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Relaxation in abundance – in one of Tyrol’s
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Editorial & Contents
Contents
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20 years Parkhotel Igls
A proud jubilee for our house
10Sparkling prospects for your
health
Your VIP seats in & around Igls
DEAR
GUEst!
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Culture in Innsbruck
What Tyrol’s capital offers this
summer
16Exercise is the best medicine
Benefits of medical exercise
therapy
It’s exactly 20 years ago, since the much treasured holiday
hotel became a Cure Centre. Looking at it closely this
development is not at all surprising - it is hard to think of
a more suitable place than Igls for a Health Centre. Up
18Exercise tips
Useful advice on a favourite subject
here on our sun favoured plateau – just above Innsbruck
– things are in great shape: excellent air quality, unspoilt
nature, gorgeous location. Here you can still experience
what used to be called Sommerfrische i.e. summer
freshness – a healthy climate for a relaxing and
regenerating summertime in the country. However,
it’s not just Igls and our Health Retreat which make a
stay here something quite unique. Particularly during
summer Innsbruck and its environs offer a fascinating
20How to get rid of bad diet habits
Dr Stadelmann has the answers
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The summer menu
The season’s culinary highlights
from Chef Markus Sorg
array of cultural events plus great fun in the country
side. With this edition of the ParkZeit we invite you on a
journey into the golden past, to enjoy the most beautiful
and interesting spots of our region and – of course – your
stay at Parkhotel Igls!
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20 years and counting...
Our long serving colleagues & other
useful information
I send you my best wishes for a summer full of relaxation
and beauty.
With best regards from Igls
—
Andrea Gnägi MAG
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Jubilee
20 YEARS
Parkhotel igls
A proud jubilee at Parkhotel Igls
1993 opening as Cure Centre Parkhotel Igls
Model of medical wing extension 1992
Dr Stephan Beck 1993
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Renovation &
extension 2009
Jubilee
Parkhotel Igls today
From Cure CENTRE
to luxurious
Health Retreat
Hertha Balzar ran Parkhotel Igls as a holiday hotel until
1993 when she handed it over to her nephew Dr Stephan
Beck. He subsequently added a medical wing to the
eastern part of the building in which he and Dr Martin
Winkler established the Kurzentrum Parkhotel Igls.
In 1997 the Swiss lawyer Dr Albert Gnägi and the Austrian
industrialist Dr Otto Schwarz took over from Dr Stephan
The most extensive renovation and major expansion
took place in 2009, when the operating company
Gesundheitszentrum Igls GmbH, invested over €10
million – now providing their guests with a top class spa
experience in an elegant and serene atmosphere. Since
the death of his aunt, Dr Stephan Beck is the
establishment’s proprietor. Parkhotel Igls made good
use of this opportunity by repositioning itself in tune with
the times and giving its corporate design a thorough
overhaul. Reopened as Parkhotel Igls – Health is Central,
it now offers nutrition, exercise and regeneration based
on the Modern Mayr Medicine.
Beck as shareholders and invested 45 million Schillings
(approx €3.3 million) in a major renovation scheme, the
Kurzentrum Parkhotel Igls was renamed F. X. MayrZentrum Parkhotel Igls. A further rebranding to Parkhotel
Igls – Centre of Modern Mayr Medicine took place in 2006.
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Jubilee
The Parkhotel Igls cookery book 2012
Head Chef Markus Sorg 2011
Parkhotel Igls and
A diet evolution:
from milk and bread
to gourmet cuisine
Modern
FX Mayr introduced the world to the milk and bread cure.
Dr Winkler was the first physician to offer scientific proof
His student Dr Erich Rauch developed and adapted it
that Mayr Therapy could regenerate and enhance cell
further, creating a gentle detox diet of broth-based dishes.
function. Awarded the Mayr Society‘s very first research
Mayr Medicine
Dr Martin Winkler, who in turn studied under Dr Rauch,
prize, he put his ideas into action at Parkhotel Igls. In
further refined the diet. Under his regime, tea fasting was
2003 Dr Winkler was honoured – the Austrian President
available only on request and the gentle detox diet
awarded him the honorary professional title of
continued to evolve. He recognised that protein was
‘Medizinalrat’ (Medical Officer) for his many years in
essential to prevent muscle wastage, he also introduced
medicine and his special services to the Republic of
exercise to assist the fat burning process. Integrating the
Austria. In spring 1999, ‘Die neue F. X. Mayr-Kur’ (The New
latest medical findings led to what Parkhotel Igls presents
FX Mayr Diet) by Dr Martin Winkler was published by
as Modern Mayr cuisine; the fusion of dietary know-how
Gräfe und Unzer Verlag. It is considered the seminal book
with delicious cuisine. Thanks to head chefs Thomas
on the basic principles of the Mayr diet.
Brecher (2005–2007) and Markus Sorg (since 2007)
Parkhotel Igls has succeeded in setting new culinary
In January 2012, Dr Peter R Gartner was appointed as the
standards in diet cuisine. ‘F. X. Mayr für Gourmets’
new medical director. His team of doctors includes long-
is a German cookbook published in 2012 by AT Verlag,
time members Dr Brigitte Schirmer, Dr Richard Kogelnig
presenting recipes for restaurant standard dishes that are
and Dr Peter Barth, and he leads them with empathy and
easy to cook at home and meet dietary guidelines. The
abundant expertise. Dr Winkler has remained with
sales figures prove that this balancing act has worked very
Parkhotel Igls and now offers predominantly neural
well indeed.
therapy as his specialism.
In October 2011, Professor Ferdinand Frauscher set up his
private surgery in Parkhotel Igls. He is considered an
eminent authority in the field of ultrasound diagnostics
and a valuable addition to the expert medical team. —
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Jubilee
Management team prior to 2006:
H Wickhoff and J Schmid
Medical management handover from Dr Winkler
to Dr Gartner in January 2012
Dr A Gnägi, Mrs Winkler, Dr O Schwarz,
Dr M Winkler, Mrs Schwarz in 2005
The management team today: Dr Gartner,
W Chizzali, A Gnägi MAG
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The medical team: Dr Gartner, Dr Barth, Dr Schirmer & Dr Kogelnig
Awards & recognitions
2013 THE TIMES – the 50 best Spas worldwide,
in the ‘Detox your body’ category
Since 2003 Leading Medical Resorts
Since 2002 Relax Guide
2012 Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Award
‘Destination Spas’
2002 Nominated for the Tiroler Markenpreis
(Tyrolean Brand Award)
2012 Tatler Spa Guide, in the ‘Tough Love’
category ‘Next Generation Mayr’
2001 Tirolissimo (in the tourism category)
2011/2012 Family-friendly enterprise with high
level of employee satisfaction
1999/2000 Health Retreat of the year – Golden
Hygieia
2011 Tatler Spa Trophy ‘Hardcore Turnaround’
2011 Tatler Spa Guide ‘Next Generation Mayr’
2008–2011 TirolQ Seal of Quality
Since 2005 International Mayr Society
2003-2005 ‘Gesünder leben’ magazine‘s best
Health & Spa hotel
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The Parkhotel Igls has developed into a leading international
Health Retreat since opening in May 1993 – confirmed by many
sought after awards & recognitions.
As a pioneer of the Modern Mayr Medicine we are by your side
with our ground-breaking combination of conventional and
alternative medicine plus a sophisticated diagnostic service.
Well-balanced nutrition, individual exercise plans and gentle
regeneration steer you back to top form and superb quality of life.
The future starts here
With you and your health in mind we remain at the cutting edge
of our time – innovative and holistic. Take a look at our price
advantages.
Special offer for our
Jubilee in June 2013
20 %
off all room rates
off all personal training sessions
off all physiotherapy treatments
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Your VIP seats in & around Igls
At the pulse
of nature
Igls offers VIP seats for stunning vistas and
sparkling health prospects
Air, light and water – the basic elements of life and equally
Heiligwasser
days of sunshine and crystal clear mountain water. These
– place
of pilgrimage on the
Camino de Santiago trail
provide the best possible conditions for exercising body
Although the most famous sections of the Camino de
the basic elements of health tourism. Igls is a health resort
that stands out thanks to its excellent air quality, abundant
and mind in a natural environment and indulging in the
Santiago trail are in Spain and France, we must not forget
beauty of the landscape. Incidentally, the renowned
that a dense network of paths runs through the whole of
Austrian Moderate Altitude Study (AMAS) found scientific
Europe, all leading to Santiago. It is therefore possible, even
proof that hiking at altitudes of up to 2,500m is linked to
in the middle of the Tyrol, to walk the Camino de Santiago
positive health effects.
trail with a small ‘detour’. From Igls you can get to the
Yet it is not only the breadth of the sunny Igls plateau and
pilgrimage church of Heiligwasser at 1,240m above sea
the altitude of 900m that make this a popular leisure area
level. It nestles in a beautiful position in the forest, about
above the rooftops of Innsbruck – the varied landscape of
halfway up Mount Patscherkofel. Chapels like wayside
cool forests intermingled with wide Alpine meadows and
shrines adorn the path to the church, which is named after
fields and the special climatic conditions also contribute
the nearby spring. According to legend, the Virgin Mary
to Igls‘ position as an oasis of relaxation.
showed two herdsmen where to find their lost cattle and
then asked them to build a shrine close to the spring known
as the Butterbrünnlein. One of the herdsmen went on to
make annual pilgrimages to the spring, and one year he
took along a mute girl who miraculously found her voice
in that very place. It is said that the Abbot of Wilten
consequently had a chapel erected by the holy watercourse
and made this a place of pilgrimage. Admission to the
church is free.
Tip: For an even more comfortable way of getting to
this famous Tyrolean place of pilgrimage, take the
Patscherkofel cable car to the mid station and walk for
about 20 minutes to Heiligwasser.
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The
Zirbenweg trail
The Zirbenweg trail is one of Tyrol‘s most beautiful and
well signposted hiking paths, it forms a very interesting
section of the Adlerweg trail. The Zirbenweg traverses a
beautiful nature reserve and avoids major differences in
altitude. It leads through ancient forests of Swiss stone
pines in wild talus piles and across vast fields of the
shrubby Mugo pine. Along the way numerous benches
and information boards invite walkers to rest, relax
and enjoy. Ride up to the Panorama Restaurant in the
Patscherkofel cable car, continue on the Zirbenweg trail
to the Tulfein Alm refuge, then take the Glungezer cable
Leisure and relaxation
around the Lansersee –
famous Alpine lake
The 35,000sqm expanse of water at the edge of the forest
of Lans is an idyllic and romantic destination. The spacious
sunbathing area offers a relaxing space for visitors to enjoy.
The Alpine lake is fed by groundwater as well as a water
lily pond and boasts excellent water quality. Thanks to its
high mud content, the water temperature rises fairly
rapidly thereby allowing it to fully develop its beneficial
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car down to Tulfes and the bus back to Igls. Walking time
approximately 2.5 hours.
Patscherkofel
botanical Alpine Garden
The Alpine Garden is the highest botanical garden in
Europe with more than 400 different high-alpine plants. It
is situated 2,000m above sea level on a 5 acre site, only
a 5 minute walk away from the Patscherkofel mountain
station.
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Culture
The Innsbruck
summer of
culture
This summer, Tyrol‘s cultural scene will again present its
delightful and colourful face to the world. Our country places
great importance on art and culture, and our guests at Parkhotel
Igls also love this cultural diversity. The Parkhotel Igls reserves
for its guests a small number of tickets to the three major events:
the Innsbruck Tanzsommer dance festival, the Innsbruck Festival
of Early Music and and the Innsbruck Promenade Concerts.
The hotel will also be happy to organise visits to other cultural
highlights in the region.
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Culture
Graceful, rhythmic,
passionate and
music from various periods including classicism and
romanticism are just some of the concert highlights on
surprising
offer in the Spanish Hall.
For many years Innsbruck‘s dance festival has presented
De Marchi chose three operas from different periods for
us with the world of dance by attracting dance troupes
the festival‘s opera programme: La Clemenza di Tito
from all over the world to the provincial capital. In 2013
(1791), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‘s last opera, L’Euridice
there will be in attendance dance companies from Holland,
(1602) by Giulio Caccini, as well as the Baroque operas
Italy, South Africa – and from all over the world. The
Venus and Adonis by John Blow and Dido and Aeneas by
dance festival‘s main programme on 21 & 22 June 2013
Henry Purcell. All that remains to be mentioned is the
is scheduled to kick off with Aterballetto from Italy, who
varied programme of Festival Concerts, which continues
plans to strike up a song for Orpheus (Canto per Orfeo) in
to provide visitors with a brilliant opportunity to see and
dedication to the various shades of love, from tender
hear many outstanding performers.
attraction to burning passion. Mayumana‘s Momentum
(27 – 30 June 2013) is also aflame with passion, although in
9 July – 25 August 2013: Innsbruck Festival of Early
this case the passion is for the rousing rhythms of the
Music under the motto ‘Departures’ / www.altemusik.at
troupe’s dance. On 4 & 5 July 2013, poetry and grace will
find their way into the Dogana with the Netherlands
Dance Theater II – this is the dance troupe‘s third visit to
Innsbruck. At the conclusion of the main programme,
visitors to the Tanzsommer can experience a successful
Promenade
Concerts
symbiosis of classical and African dance styles as Dada
Masilo‘s South African dance group presents her
Over the last few years the organisers of Innsbruck‘s
interpretation of Swan Lake (8 – 10 July 2013). 14 dancers
Promenade Concerts have noticed that many Parkhotel
will showcase her new and surprising choreography,
Igls guests discover for themselves these musical events
feeding on the joy of movement and powerful rhythms.
held in the Imperial Palace courtyard. And they love them!
Many of the world’s major composers came from Austria.
17 June – 17 July 2013: Innsbruck Tanzsommer dance
However, although Mozart, Haydn and Schubert wrote
festival / www.tanzsommer.at
great symphonies, they also produced wonderful light
music. They wrote countless marches, minuets as well as
German dances – the precursors of the waltz. The Strauss
Delighting
family’s global success is due in no small part to their
business acumen, but also to the fact that Austrian
in reinvention –
even at 50
19th century popular music was able to build seamlessly
For 2013, the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music festival
The same is true of the Hapsburgs‘ military and brass-
chose a motto intended to express the joys of transformation
band music. From classical ‘Harmoniemusik’ and Turkish
and innovation. ‘Departures’ stands for the beginning of a
bands to military orchestras and village combos, the aim
journey as well as a farewell to traditional structures, both
of popular music was to transcribe works of high art and
of which characterise this festival that, although steeped
make them accessible to ordinary folk. Many ambitious
in tradition, also keeps reinventing itself, year after year.
bandleaders added their own pieces to the repertoire
With this in mind, the festival and its artistic director
on the aesthetic achievements of the great classical and
romantic composers.
heard in great cities such as Vienna and Budapest.
Alessandro De Marchi will be marking the 50th
Innsbruck‘s Promenade Concerts were started 19 years
anniversary of the Ambras Castle Concerts (9 – 30 July
ago to preserve this remarkable hertitage and to ensure
2013) with a programme that provides a modern reflection
that it will always be revived and played. Innsbruck‘s
of the past decades‘ cornerstones: musical references to
Imperial Palace is not only one of the most beautiful
the Ambras Songbook of 1582 and to Margarete Maultasch,
monuments in North Tyrol, its central courtyard is also
the former chatelaine whose portrait hangs in the
endowed with excellent acoustics – making it an ideal
Spanish Hall; vocal music and historically informed
venue for evening brass band concerts. Another unique
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Culture
feature is that these concerts are free. No need to book
tickets, all are welcome and there is room for everyone.
And nobody is forced to stay if the performances are not
to their liking. Those who like them can stay and enjoy
some of the 350 popular classics that are performed every
evening throughout July.
3 – 28 July 2013: Innsbruck Promenade Concerts /
www.promenadenkonzerte.at / Musical Director
Alois Schöpf
Exercise
Exercise is the best
medicine
The benefits of medical
exercise therapy
‘Exercise – if performed correctly and under medical supervision – can prevent
heart attacks, strokes and diabetes, it helps against osteoarthritis, excess weight
and depression, and it keeps young people away from boredom, pubs and drugs.’
Dr Peter Gartner, chief medical officer at the Parkhotel Igls, is convinced of the
effectiveness of physical fitness and believes strongly in exercise therapy being
prescribed by physicians. ‘However, exercise is a form of medication to be taken
in the right dosage, a plan has to be drawn up to suit the patient and it needs
to be implemented.’
Medical exercise therapy – the technical term – means that endurance, strength,
coordination and flexibility are trained under medical supervision, irrespective
of age. The challenge is deciding exactly what degree of exertion is suitable to
achieve the best possible health-promoting effect for the individual. Ideally, a
physician conducts a fitness test to ascertain the patient‘s current performance
levels. The doctor tests ECG, pulse and blood pressure under stress to determine
the body‘s limits. This serves as a basis for an individual, six-month training
plan implemented under the guidance and supervision of a personal trainer
and a physician. ‘As so often, it‘s all about balancing endurance and recovery.
If the medical exercise regime is carried out correctly the positive effects can
be quite astonishing’, says Dr Gartner.
Correctly means at the optimal training heart rate for the respective type of
exercise. The personal training plan you are given to take home clearly states
when, how long and how strenuously you should exercise in order to achieve
the desired effects for your health.
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Exercise
Intensity, duration, frequency –
the correct dosage is the key
What actually happens in the body when we exercise? Firstly, exercise means
breathing. Not merely inhaling oxygen but, most importantly, expelling carbon
dioxide and thus reducing acidity. Correct training has to be aerobic, i.e. the
amount of oxygen in the blood needs to be sufficient and incur no oxygen debt.
Furthermore, exercise needs to be fun and non-acidifying; it must not overexert
the muscles and, surprisingly, should not be too strenuous. This way, the body
experiences ‘good’ stress, which is healing. It reacts to the challenge posed by
the physical effort by making small and tiny blood vessels grow deeper into
the muscles. This increases microcirculation and improves the body‘s natural
healing and repair mechanisms, which is very much in the spirit of FX Mayr
who strongly believed in the self-healing powers of the human organism.
However, these powers can only unfold if the body is allowed to rest in between
exercise days. Baths, massages and rest sessions must alternate with exercise
sessions, each of which has to represent a new stimulus. Exercising in accordance
with these guidelines will result in an appropriate amount of fatburn and an
increase in the body‘s performance levels. Hence you do not gain muscle mass
or kilograms, but watts – these are the units in which your increased performance
levels are measured.
Exercise leads to physical and mental
equilibrium
The Parkhotel Igls offers therapeutic concepts based on Modern Mayr Medicine,
which harmonise perfectly with exercise therapy. Exercise plans are tailored
to suit the needs of individual guests and, with the guidance of fitness trainers,
physiotherapists and doctors, their bodies‘ performance and defences can be
strengthened. Experience the joy of yoga and movement-based relaxation in
the fitness room, enjoy our indoor swimming pool and the magnificent Tyrolean
mountains on our doorstep – an unashamed temptation to go out for walks
and mountain hikes! If undertaken as a regular form of exercise, walking offers
the perfect combination of exercise at an optimal training heart rate plus the
enjoyment of nature. Walking exercises a large proportion of muscle mass,
improves metabolism, keeps weight under control and is an excellent mood
enhancer.
If you choose to improve your physical fitness at Parkhotel Igls, we’ll be
delighted to draw up an individual exercise plan for you – based on a thorough
fitness diagnosis, and we will be with you every step of the way as you implement
this plan. This is because we agree with the founder of medical exercise therapy
Dr Paul Haber that no drug has as many desirable effects, with no undesirable
side effects, as does medical exercise therapy.
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Exercise tips
Exercise tips
Exercise is an important factor for good health. A
regular exercise routine also helps maintain the
motivation to exercise. Here a few suggestions from
our exercise team to help you have more fun and
pleasure from regular exercise.
1. Understand what you are doing and set yourself goals
5. Regularity is the ace up your sleeve
First of all you should set yourself realistic goals and
Body and brain need regular exercise to maintain and
understand the positive effects of regular exercise. Above
improve performance. A muscle that has been immobilised
all, this includes an understanding of how you can boost
for two weeks wastes away to almost nothing; it takes eight
your cardiovascular system, strengthen your muscles,
weeks to build it up again. Therefore you should avoid taking
reduce fat and beef up your immune system. In turn this
overlong breaks, they can have demotivating consequences
will help you overcome your weaker self.
– unless they are necessary for regeneration.
2. Variety is key
6. Plan your exercise routine to suit your life
The musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems benefit
Exercise should not add stress to your life – it should be a
most if you continuously adjust the intensity, amount, and
timesaving, well-planned constituent of your daily schedule.
type of exercise you do. The more variety you introduce the
Use the journey to work for a workout and go by bicycle or
less likely you are to get bored with your exercise regime.
walk. When at work, the stairs are perfect for a quick
exercise session in between. You can also keep fit with short
3. A broad spread of activities is smart
bursts of exercise such as yoga whilst at your desk.
A healthy body needs well-balanced exercise training
strength, the cardiovascular system, coordination, agility
7. A balanced diet
and mental energy. By exercising in different ways, outside
Our bodies tell us what we need. If you exercise regularly,
as well as indoors, you will always find activities giving you
you will find that your body makes its own demands for
pleasure – regardless of the weather.
protein, carbohydrates and vitamins. On the other hand,
bacon butties and chocolate cake are less suitable ‘fuels’
4. Strength lies in rest
for the body. If you can‘t do without them remember, it‘s
Overambitious exercise and insufficient rest can very
the dose that makes the poison!
quickly lead to a fatal dip in motivation. The body can only
develop properly when it is resting. In other words, look out
for signs of tiredness and make sure you integrate
regeneration phases in your exercise routine.
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Exercise tips
Our exercise tips with no-fuss training equipment
Agility
Cardiovascular training
Stretched muscles perform better thanks to improved
Exercising within various heart rate zones and by changing
blood flow and increased flexibility, resulting in much
the type of exercise strengthens the heart, it leads to
improved overall mobility and agility.
improved endurance, increased mobility, better stress
Example: stretching
management and a stronger immune system.
Training frequency: 3 x a week
Examples: Nordic Walking, swimming, jogging
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Training frequency: 3 x a week
Duration: 30 – 90 minutes
Balance / coordination
The sensor motor system benefits a great deal from
Strength training
focussed balance & coordination training, i.e. movements
Strength is an essential element and contributes to a
can be better managed and controlled.
superior quality of life. We need it continuously and in
Examples: various balancing types on wooden beams.
Alternatively we recommend a range of exercises on the
Kybun mats.
many everyday situations. Amongst other things strength
also protects and supports the muscles of the passive
movement apparatus.
Training frequency: 2 x a week
Examples: weight training exercises with the ‘Sling Trainer’
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Training frequency: 3 x a week
Duration: 30 – 40 minutes
Active relaxation
Alternating muscle contraction and relaxation loosens
the body and makes it feel fresh and relaxed.
Example: various forms of Yoga such as ‘yoga breathing’
Training frequency: 1 – 2 x a week
Duration: 30 – 60 minutes
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Mind & Balance
How to get
rid of bad
diet habits
Dr Edith Stadelmann on mental nutrition coaching
and relaxation exercises for stress reduction
Mind & Balance
the Modern Mayr cuisine. If they continue to practice these
new patterns in everyday life, their chances of success are
pretty good.’
Obstacles along this path include mental blocks,
unconscious belief systems creating fears and stresses,
and childhood experiences. Emotional problems are often
expressed in fat deposits around thighs and abdomen,
because the body has its own symbolic language to express
a person’s level of equilibrium. Mental nutrition coaching
focuses on precisely this connection between emotional
experience and eating behaviour. We start to work on
ourselves by consciously controlling the way we think.
It is very often fear or negative belief systems that trigger
stress and physical symptoms of anxiety. ‘We concern
‘Most people come to me because they‘re unhappy with
ourselves too much with negative things, building up
their bodies. The hips are much too round, she can‘t
pressure until we are faced by a wall of stress which we
squeeze into that little black dress, he can‘t wear his best
don‘t know how to overcome. Relaxation techniques such
suit any longer because the zip won‘t do up – people simply
as progressive muscle relaxation can help us achieve a
want to lose weight but cannot change their dietary habits
state of deep relaxation in the whole body. At the same
in the long term. In many cases this is due to deeply
time, we can try to be free of thought, become more
embedded patterns, and the first step towards change is
intensely aware of ourselves and develop a positive sense
to discover and become aware of them.’
of our bodies. By observing ourselves and synchronising
our breathing and heart rate we become calmer, the
We are faced with a plethora of diets that promise
muscles relax, and we have a sense of returning to
everything but are destined to fail. In contrast, the health
ourselves. This helps us to cast off negative thoughts and
& sports psychologist Dr Edith Stadelmann believes that
emotions more easily and to achieve lucidity.’
by questioning existing dietary habits, mental nutrition
coaching offers a way of changing them for good. ‘The first
A healthy diet in conjunction with relaxation techniques
thing to do is set a target – what do I want to achieve, how
and perceptual training has a very substantial influence
much weight do I want to lose, how can I eat more healthily
on wellbeing. This sets us on the right path to practice
– before embarking on a journey I need to know where I
mindfulness, to deal with our bodies responsibly, and to
am going. Then we need to analyse eating patterns; what
create equilibrium between our body, mind and soul.
are the critical situations, at what point does the trip to
In addition to Modern Mayr Medicine, Dr Edith Stadelmann
the fridge or the biscuit tin become inevitable? Is a 3-course
offers mental nutrition coaching as well as several
lunch really necessary, does dinner always have to be so
relaxation techniques, autogenic training, anti-stress
late and so very generous? What is uncontrolled eating
exercises, breathing relaxation and perceptual training at
compensating for? Did I have a bad day, were my feelings
Parkhotel Igls. —
hurt or did I even experience rejection? Am I trying to dull
emotional pain or do I feel a treat might make up for a
lack of affection? In conversations with my clients we try
to identify these patterns as clearly as possible and
maintain this awareness – only then can we start to
exercise the will-power to fight them. These old habitual
patterns have to be thoroughly eradicated before new ones
can be learned and practised. This doesn‘t happen
overnight. At Parkhotel Igls we encourage our guests how
to move in the right direction; we give them recipes and
many suggestions for changing their diets and applying
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Summer
menu
All recipes are taken from our
innovative ‘F. X. Mayr für Gourmets’
cookery book, German version
available to order from Parkhotel
Igls, €30 plus postage, abbreviated
English version available from
summer 2013.
— Menu for 4 people by Markus Sorg
Cream of parsnip soup
Avocado and tomato salad
250g parsnips
80g potatoes
800ml vegetable base broth
Salt & pepper
Grated nutmeg
100ml soya cream
20ml olive oil
25g finely chopped parsley
2 avocados, peeled, stoned and
finely sliced
Fillets of 2 sun-ripened, peeled
and deseeded sun-ripened tomatoes
Segments of 1 large pomelo or grapefruit
Peel and chop the potatoes and the parsnips. Simply
cook the vegetables and spices in the stock until
tender. This will take around 10 minutes. Then add
soya cream, olive oil and parsley, and blend until
you have a light and foamy consistency. A dash of
lemon juice before serving adds that extra something.
Juice of 1 grapefruit, 2 limes & 1 lemon
100ml olive oil
50ml linseed oil
50ml vinegar (use citrus vinegar if available)
2 tbsp maple syrup
Salt, pepper, ground coriander
Serve with a
Citrus dressing
Note: the original recipe recommends ‘Root Parsley’
– unfortunately not readily available in UK, but
parsnips are a credible alternative.
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Cooked in a bamboo steamer basket
Stuffed roulades of sole
Fresh herbs: thyme, basil,
lemon grass, fennel
20ml Pernod
Fleur de sel
800g sole, skinned and filleted
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
Dill
1 organic lemon
1 head of fennel
50g mangetout
50g carrots
50g celery
1 organic orange
Olive oil
To make the herb stock, simmer the fresh herbs, Pernod
and salt in a saucepan of water until the stock becomes
aromatic.
Place the sole fillets a little distance apart on a chopping
board, cover with clingfilm and flatten carefully.
Brush with Dijon mustard, sprinkle over the chopped dill
and marinade in a mixture of grated lemon zest and salt.
Depending on their size, either use the fillets singly or put
2 together to form the roulades. Evenly cut the vegetables
into fine strips and blanch in boiling water (not for too
long, they should still be crunchy) and immediately
refresh under cold water.
Cover half the fillets with the strips of vegetables starting
at the wider end and roll them in such a way that they
can hold their shape unaided.
Place the saucepan with the herb stock on a medium heat.
Once the heat is constant, pop the steamer basket over
the saucepan, line the bottom of the basket with the sliced
organic orange and add the fish roulades. Cover with a
lid and steam for 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and
a drizzle of olive oil before serving.
Tip by Markus Sorg
The temperature is correct when you can still bear to hold
your hand about 15cm above the bamboo steaming
basket. Keep checking that the steamer‘s contents are
not getting too hot.
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Cooked in a preserving jar
Fennel with aniseed, caraway
seeds and saffron
4 small heads of fennel including leaves
Freshly ground salt and pepper
2 segments of star anise
A pinch of ground caraway seeds
8-10 saffron filaments
20ml olive oil
10g butter
20ml Pernod
Vegetable base broth
quantity to suit the size of the preserving jar to
be used
First finely chop the fennel leaves and set aside for use
as an aromatic garnish. Peel the fennel bulbs with a
potato peeler (to remove fibres) then cut into halves.
Place all the dry spices in a grinder or use a pestle and
mortar to grind them together.
Briefly sauté the fennel in the olive oil, season with the
spice mixture, add flakes of butter to the pan and glaze.
Deglaze with the Pernod. Place everything inside the
preserving jar. Pour the stock into the jar, filling it to the
rim, and seal.
Stand the jar in a suitable saucepan with sufficient
water to cover the bottom two thirds of the jar. Bring to
the boil and allow to simmer for around 45 minutes.
Serve with a ladleful of its stock and a garnish of
chopped fennel leaves.
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White chocolate mousse with
a berry & olive oil vinaigrette
200ml milk
100ml cream
1 pear
1 tsp sugar
3 stevia leaves
½ organic orange
½ organic lemon
Grated nutmeg
Grated tonka bean
5 egg yolks
50g white chocolate
Berries to taste
20ml olive oil
20ml lime juice
1 tbsp maple syrup
To make the spiced chocolate mousse mix together the
milk and cream. Peel the pear, cut a few slices and dice
the remainder. Place the diced pear in a warmed
saucepan, sauté briefly, add sugar and allow caramelising
slightly. Chop the stevia leaves and add to the pear.
Grate the orange and lemon zest into the mixture.
Deglaze with the juice from the lemon and orange
halves and then pour the contents of the saucepan into
a soup plate or bowl.
Pour the milk and cream mixture into the used
saucepan, add the grated nutmeg and tonka bean to
the liquid, stir well and simmer gently. Remove from
the heat and allow to cool.
Add a dash of cream to the egg yolks, stir well, then
pour into the cooled milk and cream (about 50˚C) and
whisk for around 1 minute. Melt the chopped white
chocolate in a metal bain marie and gently fold into
the custard. Add the pear and stevia mix and continue
to whisk for another minute. Fill small ovenproof bowls
with the creamy mixture, cover with clingfilm, stand
in a roasting tin with half an inch of water and bake in
a 90˚C oven for 30 – 35 minutes.
For the berry and olive oil vinaigrette, halve berries
from the garden (blackberries, redcurrants, grapes,
raspberries etc) and briefly simmer in olive oil, lime
juice and maple syrup.
Arrange the sliced pear on the mousse and serve with
the berry and olive oil vinaigrette.
25
20 years and counting
In 1993 Dr Martin Winkler, together
with Dr Stephan Beck, established
Sonja Sojer is the founder and
Ingrid Spörr has been our guests‘
the Kurzentrum Parkhotel Igls ‘We
manager of the Cosmetic Studio at
point of contact for a long time. She
have created something great from
Parkhotel Igls. She is fascinated by
started as a waitress at the Parkhotel
small beginnings. My dream has
positive change and improvement: ‘It
Igls in 1993 – an important step that
come true’. Dr. Winkler, who is still
was only an idea at first, but the
gave her a new start at a time of
devotedly associated with Parkhotel
concept really worked. I would never
personal crisis and a stroke of fate.
Igls,
have
in
Meanwhile a pensioner, she now
development of Mayr Medicine to
improvement, strong cohesion and
works at the shop – it is her passion
be his principal task.
loyalty could bring about so much. I
and keeps her young.
considered
the
continuous
thought
that
a
belief
hope I can continue to work here for
another 20 years and experience
future developments.’
For 20 years Dr Brigitte Schirmer has
Brigitte Kaneider also can‘t stop
supported the medical team with her
working. ‘I was here when the FX
focus on complementary medicine.
Mayr Centre opened in 1993.’ She left
Markus Stroj is a stalwart assistant
Her areas of expertise are neural
for a while to work for a physician in
to Dr Winkler and works as a massage
therapy,
Innsbruck, but returned to Parkhotel
therapist at Parkhotel Igls. He has
energetic testing procedures, she
Igls in 2006 to work as a medical
witnessed the developments and
deals mainly with allergies and
assistant despite having reached
improvements
very
intestinal disorders. ‘I love working
retirement age – she simply enjoys
beginning. He appreciates that ‘the
here – I value the friendly atmosphere
working with young people.
great thing about my work is that I
and the relationship with colleagues
get to meet so many interesting
in the medical team and fellow
people, every guest is different.’
workers.’
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Overview of our treatment modules
Prices medical arrangements
The Basic Programme
A fixed component for all treatment modules and
normally combined with a therapy module
€ 830
Mayr-Classic
The ideal introduction to Modern Mayr Medicine
€ 1,070
Mayr-Intensive
To detox and optimise overall health condition
€ 1,420
Musculoskeletal System
Treatment of back and joint discomfort,
to rediscover ease of movement
€ 1,420
Heart & Circulation
To counteract predominant health risk factors such
as stress, overweight, high blood pressure
€ 1,640
Metabolism & Detox
Recommended for food intolerances, allergies,
burn-out & sleep disorders
€ 1,610
Tariffs
Single rooms
Double rooms*
Suites*
€ 139–314
€ 134–227
€ 211– 356
Prices listed are per person per day including breakfast,
excluding therapy modules
*for single use upon request
Price reduction: 5% discount from 2 weeks, 10% discount from
3 weeks
Special offer
Detox on the run
€ 1,250
The Parkhotel Igls Facts & Figures
Special offer
Modern Mayr Medical Check
€ 3,465
Doctors’ surgery, treatment rooms, massage cubicles, baths
section, sleep diagnostics, physiotherapy
€ 1,970
Indoor swimming pool with hydrotherapy, Finnish sauna,
bio-sauna, textile sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, sun bed,
cosmetics department
Diagnostic module
Super Medical Check
Prices listed are per person per week, excluding room rates
Prices for additional weeks upon request
Prices & services valid from 26 December 2012 to
30 November 2013
Meditation and relaxation rooms, loggia with reading corners,
top floor panoramic fitness room, gymnastics room, lounge with
open fireplace, lecture room
51 rooms & suites, all with balconies overlooking our natural
park with mature and young lime, birch and spruce trees and
sweeping views over the Tyrolean Alps
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… lack of physical activity can lead to a 1% annual loss of muscle mass
from the age of the 30?
… as well as being excreted by the body‘s cleansing system i.e. the gut,
kidneys & lungs, toxins in the body are also eliminated through our
largest organ, the skin?
27
Summer
short stay
programme
from 1 June to 30 September 2013
This year, stress and everyday worries take a summer
break; against the backdrop of the sun plateau’s
gorgeous landscape and in bracing fresh mountain
air, Parkhotel Igls awaits with an invigorating vitality
programme. The Modern Mayr Medicine is a holistic
method providing revitalisation and mental activation.
This process requires time – this is why we recommend
that guests book an optimal period of two to three
weeks. Conversely, the short stay summer programme
is designed as a brief time-out for physical and mental
relaxation, however it cannot replace a several week
long cure.
1 Medical check-up (30 min.) and basic services* Four therapeutic treatments – please select from the
following:
1 Partial massage (25 min.)
1 Physiotherapy (25 min.)
1 Body peeling with purifying sea salt or revitalising
shantung oil
1 Heat pack – hay flower or moorland mud
1 Moisturizing full body Cleopatra wrap
1 Continuous shower massage
1 Metabolic detox bath
1 Liver compress with beeswax
3 nights in a standard single room € 852
4 nights in a standard single room € 1,056
* Basic services
– Daily hydrotherapy treatments (Kneipp Circuit)
– Modern Mayr cuisine adapted to individual diet requirements
– Mineral water, herbal tea & vegetable base broth
–G
roup exercise & relaxation training, lifestyle management &
mental group coaching
– Presentations & information sessions
– Free use of the pool, sauna & gym facilities
Parkhotel Igls | Health is Central | Iglerstrasse 51 | 6080 Innsbruck-Igls | Austria
Tel +43 (0)512 377 305 | Fax +43 (0)512 379 225 | [email protected] | www.parkhotel-igls.at