Women's HYROX-Style Fitness Week in Bali

Training here is HYROX-inspired rather than a HYROX race. You'll work through the movements the format is known for — sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmers carry, wall balls, sandbag lunges and SkiErg — combined with running, usually on the beach. Strength circuits and functional training make up the rest of the programme. Every session is scalable, so the coach adjusts load and volume to what you can do that day.

What separates this from a standard fitness camp is the format itself. HYROX uses the same eight stations and eight 1km runs for every participant, elite or beginner, which makes it easy to measure progress against your own last attempt rather than against the person next to you. The retreat uses that structure as a training framework, not as a competition — there is no race at the end.

The retreat is women-only and run by Goddess Retreats, who have been operating women's retreats in Bali. Sessions are led by the retreat's fitness team, who take beginners through the foundations of lifting — how to hinge, how to brace, how to load a sled — before adding intensity. If you've never touched a weight before, that's the starting point they expect.

Bali does a lot of the work outside the gym. Beach runs, warm weather, and a setting that makes an early session easier to show up for than a 06:00 class at home. The week is structured so training and rest alternate rather than stacking hard days back to back.

Beyond the physical side, the appeal for most guests is the group. You train alongside women at different levels, most of them travelling solo, and the shared sessions do the social work for you. Meals are included and eaten together.