Hyrox & Outdoor Fitness Retreat in the Algarve

Titan Fitness sits in Praia da Luz, a small town in the western Algarve about 10 minutes from Lagos. The training facility is outdoors but covered, with a sea view, and is set up for Hyrox-style work: sleds, rowers, skiergs, wall balls, barbells, dumbbells and bodyweight stations. It's an affiliated Hyrox training gym in Portugal, which is why the Hyrox sessions here target the specific movements and run/station pacing of a race rather than generic conditioning.

A typical day starts with a group class — Cross Training, Strength & Technique or Hyrox — before breakfast. Breakfast and lunch are chef-prepared at the Kinoah restaurant, which is also where the pool and sunbeds are, so the middle of the day is food and lying by the water. Afternoons have yoga, Pilates or mobility, or open gym time if you'd rather do your own thing. Once or twice across the week there's a cliff hike and a run club session along the coastal paths. One 1:1 personal training session is built into your week, and there's a nutrition and wellness seminar.

What separates this from a standard fitness holiday is the mix of people and the fact it isn't a closed-off resort week. Locals train at Titan too, and reviewers mention that — you end up chatting to people who live in Luz as well as other guests. The town is a three-minute walk from the accommodation and about 15 minutes from the gym, so you're not stuck on a compound.

Accommodation is private en-suite rooms with pool access, described as safe, secure and quiet, a short walk from the town of Luz. Some rooms sit right next to the training camp — one reviewer describes going straight from bed onto the training floor.

Optional extras include kayaking, paddleboarding and massage. The massages are done at Kinoah, in a room guests consistently single out. Outside the schedule there's the beach at Luz, coastal walks in both directions, and Lagos a short drive or taxi away.

What's included

- Private en-suite room with pool access - Healthy chef-prepared breakfast and lunch - Unlimited group training (Hyrox, Strength & Technique, Cross Training, Mobility and more) - Yoga and Pilates classes - One 1:1 Personal Training session - Nutrition support and wellness seminar - Cliff hike and run club session - Open gym access

What's not included

- Flights and airport transfers - Dinners - Travel insurance - Optional kayaking, paddleboarding and massage - Personal expenses - Drinks outside of meal service