.

In practice. 3 nights and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel (double room) in full board: twelve treatments including seven hydrotherapy treatments, three Special Détox massages, a facial and a reflexology treatment, from 783 €. Hélianthal Saint-Jean-de-Luz Thalasso & Spa (64), reservations at 05 59 51 51 51 and www.helianthal.fr .

Thalasso-therapy: I have back pain, I will ... in Granville

La Cure Dos, 3 days and 2 nights. The brand new Prévithal Granville Center specializes in chronic back pain. During a long weekend, we assess the ailments and relieve them with thalassotherapy treatments, Aquagym physiotherapy ... The back re-educated, remuscled, we re-learn the good gestures to no longer suffer.

The formula. The stay begins with an individual rachimetric assessment to know precisely the dysfunctions and the origin of the pain: lack of flexibility, abdominal, movements that cause problems, etc. The physiotherapist evaluates the extent of the damage by analyzing eight daily postures, rating each of them from 0 to 3 and then directs you to the protocol that is best for you: prophylaxis (posture and joint economy) or muscle strengthening. The hydrotherapy treatments are the same for all, and the courses of Aquagym physiotherapists have an identical objective: to stretch the subpelvian muscles, to reinforce those of the arms to relieve the upper back and those of the legs to relieve the lower back. On the other hand, depending on the results of the assessment and your needs, you will be directed to a daily workshop Ecole du Dos (60 min) focused either on postures or on muscle strengthening of abdominals, backbones, glutes, etc. . The session takes place in groups of up to six people and allows the physiotherapist to be extremely vigilant and attentive. Attention, it is better to avoid the cure when one is in full period of crisis dorsal.

Most. A review is also carried out at the end of the cure to note the evolution, notable even after a few days. The practitioner recalls a few rules of prevention, and we leave with a program to continue at home.

In practice. La Cure Dos, three days and two nights in a 3-star hotel with half board: twelve treatments, including three back workshops, a massage with affusion, five hydrotherapy treatments and three Aqua gym sessions, starting at 625 € (440 € without accommodation). Thalasso Prévithal Granville, Donville-les-Bains (50), reservations at 02 33 90 31 10 and on www.previthal.com .

Thalasso-therapy: I am super stressed, I go ... in Port Crouesty

La Cure Prasama, 4 days and 4 nights. To jettison the moorings and escape the everyday, what better than to embark on this luxurious hotel to the paces of steamship? The Miramar Crouesty offers high-tech treatments, inspired by those practiced in the traditional medicines of India and Asia.

The formula. Prasama means "serenity" in Sanskrit. Here, in addition to hydrotherapy, Asian and Ayurvedic treatments are provided. In sixty minutes, the shiatsu and the dien cham (which focuses on the face) restore and rebalance the circulation of vital energy. Objective: relieve stress and fatigue. The Thai Massage (90 min), a ballet of stretches and pressures quite tonic, releases the tensions and soften the joints. The Abhyanga (60 min) is a softer and more ample modeling whose pressure is gradually accentuated, opens the chakras and gradually eliminates all the blockages.

Most. The Shirodhara (60 min): to enjoy this treatment carried out according to the rules of the art without tensing, know that to leave the hair bathed of oil is a necessary passage. Lying on his back, his head is placed just below a kind of suspended copper carafe. The treatment begins with a long massage of the shoulders, the neck and the scalp with warm sesame oil. The gentle pressures on the energetic points of the skull and face numb the senses, the trigger begins. It is at this point that the sesame oil is released into a warm net that flows gently on the forehead and scalp. The movements of the liquid are precise, manually insured with a regularity which invites to the complete release. After a few minutes, you let go, cradled by the errors of this golden and hot net.

In practice. Cure Prasama, four days and four nights in a 4-star hotel with half board: thirteen treatments including eight Asian treatments and five hydrotherapy treatments, starting at € 1,268. Miramar Crouesty, Port Crouesty, Arzon (56), reservations at 02 97 53 49 13 and on www.miramarcrouesty.com .

Thalasso-therapy: I want to feel younger, I will ... in Bandol

L'Escale Capital Jeunesse, 3 days and 3 nights. At the Thalazur Bandol, we focus on regenerating cosmetic and marine treatments and we participate in psycho-physical workshops. Because apprehending the passing time is not just a question of skin bouncing. It also requires inner well-being.

The formula. The idea is to relaunch the basic activity of the body to help it function better. Among the nine treatments offered, including the essential hydrotherapy, the Modeling Vitality (50 min) plays its role by alternating gentle pressures on the meridians, relaxing massages and rapid friction to awaken the body. Three psychocorporeal workshops (45 min) are also proposed to preserve its youth capital. Lastly, we focus on the personalized prevention of signs of age with a protocol signed SkinCeuticals (Face Care Supreme Anti-Aging, 90 min), tailor-made according to the needs of the skin. The top: the infallible diagnosis established after passage to the violet light that highlights the slightest defects (for some, invisible to the naked eye) of your skin: sun spots, wrinkles, lack of hydration ...

Most. Psychocorporeal workshops (body, breath or spirit). To optimize from the inside the youth capital of each, the workshop of the body proposes to perform a kind of aquatic gym consisting of undulations and ample movements of the arms, closing your eyes, keeping you away from everything like in a bubble . The one of the breath takes again the principles of the breathing practiced in the yoga and teaches you to sigh and even to purr to control your stress and learn to calm you. Finally, that of the mind is inspired by the exercises of positive visualization, on the principle of mindfulness. The goal: not to be overwhelmed by his thoughts and to step back at every crisis situation. In the end, a whole series of useful landmarks, soothing gestures to approach life differently.

In practice. Escale Capital Jeunesse, three days and three nights in a 5-star hotel (double room Exclusive on the street) with breakfast: nine treatments, including five hydrotherapy and four privileges (psychocorporeal workshop, Vitality modeling, reflexology, facials) from 975 € (630 € without accommodation or meals). This cure also exists in Cabourg, the new center of the Thalazur group. Thalazur Bandol (83), reservations at 04 94 29 33 00 and on www.thalazur.fr .

Thalasso-therapy: I'm tired of having the belly swollen, I go ... in Roscoff

The Mini-Cure Bien-Être du Ventre, 4 days and 3 nights. To promote the relaxation of the diaphragm and to improve the functioning of the digestive system thanks to targeted hydrotherapy treatments, to discover the workshop of the belly to deflate it, it is quite possible in three days. With in addition full of tips to keep it flat at least until the summer.

The formula. On the program, a concentration of thalasso care centered on the belly (abdominal shower, wrap ...) and a workshop of one hour minimum that recalls the basics of good chewing, good nutrition and teaches different exercises abs. It begins with an effleurage, a priori very innocuous. Practiced in a clockwise direction, the gestures increasingly ample and supported follow in fact the circuit of the large intestine to facilitate the relaxation of the organs, digestion and transit. The automation continues on the reflex points to deflate and ends with deeper frictions, breathing exercises and especially hypopressive gymnastics that tone the abdominals. The belly has become flat again and one has a furious desire that the effect persists.

Most. A to-do list: we leave with a program of hypopressive exercise exercises to make at home and which guarantee, in a few days of practice only, super-tonic abs. An example ? Sitting on the floor in a suit, hands resting on the knees, inhale by inflating the belly. Then completely empty the air in the lungs as far as possible. There, block the breath, swallow closed mouth while retracting the belly as if the navel was aspirated from the inside. The transverse abdominals are contracted to the bottom and the perineum is protected from the pressure of the organs, emptied of air. Hold for as long as possible (about fifteen seconds at the beginning) and release. Do ten minutes every day.

In practice. Mini-Cure Bien-Être du Ventre, four days and three nights in a 3-star hotel (double room) half board: six treatments including a belly workshop, relaxation modeling and four hydrotherapy treatments, from 561 € (297 € without accommodation). Thalassothérapie Roscoff (29), reservations at 02 98 75 55 55 and on roscoff.thalasso.com .

Thalasso-therapy: what benefits can be derived?

Experts agree: even if a thalasso gives its full potential on cures of at least six days, a miniform produces a psychological click, or even a positive shock on the nervous system, giving the impetus that was lacking to take good resolutions. In three days, we can already begin healthy changes in our lifestyle: recharge batteries, relieve stress, get back into sports, lose belly, eat a little more balanced, and so on. Hence the interest of choosing the right program. Obviously, do not expect to lose five kilos or manage to run a marathon after only a few hours of care or sports coaching. This is not the aim ... Minicures give the opportunity to take stock of his daily life, to motivate himself to take care of himself more and to find a fishing of hell!

Thalasso-therapy: the medical examination, compulsory or not?

For cures lasting less than six days, all centers do not necessarily offer a medical visit, but a doctor is often available by appointment, and a questionnaire must be offered on arrival (if not, ask for it). Be aware that if you have had surgery recently or are pregnant, some care is strongly discouraged (hydrojet mattresses, camphor wraps, etc.). Same if you are in the midst of a lumbago crisis, needless to think of relieving the pain in thalasso, wait until it has passed. Finally, in case of circulatory problems, the shower with jets is to be proscribed because too much tonic. It is therefore advisable to alert the center at the time of booking if there are any contraindications. If you are suffering from chronic pain, you can also ask your treating physician to provide you with a medical certificate or a specific recommendation that you will give to the staff.