Gemmi Health Week
Recharge sustainably – moderate altitude training and a health programme to boost your strength
The unique Gemmi Health Week at 2350 metres altitude gives you space to consciously connect with your body. Not only will you be more relaxed and have noticeably more energy, but you’ll also return home with new knowledge for a healthier future.
Is that something you need?
This is what you take away:
- Energy boost: Noticeably greater physical vitality due to moderate altitude exposure at 2350 metres.
- Clarity of mind: Stress melts away, focus and mental performance are enhanced.
- Regeneration at a high level: Sleep, metabolism, immune system are demonstrably activated.
- Insights for life: Tools and routines you can integrate directly into your everyday life.
- Physical presence: You become aware of your physical strength again.
After the Health Week you feel lighter, clearer and full of energy. You go home with valuable insights on how to apply healthy routines in day-to-day life.
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Exposure to moderate altitude has been shown to activate the heart, circulation, metabolism and immune system.
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Wow, back to energy, peace and restful sleep in a week.
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2350m – peace and quiet, clarity, air quality: they were perfect conditions for real relaxation.
»The weekly program
The weekly program in winter
| Sunday | Arrival and room check-in from 14.00 (17.00 last service on the hotel’s own cable car) presentation of the healthy gift basket 17.30 Personal welcome, orientation for the week and dinner |
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| Monday | Healthy movement |
MondayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Nordic Walking to Lake MajingseeWe take a Nordic-walking tour to the picturesque Lake Majingsee, which is nestled between Gemmi and Torrent. We start in Leukerbad and learn the proper Nordic walking technique. Did you know that Nordic walking engages 80–90% of your muscles, as it activates both your upper and lower body? Enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery as you pursue a sporting activity that is gentle on the joints. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Tuesday | Healthy movement Bathing, sauna & relaxation in the Leukerbad Therme Knowledge snacks |
TuesdayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Bathing at the Leukerbad ThermeLook forward to ten different pools with water temperatures between 28°C and 44°C. These include the sports pool and various large outdoor pools with massage jets and lounging areas that offer a direct view of the surrounding rock faces and nature. The natural stone grotto with its unfiltered thermal water and steam generator at 44° Celsius will soon have you sweating and clear your airways. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Wednesday | Mindful snow hike around Lake Dauben, the highest natural lake in Europe Healthy movement Knowledge snacks |
WednesdayMindful hiking around Lake DaubenseeThis tour is much more than hiking: you get an introduction to the practice of mindfulness in the midst of nature. You learn to use the walking activity itself as a sensory meditation to arrive in the moment and stay with yourself. Weather permitting, there will also be a guided Body Scan Meditation outdoors, focusing on the body. Healthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Thursday | Healthy movement Knowledge snacks |
ThursdayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Friday | Healthy movement Knowledge snacks Farewell |
FridayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
Between these activities there is enough free time to spend as you please or for additional individual treatments you may wish to book.
If programme changes become necessary due to the weather, the replacement activity will be of equivalent value.
The Gemmi Health Weeks, including exercise sessions, knowledge transfer, and meditation, are generally held in German. However, the health coaches are multilingual and are happy to support you in French or English.
The weekly program in summer
| Sunday | Arrival and room check-in from 14.00 (17.00 last service on the hotel’s own cable car) presentation of the healthy gift basket 17.30 Personal welcome, orientation for the week and dinner |
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| Monday | Healthy movement Nordic walking to Lake Majingsee Knowledge snacks (knowledge transfer on the four pillars of health) |
MondayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Nordic Walking to Lake MajingseeWe take a Nordic-walking tour to the picturesque Lake Majingsee, which is nestled between Gemmi and Torrent. We start in Leukerbad and learn the proper Nordic walking technique. Did you know that Nordic walking engages 80–90% of your muscles, as it activates both your upper and lower body? Enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery as you pursue a sporting activity that is gentle on the joints. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Tuesday | Healthy movement Bathing, sauna & relaxation in the Leukerbad Therme Knowledge snacks |
TuesdayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Bathing at the Leukerbad ThermeLook forward to ten different pools with water temperatures between 28°C and 44°C. These include the sports pool and various large outdoor pools with massage jets and lounging areas that offer a direct view of the surrounding rock faces and nature. The natural stone grotto with its unfiltered thermal water and steam generator at 44° Celsius will soon have you sweating and clear your airways. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Wednesday | Mindful hiking around Lake Dauben, the highest natural lake in Europe Healthy movement Knowledge snacks |
WednesdayMindful hiking around Lake DaubenseeThis tour is much more than hiking: you get an introduction to the practice of mindfulness in the midst of nature. You learn to use the walking activity itself as a sensory meditation to arrive in the moment and stay with yourself. Weather permitting, there will also be a guided Body Scan Meditation outdoors, focusing on the body. Healthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Thursday | Healthy movement Knowledge snacks |
ThursdayHealthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
| Friday | Hiking on the historic Gemmi Trail Healthy movement / cool down Knowledge snacks Farewell |
FridayHiking on the historic Gemmiweg trailTo round off the Gemmi Health Week, we walk the Gemmiweg Trail (on a voluntary basis, of course). The Gemmiweg Trail is a spectacular, historic mountain trail. It is one of the most impressive pass routes in the Alps, as it winds its way from Leukerbad through nearly vertical rock faces up to Gemmi Lodge 2350. Historically, the Gemmi Pass used to be an important trade and transit route between Bern and Valais. The Gemmiweg trail was originally carved into the vertical limestone walls as a mule track in the 18th century. Healthy movementA varied mat training programme under professional guidance awaits you. Our health coach Sandra Grichting organises sessions based on yoga or Pilates or a combination of both disciplines. For even more variety and intensity, various accessories such as yoga blocks, fascia rollers or balls may also be used. You train your body awareness, improve your agility and strengthen your muscles in a targeted, gentle way. Knowledge snacksEach day, there are compact and informative knowledge snacks to look forward to. In these brief sessions, we look at three core topics: healthy habits, dietary insights and relaxation tricks. Our aim is to inspire you and furnish you with practical knowledge. After the week with us, you’ll be in a position to integrate a healthy lifestyle into your day-to-day routine. |
Between these activities there is enough free time to spend as you please or for additional individual treatments you may wish to book.
If programme changes become necessary due to the weather, the replacement activity will be of equivalent value.
The Gemmi Health Weeks, including exercise sessions, knowledge transfer, and meditation, are generally held in German. However, the health coaches are multilingual and are happy to support you in French or English.
Leukerbad & the Leukerbad Therme
With its natural thermal springs and pure mountain air, Leukerbad offers an ideal setting for the Gemmi Health Week. In Switzerland’s largest spa resort, 3.9 million litres of hot water at 51 degrees Celsius gush from 65 thermal springs every day. It takes an incredible 40 years for the mountain water to seep into the depths of the rock and accumulate valuable minerals that turn it into health-promoting thermal water. It bubbles up out of the ground, naturally heated to a high temperature.
Your contacts
Lore Loretan
Master in Physiotherapy Health Coach
Lore runs a practice for holistic health in Leukerbad. Her Master’s degree in physiotherapy and many other training qualifications have shaped her holistic view of the body, which involves a combination of naturopathy and conventional medicine. With her many years’ experience, she always chooses the most suitable therapy in each case. In her free time, she enjoys singing and baking, or spending time in nature, either quietly on her own or actively with her family.
During the Health Weeks, Lore accompanies you throughout the day and is your go-to person for any questions and for all additional individual treatments you may wish to book.
Lore Loretan
Master in Physiotherapy Health Coach
Sandra Grichting
Movement Expert Health Coach
Sandra runs a spa hotel in Leukerbad with her husband. As a qualified aerobics, Pilates and yoga instructor, she is our movement maestro: full of energy, motivating and contagious. Besides her passion for sport, she is also a keen hostess. In her free time, she enjoys nature, good food and hanging out with friends. When she feels the call of faraway lands, she packs her suitcase and yoga mat – and plunges into the waves for a kitesurfing adventure.
Sandra Grichting
Movement Expert Health Coach
Roger Büchel
Executive MBA University of Zurich Host
Roger is your host on the Gemmi Pass and ensures you have a pleasant stay. With an MBA from the University of Zurich and many years of management experience in the leisure, event and hospitality industry – most recently as Director of the Kongresshaus Zurich – he has a wealth of expertise to contribute. As the initiator of the Gemmi Health Week, he himself lives a healthy lifestyle. In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors with his family, keeping fit and playing the drums; he is also interested in culture, innovation and design.
Roger Büchel
Executive MBA University of Zurich HostDates & Booking
Maximum group size: 16 persons , Minimum group size: 10 persons
If there are too few bookings, the Health Week will not take place. We will communicate the decision four weeks before the start at the latest and refund the deposit immediately.
Additional bookable individual treatments
It is possible to book optional individual treatments from Monday to Friday.
