Ice therapy, cutting out the greens and a 'chewing trainer': How I lost 5 pounds in 7 days on the 'midlife MOT' Austrian retreat that Sachin Tendulkar, Naomi Campbell and Rebel Wilson all swear by, reveals RICHARD GIBSON
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As someone who routinely donned disguises to avoid off-the-scale adulation, it’s no wonder the solitude of a week’s reset at the Vivamayr clinic appeals to Sachin Tendulkar. When you are the most famous sportsman India has produced, and still arguably the most well-known living Indian, me time is on ration, but it was here in the tranquil southern Austrian retreat that a player who rewrote Test cricket history by reaching 50 centuries was able to relax his mind and rejuvenate his body earlier this year.
![[The Vivamayr clinic has many celebrity adherents, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/20/93408645-14219417-image-m-19_1734900579479.jpg)
Achieving such a balanced state takes discipline, though, the kind Tendulkar made his trademark during an incredible 664-match international career. Mayr therapy constitutes one of the most challenging detox programmes known, but also one of the most rewarding, according to the A-list celebrities who flock to the alpine lodge — where the top suites cost £1,000 a night — nestled on the banks of the Worthersee lake, 10 miles from Klagenfurt, a half-hour’s drive from the Slovenian border.
![[Visitors are placed on a strict diet and exercise regime inspired by Dr Franz Xaver Mayr's work]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/20/93408647-14219417-image-a-20_1734900722704.jpg)
Liz Hurley, Naomi Campbell, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rita Ora and Tracey Emin have all championed the health benefits of a residence. It was here that Australian actress Rebel Wilson shed her first pounds in a dramatic 36kg weight loss. Malaika Mihambo, the German Olympic and world long jump champion, attributes post-competition regeneration to subscribing to its programme.
![[Film star Rebel Wilson attended the clinic before embarking on a dramatic body transformation]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/20/93408595-14219417-image-a-21_1734900810973.jpg)
