British Military Fitness offers hour-long high intensity workouts led by trainers with military backgrounds, focusing on exercises like burpees, sit-ups, and squats to improve fitness over weekly classes for £5.40 per class plus membership. Judgement Day hosts military-style obstacle course races in challenging environments to build all-round fitness, with 6k or 12k events in Hampshire or weekend-long races in East Sussex for £35. Commando Series offers 6km obstacle course races for families with children 8+ where participants choose difficulty levels, based on Royal Marines training, across the UK for £55 for adults and £30 for children.

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Weekly Zumba class not cutting it? Then sign
up to a British Military Fitness (BMF) hour-long
workout, run by trainers with military backgrounds.
You’ll burn calories through a ‘civilian friendly’
mix of sit-ups, burpees and squats and see an
improvement week after week. Participants will be
streamed into groups after a fitness assessment.
WhaT iT cosTs From £5.40pp per weekly class,
plus membership.
Find ouT More 020 8996 2220;
britishmilitaryfitness.com
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GetreAdyforJudGementdAy
Borden, hants
When one of the co-founders is
an ex-paratrooper, you know
this military-style assault course
race is not going to be a stroll
in the park. You’ll build up an
all-round level of fitness in a
challenging and supportive
environment while swinging
from monkey bars, crawling
under barbed wire and getting
muddy in the process. Think
you’re ready for the challenge?
sign up to a 6k or 12k awayday
in Borden, hampshire, or a
weekend-long event in
Pippingford Park, east sussex,
which finishes with an 18k race
for hardcore runners! Phew!
WhaT iT cosTs From £35pp.
Find ouT More Judgement-
day.co.uk
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If your kids want a challenge
as much as you do, sink your
teeth into a commando-style 6km
obstacle course as a family (from
8+). You get to choose how
tough you’re treated from ‘family
friendly’ to ‘treat me like
a commando’. Many of the 15
obstacles are based on those
used in training the Royal
Marines, so prepare to get
wet! Sign up to a 2016 event
now at beautiful top-secret
locations across the county.
WhaT iT cosTs From £55
per adult, £30 per child.
Find ouT More 01892
870739; commandoseries.co.uk
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Want to try something different
while you spend time with a
friend? try a military fitness day
for two with New You Boot
Camp from Virgin experience
Days. You’ll be put through your
paces for six hours, trying out army drills, boxing sessions,
command tasks, scramble nets and Body Pump.
WhaT iT cosTs £149 for two.
Find ouT More Virginexperiencedays.co.uk/military-fitness-
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Jointherevolutionrayne, near Braintree, essex
set within 31 miles of mixed terrain,
Bootcamp revolution offers outdoor
fitness classes involving drills, cardio,
circuit training and obstacle course
techniques. suitable for all fitness
levels, plus there’s also ‘Beast Mode’
– a two-hour session that’s said
to push participants beyond their ‘physical, mental and
instinctive boundaries’. Personal training sessions available.
WhaT iT cosTs From £7pp for single sessions.
Find ouT More 01376 323143; bootcamprevolution.co.uk
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WithBeArTring, herts
Book a brand-new
Champneys BG ePIC
training break and
you’ll be put through
your paces by personal trainer
Natalie Summers, who
invented the course with
Mission Survive star and
ex-SaS recruit Bear Grylls.
Suitable for all abilities, a
typical break includes hIIt,
interval training and kettlebell
workouts, plus advice on
better fitness habits. You also
get ‘free time’ in the spa.
WhaT iT cosTs From
£399pp for a two-night
break, including food and
accommodation (no single
person supplement).
Find ouT More 0843 316
2222; champneys.com
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