Brazilian Beach Fitness & Yoga Week in Itacaré

The programme is built around two sessions a day, six days a week, with the seventh left completely free. Mornings begin at 07:00 with a 60- to 75-minute beach circuit: bodyweight strength work, sand sprints, and a conditioning finisher, all done barefoot on the sand in front of the pousada. After that comes 60 minutes of yoga, usually held on the shaded deck, aimed at opening up hips, shoulders and hamstrings after the circuit. Breakfast is at 09:30 and it's a proper one — fruit, eggs, tapioca, coffee, juices.

Afternoons vary by day. Two afternoons are yoga or mobility sessions, one is a surf lesson at the beach break a short walk away, one is a guided hike to a waterfall in the forest behind town, and the rest is free time until an optional late-afternoon stretch before dinner. Dinner is at 19:30, and by 21:00 most people are on the deck or in bed — the days are full and the early starts are real.

The group is capped low, which means the coaching is hands-on. If your squat needs work, the coach will pick it up on day one and you'll have drilled it by day three. The same applies to yoga — the classes are mixed-level, but the teacher gives individual adjustments rather than running everyone through the same sequence regardless.

What sets this apart from the many Brazil beach-and-yoga weeks is that the training is genuinely programmed, not improvised. Sessions build across the week with a lighter day midweek and a final Saturday session that's harder than day one. It's run by a small team that lives in Itacaré year-round, so the surf lessons, hike routes and restaurant tips are all local knowledge rather than a script.

Location-wise, Itacaré sits about 70km south of Ilhéus, where the nearest airport is. The pousada is a five-minute walk from Praia da Tiririca, one of the town's better surf beaches, and twenty minutes on foot from the centre of Itacaré. The rainforest comes right down to the sand here — you can hike to a waterfall in the morning and be swimming in the sea by lunchtime.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation at the pousada - Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily - Two daily training sessions (six days) - Daily yoga and mobility classes - Two surf lessons with equipment - Guided waterfall hike - Airport transfers from Ilhéus - Yoga mats and training equipment

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Massages and spa treatments - Alcoholic drinks and extra snacks - Extra nights before or after the retreat