Escape to a tropical place where the focus is placed on a healthier you!

If you are looking for tranquility and renewal, blended with the most up-to-date research on kosher nutrition and weight-loss, fitness and body image, and cholesterol, blood pressure and stress-management, Kosher Expeditions and the Hilton Head Health institute family is waiting for you.

There is a special place, tucked away on a semi-tropical barrier island off the cost of South Carolina, where guests have been learning the secrets of healthy living for the past 25 years. This unique resort, far from the stress of everyday living, provides just the right blend of personal insight, healthy cuisine, physical challenge and mindful nourishment to make lasting lifestyle changes.

A team of highly qualified professionals offer a serious alternative to pampering spas, vacation resorts and fad diets. Kosher Expeditions "Kosher Health" and the Hilton Head Health Institute is designed to provide each guest with an ideal balance of structured learning and experimental activities resulting in motivation for serious life management strategies. Guests will meet others with similar interests and values, and enjoy the kind of subdued luxury and personal attention that have earned the Hilton Head Health Institute annual place on Conde' Nast Traveler's Gold List of "Best Health Resorts in the World"

About Kosher Health and the Hilton Head Health Institute

Founded in 1976, the Hilton Head Health Institute (H3I) has developed an international reputation in the fields of serious weight management, behavioral modification, stress reduction and health enhancement. The Institute's expertise has evolved through university supervised clinical research and the lessons learned from helping thousands of people lose weight, gain control over their lives and rediscover a happier, healthier lifestyle.

The program is effective for male and female adults of all ages, who are beginning to suffer and are suffering the consequences of weight gain, high blood pressure or lifestyle stress or just interested in living a healthier lifestyle. The Institute's approach to individual success is founded on the fundamental tenets of healthy behavior. The focus is on transforming eating and exercise habits and providing an environment to educate and support each guest in accepting personal responsibility for change. The program defines success through enhanced quality of life, not just lower numbers on a scale. Simply put, it is an experience that guests find both rewarding and rejuvenating.

Kosher Expeditions and the Hilton Health Institute, together have developed a Spa and Health program for the observant Jewish participant. Our "Kosher Health" program combines the proven H3I program with Kosher Expeditions expertise in Kosher/Jewish activity oriented travel.

Amenities include:

Specialty "Kosher Health" Glatt kosher meals under strict supervision

"Kosher Health" cooking seminars

On-site synagogue with daily minyanim

Shabbat oriented activities

Plus much more!

Programs

The Hilton Head Health Institute provides an array of services designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle, including Weight Control, Disease Prevention and Stress Management Programs are designed to provide an ideal balance of structured learning and experiential activities. Specific guest goals include: weight loss, increasing energy and stamina, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure levels, managing stress more effectively, quitting smoking, and generally feeling better, both physically and emotionally. Importantly, while the Institute offers a clinically-proven approach, it is not a medical facility. The institute provides a unique blend of structured programs in a resort environment to create a peaceful, relaxing retreat. Each guest's experience is individualized based upon their needs and abilities.

Lifestyle Transition - The caring and friendly professional attitude of the staff and the peace and beauty of the setting combine to provide a unique opportunity to assess, change and retrain our lifestyle processes. Moreover, programs prepare guests to implement these changes in their daily life. Since returning home represents a most critical part in the Institute program, guests learn the elements of continuing care through participation in the Lifetime Maintenance Plan TM. This plan includes hot-line access to counselors, regular correspondence from professional staff, access to available educational materials, and a subscription to Health Beat TM, the periodic Institute newsletter.

Hilton Head Total Fitness TM - Your individual needs are determined in advance, to be certain that you proceed at your own manageable pace. Among the more than thirty closely supervised classes offered at the Institute are: - Aerobic Walking - Stretching - Resistance Training - Aquatic Fitness - Beach Walking - Flexibility Training - Yoga - Tai Chi - Flex-a-ball - Mat Pilates - Body Bar - Treading Participants also have unlimited access to our fitness room which includes treadmills, stationary bikes, weight machines, free weights and other equipment. Fitness activities such as sea kayaking, golf and tennis are accessible during free time and can be arranged by Institute personnel.

Individual Sessions - Many guests require a more personal, in-depth analysis of their issues and the factors behind them. The program staff is always available during the schedule to provide this individual attention. Sessions are also available in a group setting where appropriate.