Mallorca Fitness Holiday: Daily Bootcamps, CrossFit & Beach Workouts in Santa Ponsa

The training here runs six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and is built around three components: daily bootcamps held on or near the beach at Santa Ponsa, a fitness programme that includes HIIT, beach workouts and CrossFit-style training at an official box, and three hours of personal training per person for the length of your stay. Sessions are coached, so you are not left to figure things out alone, and the coaching adjusts to whether you have never done a burpee or you compete regularly.

What separates this from a fixed-date fitness camp is the flexibility. There is no set itinerary and no group you have to keep pace with from day one — you choose your own arrival and departure dates and your own package. You can add extra personal training, massages, or change the hotel and food options. Because the programme is open 365 days a year, you could come for a long weekend in April or a full month in September.

The base is Santa Ponsa in the south-west of Mallorca, about 20 minutes from Palma. The beach is wide and calm, which is why so much of the training happens there. Inland, the Tramuntana mountains rise up — the highest point, Puig Major, is 1,445 metres — so on rest days you can hike or cycle into the hills, or take a sunset yoga session. The hotel, H10 Casa del Mar, sits directly on the seafront.

June and September are the best months to come. July and August are hotter and pricier, and training outdoors in the middle of the day gets uncomfortable. In June and September you get warm but manageable temperatures, fewer crowds, and lower rates. The season runs from late March to late October, and outside that window most hotels, restaurants and shops in the area close.

Food is handled through the hotel: a breakfast buffet is included as standard, and you can add a dinner buffet. If you want something more tailored, the team can adapt the food package. The island's Mediterranean cooking — fresh fish, vegetables, olive oil, local produce — is easy to eat well from, and you are a short walk from restaurants in Santa Ponsa if you want to eat out.

What you are signing up for is essentially a self-directed fitness holiday with a support structure behind it: coaches for the sessions, a travel assistant for everything else, and the freedom to decide how hard you go. Some people come solo, some come with a friend or a group, and the team connects you with other travellers before you arrive so you are not turning up to a group of strangers cold.

What's included

- Accommodation at the 4-star H10 Casa del Mar seafront hotel, Santa Ponsa - Private room for the length of your stay - Breakfast buffet daily - Fitness programme including bootcamp, HIIT and beach workouts (Monday to Saturday) - Daily beach bootcamps (Monday to Saturday) - 3 hours of personal training per person - CrossFit sessions at an official box - Yoga sessions - Personal travel assistant available 24/7 - Travel insurance - Goodie bag on arrival - Airport transfers available on request

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Dinner buffet (available as an add-on) - Lunches and other meals not listed - Additional personal training sessions beyond the included 3 hours - Massages and spa treatments (available as add-ons) - Personal expenses - Alcohol and drinks outside the meal plan - Optional excursions and activities not listed in the programme - Visa fees if applicable