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| FRANCE PREMIER INSTITUTE LOUISON BOBET THALASSOTHERAPY | ||||||
| The charm of the hotel Miramar Port Crouesty One step inside the door, in a lobby decorated with the elegance and finery of the most stylish ocean-going liner. These are surroundings designed to appeal to our sailor instinct.  Picture the edge of the world. There, facing the ocean, the MIRAMAR CROUESTY hotel rears its immaculate facade in the magic light of Southern Brittany.The site is exceptional. It lives up to the expectations of the project launched in the early nineties by the Royal Monceau Group: a project to create, in this seascape, an establishment principally dedicated to health and fitness. This jewel of technicity and hospitality, deserved the best setting. Port Crouesty was chosen. A region completely turned towards the sea. Opposite, the ocean and its lashing spray. Behind, the Morbihan Gulf with its micro-climate unique in France. It would be difficult to dream up a more appropriate site for the latest Louison Bobet Health Spas. This fitness-cruise is governed by daily rendez-vous; the treatments: hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, water jets, bubbling baths or gymnastics in the pool. For a relaxing cure as well as for more specific treatments (functional physiotherapy, post-natal cures or slimming programmes) in Port Crouesty we make it a point of honour to offer you a service of quality in surroundings that favour clarity. No “hospital” atmosphere here, but one of relaxation with a touch of reassuring, friendly professionalism. The treatment area offers the same relaxing atmosphere as the hotel. In the solarium or panoramic pool, you’ll be able to spend your time between treatments worry free. Swim, read, sunbathe, sleep... live: words that sum up exactly what the Hotel MIRAMAR CROUESTY has to offer you. Without forgetting, of course, the gastronomic dimension. There again, the choice is yours. Dietetic menus adapted to your needs and tastes following the advice of a nutrionist, or delicious culinary specialities prepared with talent by the team of our young chef Yves Toublanc - each meal will be a special occasion in itself. Sheltered from the dunes, the MIRAMAR hotel in Port Crouesty is also an open invitation to discover the magnificent Morbihan coastline. Go for a walk along the Petit Mont path that winds its way through the fragrant heather and sea pines or mountain bike ride for the more strenous. Visit the most beautiful spots of the Rhuys peninsula - for many years the favourite residence of the Dukes of Brittany, or discover the Gulf of Morbihan aboard the Roughwys, the Miramar’s pleasure cruiser. From the blue-shuttered houses of the Ile aux Moines to the fishmongers market stalls in Trinité-sur-Mer, via the shores of the Ile d’Arz, you can be sure that “après Spa” activities in Southern Brittany will be tonifying and refreshing. Bobet’s sea water therapy The history BOBET’S Sea Water Therapy was born in 1962. Without the extraordinary popularity of the cycling champion Louison BOBET (winner of the “Tour de France” in 1953, 1954 and 1955) this therapy would have remained little known. Victim of a car accident, Louison Bobet discovered the benefits of physiotherapy in a marine environment. Charmed by this technique, then in its very early stages, he created his first institute, popularized the term “SEA WATER THERAPY” and made a winning concept of it, not just to curative ends but also for prevention ones. Jean Bobet, Louison’s brother, following university and a career as a professional cyclist, became a sports journalist. In 1968, he joined forces with his brother and together they contributed to the development of other institutes. From then on, Louison Bobet’s Sea Water Therapy became the reference.  “Fitness” vacations, where everything is geared to relaxation, became a tremendous vogue corres-ponding to a genuine need at a time when stress and tiredeness were often the daily load. In 1990, Jean Bobet participated in the creation of the Louison Bobet Institute Hotel Miramar Port Crouesty in Southern Brittany, offering the very latest in terms of Sea Water Therapy.Today, the Louison Bobet Institute can be proud of their more than positive record, for whilst allowing guests the opportunity to benefit from the expertize and medical advice on which their reputation is built, the Louison Bobet Institute characterize contemporary Sea Water Therapy, one that has managed to move in time with the rythm of today’s hectic lifestyles, and anticipate by proposing flexible and personalized treatments. Thalassotherapy Thalassotherapy (from the Greek: thalassa = sea) is the simultaneous use, in reglementary conditions and under medical supervision, of the benefits of a marine environment (sea, algae, climate...) to a PREVENTIVE or a CURATIVE end. LENGH OF TREATMENTS: The average recommended stay is: 6 to 9 days (with a minimum of 6 days). Before any treatment, one of the Institut’s doctor will conduct a thorouh medical examination, the preparatory steps to all forms of treatment. The treatments are supervised by qualified physiotherapists and hydrotherapists (baths, showers) trained by the doctors. The Louison Bobet Thalassotherapy Ins-titute uses the latest treatment techniques. WHY A TREATMENT ? RECUPERATION TREATMENTS Convalescence after an illness or operation Stress-relief / Overwork / Depression / Slimming programmes << Well being >> treatment Post-natal cure Anti-smoking cure RE-EDUCATION Accident after-effects / Sports injuries / Post-surgical physiotherapy of the lim joints and spine PAINFUL CONDITIONS Chronic rheumatism, arthritis, sprained muscles, scoliosis, osteoporosis, ajgodystrohpy... Circulatory problems : heavy, painful legs, lymphatic oedemas... Backache. The treatments: HYDROTHERAPY  Bubbling Baths: These baths are filled with sea water heated to 37°C and offer a general and invigorating hydromassage. They tone the skin tissue and provide good relaxation of all muscles.Jet Showers: very forceful and precise in its aim, this is a powerful technique (4 kg of water pressure reserved for those in good physical shape). The technique with showerheads is better suited to more sensitive conditions. The Underwater Jets: these are a practical underwater jet manual massage, in a bath of sea water heated to 37°C. The jets create swirling currents that can be used generally or locally. The Multi-Jet Baths: each bath is electronically programmed. This treatment has a strong stimulating effect on the circulatory system and conducts alternative massage either for multiple or specific areas. Re-Education Pools: for group or individual care, equipped with handrails and easy access stairs, they facilitate the movement of all parts of the body. The dynamics of the sea water and its “lifting action”, massage, relax and stimulate the circulation. ALGOTHERAPY This treatment consists of the application of thin layers of heated seaweed (37°C) on the skin, under soft infra-red rays. This treatment is analgesic and “calming” in a general manner. PHYSIOTHERAPY Massages, mechanical therapy, gymnastics or physiotherapy in a heated sea water pool (37°C), ultrasound baths, hand or foot cataplasms. OTHERS Sauna, Marine sprays, Pressotherapy. Dietetics and sea water therapy In the context of a slimming programme, but also for those wishing to benefit from a dietary check-up during a sea water therapy stay, the MIRAMAR-CROUESTY and their dietician have developed a nutritional programme based on the 4 following elements: • An evaluation of the body’s composition: to define each persons realistic ideal weight. • Weight-loss: to establish a personalized diet for each person taking into account their energy expenditure during rest.  • Diuresis: Or, the elimination of toxins and the dimunition of water retention in the organism. The “LE RUBAN BLEU” low-calorie restaurant offers a Water and Herbal Tea Menu to answer the personal needs of each curist by adapting drinks in relation to characteristic pathological conditions (constipation, cholesterol, kidneys...)• Curists will consequently benefit from a detailed and thorough analysis of their body condition, and a personalized diet programme. The pleasures of the Table: At the Hotel Miramar Crouesty, the expression “Slim through eating” has never been more true. With the dietician and the chef Yves TOUBLANC uniting their talents to offer a variety of truly succulent and sufficiently filling dietetic dishes, slimming has become the “the art of eating”. The Water Menu devised by the Miramar Crouesty offers no less than 45 different French and Foreign mineral waters, placing it among the greatest known water menus in France. An original and interesting approach to treating many small illnesses and of “testing” these waters which, like wine, each possess their unique taste and characteristics. SPECIAL TREATMENTS ANTI STRESS TREATMENT 6 days minimum. ANTI-SMOKING TREATMENT Programme running from Monday afternoon to Saturday All treatments are established during medical consultations and take into consideration the tobacco dependency level: psychological and pharmacological. WEIGHT-LOSS TREATMENT 9 days minimum, recommended stay of 12 to 15 days An intensive and global programme, adapted to each individual and their excess weight problems. The MIRAMAR CROUESTY and the Louison Bobet THALASSOTHERAPY offer a dual objective programme POST NATAL TREATMENT 6 days minimum Mainly re-education of the abdominal and lumbar muscles, in addition to general hydrotherapy treatment. Recommended 8 weeks after childbirth for an ideal stay of 10 days. The hotel nursury will take care of baby during the treatments, with all the necessary paediatric material. MOTHER AND BABY TREATMENT 6 days consisting of two treatments. This treatment is complementary to the post natal treatment, but can also be taken independently. SPECIAL BACK TREATMENT- Backache, the 29th century problem... A 6 days treatment, from Monday to Saturday is made up HEAVY LEG TREATMENT 6 days minimum or 9 days. The Institute has added an area reserved for additional treatments: Relaxing... the vibromassage / Slimming...The Algae “wrapper” / Sun bed... a new UV cabin A new treatment: Manual “Affusion”
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Miramar Crouesty The Fitness Ocean Liner The Unique Louison Bobet Thalassotherapy in France AN INNOVATION: “AROMA-THALASSOTHERAPY” |
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“Objectif Minceur” Cure combining Thalassotherapy and aesthetic is the most complete treatment available in France |
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