Days combine water time with gym and outdoor training. There are three surf lessons and two surf theory sessions across the week, so you learn to read conditions and handle a board rather than just being pushed into waves. Alongside that, daily sessions cover running, HIIT and strength, plus mobility and recovery work. Yoga happens at camp or on the beach at sunrise or sunset, and there is breathwork and meditation on the schedule.

One morning is given to a hike to a viewpoint above the coast. Workshops run through the week on training, nutrition and recovery, and each guest gets a movement assessment with recommendations written for them. The stated aim is that you leave with habits and a plan you can keep using at home, not just a good week away.

What separates this from a plain surf camp is the training load. Most surf weeks are surf, eat, sleep. Here you are in the gym or on the running route daily, and the recovery side — mobility, breathwork, yoga — is scheduled rather than optional. The coaches also build in preparation before you arrive: once your deposit is paid you are contacted to set up a pre-week preparation and payment plan.

Lagos itself is a small coastal town in the western Algarve, with beaches within a few minutes' walk of the accommodation. The camp has an outdoor pool, a garden and a lounge area the page calls the Couch of Happiness. Optional extras include kitesurfing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, kayaking, SUP, boat trips to see dolphins and the Benagil cave, a sunset trip to Sagres and the west coast, a Portuguese tasting tour, and massage or other therapy sessions.

The coaches are not named on the page, so their individual backgrounds are not stated here. What is stated is the scope of what they cover: surf instruction, hybrid training, nutrition, recovery and movement assessment.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in a shared apartment for 3 guests, with private bathroom and kitchenette - 7x breakfast buffet - 6x dinner (no dinner on Friday) - 3 surf lessons - 2 surf theory sessions - Daily training sessions (running, HIIT, strength) - Daily activities such as camp yoga or sunrise/sunset beach yoga, breathwork and meditation - 1 morning hike to a viewpoint - Workshops on training, nutrition and recovery - Personalised movement assessment and recommendations - 20% discount on a 12-week individual training programme after the week - Access to outdoor swimming pool, garden and lounge area

What's not included

- Flights to and from Portugal - Travel insurance - Car rental - Airport transfer - Extra leisure activities (additional surf, kitesurf, windsurf, wakeboard, kayak, SUP, boat trips, Sagres sunset trip, tasting tour) - Massage or other therapy sessions - Personal expenses - Dinner on Friday