Grown Strong Fitness Retreats: Costa Rica, Thailand, Bali and Beyond

A typical day starts with a morning workout, usually before breakfast. It's there to get the body moving and the group talking, not to exhaust anyone — the rest of the day is for the destination. After training and breakfast, the group heads out: a hike, a boat trip, a beach afternoon, a wildlife drive or a town to wander around. Evenings are for dinner together and whatever the location offers.

What separates these trips from a standard fitness camp is the mix of places on the calendar. The same operator runs weeks in Costa Rica, Thailand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Indonesia, Portugal, Greece and Japan. Each one is built around what that destination does well — elephants and temples in Thailand, beaches and surf in Siargao, wine and coastline in the Algarve, wildlife in South Africa. You're not training in a gym for seven days and flying home.

The social side is the part past attendees keep coming back to. Groups are deliberately mixed, and the shared schedule — meals, workouts, day trips — means people get to know each other quickly. The company describes the community as the thing that sets its retreats apart, and the format is built to encourage it.

Instructors and exact daily timings vary by destination and aren't listed on the page. What is consistent is the structure: morning training, activities through the day, all meals and accommodation covered, airport pickup included. Specific schedules are confirmed closer to each departure.

Destinations currently listed include La Fortuna in Costa Rica, the Gold Coast in Australia, Phuket, Koh Samui, Siargao in the Philippines, Bali, the Algarve in Portugal, Crete in Greece, Cape Town in South Africa and Kyoto in Japan. Dates run across the year, with some weeks already sold out and others still open.

What's included

- Airport pickup on arrival - Accommodation - Activities and excursions - Food - Workouts - All planning and logistics handled by the operator

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Anything not listed as included