Wildfitness is a fitness holiday company with the aspiration to help people eat, move and live in harmony with nature. Find practical tips in our Wild Eating, Wild Moving & Wild Living sections, or go to our Wonderations category for more philosophical musings on nature, the wild, our health, the role of science, the meaning of life etc! Enjoy and please let us know what you think.

Gareth's Bush Combo

The following is taken from a journal our Wild Coach Gareth Roriston was keeping in the bush as he shadowed, then filled in, as Warden for the Galana Wildlife Conservancy which boarders Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The idea is to inspire you… so you know that, wherever you are, and whatever equipment you [...]

The Wild Wisdom in Traditional Recipes

People on traditional diets are the world’s leading healthy populations.

When people depart from their traditional diet, the majority of them get sick: from obesity, heart disease, dental malformation and a whole host of modern chronic diseases.

Why?

There are several hundred documented inconclusive theories postulating different reasons why. Whatever the reason (although we must always [...]

Tara on the Isle of Wight

(Tara Wood, founder of Wildfitness, recently attended a press weekend for the new 2012 Wildfitness location on the Isle of Wight. The 3 day Energizer course on the Isle of Wight is the brainchild of Netta and Ro Pakenham-Walsh, who grew up as “Islanders”. Here is Tara’s story…)

As always before attending a Wildfitness course I [...]

Physical Enlightenment

Natural intense physical movement – why is it not in the bible?

Most people contact fitness people, like personal trainers or fitness holidays such as Wildfitness in order to get fit (very insightful Tara). They want to get bigger, smaller, faster, or more functional. Most people don’t get in touch with us because they [...]

The Wild Mindset

In the 10 years that Wildfitness has been running, we have cut loose more and more from the tethers of the ‘old paradigm’ of fitness. We have been inspired by the spontaneous and purposeful variety of physical activity undertaken by natural tribal people that results in graceful, skilful and beautiful physicality. And we [...]

Tips for a Wild Summer

This goes out to all of you Wild Ones in the Northern Hemisphere… and those of you in eternally hot places.

1. Get in Wild water

By this I mean all of the outdoor swimming holes you can find near you or on your travels. There are more out there than you think… My flight to Kenya [...]

Wild Living - Eco Policies

We will be providing a covered area on our roof so you can enjoy the views but still shelter from the sun!

At Wildfitness we believe that the health of the body, your community and the environment are inter-related and we aim to create greater health in all of these areas. We also believe that [...]

Tara's Story - My WF Course in Kenya

Every year Tara Wood, founder of Wildfitness, plays the role of guest and completes a Wildfitness course in its entirety – what better way to know exactly what our guests have to go through?! However this year, because of certain circumstances, she was incredibly nervous at the outset. Her experience turned out to be tougher [...]

Sleep, sleep cycles & 15 ways to improve your sleep

Jess (author of this post) and her son Jack

Yawn! My son Jack was born in May last year and over the last 10 months I have truly found out what it’s like to be sleep deprived and have accumulated a sizable sleep debt. I’m not the only one. These days in our modern lives [...]

The 3 Most Important Things You Can Do This Year

If only I could be, under the sea, climbing a tree, running free under a jungly canapee. But I am not… I am writing twee poetry in Januaree, with coffee and stationaree. Do you know what I mean?

SO, how to help? Here are some tips from the wilds of Watamu coming at you to get [...]