Phuket Fitness Camp: Muay Thai, CrossFit & Beach Workouts in Thailand

Phuket's Chalong district, and specifically Soi Ta-iad Road, is where Thailand's fitness tourism concentrates. Within a few hundred metres you'll find Muay Thai stadiums, CrossFit boxes, open-air weight rooms, yoga shalas, physio clinics, protein bars and restaurants serving both Thai food and Western training diets. The retreats here run 365 days a year — you book the dates that suit you rather than joining a fixed weekly group.

The Tiger Muay Thai option suits people who want to try Muay Thai properly. Classes run throughout the day at all levels, from first-timers learning the basic stance and pad work to experienced fighters sparring. Alongside that you get unlimited fitness classes (cross-training, HIIT, boot camps), unlimited yoga, weekly beach workouts and the Buddha Run — a group run up to the Big Buddha viewpoint. The indoor weight room is open to you for the whole stay.

The Titan Fitness Camp option is more structured around personal training. You get three hours of one-to-one PT per week with a coach who writes the plan around your level, plus access to all the camp's group classes. Titan is known for its open gym, CrossFit-style conditioning and its food — the healthy half board covers breakfast and lunch, which matters if you're training hard twice a day.

Both packages are run as a fitness travel agency arrangement: you book a package, get matched with a personal travel assistant, and they handle the logistics — accommodation, transfers, intro meeting with the camp manager, insurance and a goodie bag. Because there are no set dates, groups form organically from whoever's staying that week. In practice that means a genuinely international mix — fighters on long stays, office workers on a one-week reset, couples, and solo travellers.

The weather works year-round. December to April is the driest stretch, but April to September is also recommended since rain showers typically pass in minutes and temperatures stay steady. Whatever month you book, expect to train outdoors a lot.

What's included

- Accommodation of your choice for the length of your stay - Full access to camp facilities - Fitness programme including crosstraining, HIIT, boot camps and beach workouts - Unlimited Muay Thai classes (Tiger Muay Thai package) - Unlimited fitness classes - Unlimited yoga classes - Weekly beach workouts and Buddha Run - Unlimited access to indoor weight room / open gym (varies by camp) - 3 hours of personal training per week (Titan Fitness Camp package) - Healthy half board — breakfast and lunch (Titan Fitness Camp package) - Private round-trip airport transfer (Titan Fitness Camp package) - Intro meeting with camp manager - Personal travel assistant available 24/7 - Travel insurance - Goodie bag

What's not included

- International flights - Meals on the Tiger Muay Thai package (breakfast, lunch and dinner not included as standard) - Additional personal training sessions beyond those included in your package - Massages and spa treatments (available as add-ons) - Optional excursions and sightseeing - Personal expenses - Visa fees (if applicable) - Additional transfers beyond those included in your package