Got what it takes to be the next Thorpedo or Cathy Freeman?  Get the adrenaline pumping in fresh air with exercise adventures and tours to test your limits.  It’s time to ditch the winter “ugh” boots and slip on the fluro headband as you go for gold at one of our physical, fun and fitness-friendly hotels.

Weave your way through hidden tracks amongst the eucalypts that give the Blue Mountains their unique hazy shade. After being paired up with a bike that matches your riding skills and derriere comfort, you’ll pedal your way into beautiful scenery not accessible to vehicles, including Grose Valley and a jaw dropping canyon. Puffed out and pumped up, check into the Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa, where you can lap up the luxury of their indoor swimming pool, saunas and herbal baths.

In the average life span, the human heart beat 2.5 billion times, so it seems crazy to waste so many of the frantic ones pounding a gym treadmill. Instead, spend some well earned palpitations on a unique fitness day of running, mountain biking and circuit training in the Grampians National Park Victoria. Learn all about the flora and fauna as you work up a sweat, and ready your appetite for a hearty meal at the Rose Fountain restaurant in the Sundowner Westlander Motor Inn Horsham. Unwind your tired but boosted muscles in the hotel’s whirlpool and talk about the wildlife over a drink at the bar.

Buff up on a windsurfing lesson in Brisbane with the accredited and very patient Windsurfing Training Centre of Yachting Australia. You’ll be fitted out in the latest gear, such as advanced communication radio helmets so you can hear your instructor, for whatever level of learner you are. Feel the water rushing around you, and the ocean spray in your hair as you dash across the surface of Clontarf Bells Beach, Redcliffe. Get your land legs back at the Royal on the Park Hotel, facing onto the Botanic Gardens. Take a stroll outside before getting cosy with a drink and something to eat amongst the elegance and privacy of the Walnut Restaurant’s leather chesterfields and wood paneling.

Learn what it takes to be an Olympic athlete with a tour of the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. An elite athlete will be your guide behind the scenes of the premier training hub for many sports. Try out your own fitness finesse at the Sportex interactive sports experience on a virtual rowing or cycling race. After the huff and puff, retreat back to the Diamant Hotel to enjoy the benefits of being average: stay up late, eat whatever you want and party the night away at the Diamant’s nearby nightspots, such as the glamorous Parlour Wine Room.

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