The Lanserhof Lans medical resort in Austria has launched two-week ‘Long-Covid’ wellness packages that combine extensive diagnostics with fasting and ‘CellGym metabolic activation’. Jenny Southan reports
In June 2021, it was estimated that two million adults in the UK were suffering from “long Covid”, whereby symptoms persist beyond 12 weeks.
Innovative health retreat Lanserhof Lans has been quick to recognise that a percentage of these people will be wealthy enough to book a luxury wellness stay, so has set about designing packages to treat them in a variety of ways.
The Lanserhof says: “Long-Covid is a silent-inflammatory reaction. The viral infection can be over, but the body’s inflammatory response can persist and continue. The anti-inflammatory mechanisms in the body are massively weakened and this can also affect the brain.
“The result: fatigue syndrome, so-called neuroinflammation, in which those affected experience a persistent feeling of tiredness, exhaustion and listlessness. The symptoms can be different and vary in severity for each individual.”
Its packages combine extensive diagnostics, fasting, nutritional supplementation and CellGym metabolic activation with exercise to fight neuroinflammation resulting from the infection.
Lanserhof Long-Covid Package
- Initial medical examination – 40 mins
- Medical check-up / manual abdominal treatment – 20 mins
- Final medical examination – 30 mins
- Medical check-up / detailed consultation – 20 mins
- Simulated altitude training – CellGym
- Urinalysis
- Healing massage – 50 mins
- Breathing therapy – 25 mins
- Functional training – 50 mins
- Medical stand-by, group and further training programmes
Two-week Lanserhof Long-Covid package excluding accommodation: €3,987
Lanserhof Long-Covid Package Advanced
- Initial medical examination – 40 mins
- Medical check-up / manual abdominal treatment – 20 mins
- Final medical examination – 30 mins
- Medical check-up / detailed consultation – 20 mins
- Medical immunological consultation – 30 mins
- Internal and cardiological examinations (echocardiography, ergometry / exercise ECG (bicycle), sonography – abdomen, spirometry (lung function))
- Simulated altitude training – CellGym
- Laboratory analysis (urinalysis, micro immune profile screening blood analysis fatty status in serum, whole blood mineral analysis and vitamin profile extended (total B vitamins))
- Healing massage – 50 mins
- Breathing therapy – 25 mins
- Functional training – 50 mins
- Medical stand-by, group & further training programmes
Two-week Lanserhof Long-Covid Package Advanced excluding accommodation: €7,387 
In July 2019, Lanserhof at The Arts Club opened on Dover Street in the heart of London, as part of a partnership with London’s legendary Private Members Club. The opening of Lanserhof Sylt in List, the first Lanserhof by the sea, is planned for spring 2022.