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All of the facilities are built to the highest international
standards and include a full 8 lane Olympic-standard ozone-
filtered swimming pool, a tennis academy with six courts - 4
indoors and 2 outdoors, state-of-the-art Plexicushion tennis
courts, triathlon training facilities, a FIFA standard artificial
floodlit football and IRB approved rugby pitch and two beach
volleyball courts.
The strategy for professionals is working as Thanyapura has
hosted many top names in sport including the Dutch and
Italian swimming teams and the Australian swimming team
who have been taking advantage of training in superb weather
conditions when they are not so agreeable back home.
Three times Olympic gold medal swimmer Pieter Van Den
Hoogenband summed it up in an interview on YouTube:
“What inspired me are the facilities….my coach and the team
manager told me, ‘oh, now we found something special. .”
However, Thanyapura is not just for the professional elite
athlete. For the serious amateur who wants to improve
their game, Thanyapura offers tailored packages for tennis,
swimming and triathlon. These packages include coaching
by the in-house professional, performance seminars, sport
massages, food and accommodation as well as access to all of
the sports facilities on campus.
But it is not only physical exercise that is catered for in
Thanyapura. The Mind Centre offers teachings in meditation
and yoga together with more modern methods such as
neuroscience and psychology. The sports mindfulness training
programs are designed to enhance athlete performance by
supplementing stamina and physical development of the
athlete with improved focus, resilience and impulse control. It
is really a case of mind over matter to achieve marginal gains
and an overall optimal performance.
Located on the beautiful Thai island of Phuket, only 15
minutes from the international airport, and nestling in a 23
hectare compound surrounded by stunning mountain scenery,
Thanyapura is a real sports enthusiast’s dream come true.
But whether you are a professional athlete, serious amateur
sports person, seeking a new refreshing active outlook
on life or just looking for a great holiday location for the
family, Thanyapura has it all. In fact, some of the guests at
Thanyapura come seeking a lifestyle change for a healthier
life. Shanghai Celebrity Chef Eduardo Vargas arrived with an
aim to change his lifestyle due to health conditions. He joined
the Integrative Health Centre’s weight loss programme and
lost 15 kg in one month. His daily programme was 5 hours of
fitness or sports, mind management and dining on a weight
loss menu.
If body building and pumping iron are your thing the 900sqm
fitness centre is fully equipped with the latest Technogym
machines and Power Plates training. But if your exercise
regime is slightly more cerebral there are separate purpose
built studios for classes such as yoga, pilates, and Zumba. For
the adventurous, Thanyapura is building an assault course for
training.
Naturally, Thanyapura includes that absolutely essential
ingredient for relaxation at a fine resort - the spa area for
treatments and massage. These will be equally welcomed by
the more active as well as those purely leisure and pleasure
seeking guests.
However, Thanyapura goes one better than many sports and
leisure resorts by providing an Integrative Health Centre which
utilises the most advanced laboratory technology to assess
blood samples for nutrition, genetics testing and provides a
range of services for athletes including lactate testing, altitude
training, sport nutrition and physiotherapy.
The great thing about Thanyapura is that although it has the
latest equipment and facilities required by the top athletes,
it also caters for their families or those who just want to
have a relaxing holiday in top class accommodation with a
comprehensive range of excellent resort facilities and even
a kids club. There is a 77 room sports hotel and a 38 room