Phangan Boot Camp & Yoga
Your instructor is Koh Phangan Fitness girl no. 1!
Nadine has done everything from gymnastics, dancing, soccer, American football, basketball, boxing and crossfit.
Founder and trainer/teacher of Phangan Bootcamp & Yoga. Recently also SUP Yoga.
She believe it's experience and knowledge that makes a good teacher.
"I'm currently studying to get my PT (personal trainer) fitness license.
Anyone can learn how to use machines at a fitness gym but I want to be more then that.
The human body is so complex and I want to study and learn every part of it. I use my lifetime of knowledge and experience in sports I have dedicated my time to.
I wanted to create something different on the island, shorter workouts that fit people who have a busy schedule but enough time to get you into shape. With this kind of method it is easier to perform at 100% the entire class."
"The idea of the boot camp comes from a summer I spend in Sweden doing crossfit.
The amazing club and team spirit even though it is a very individual sport. You pep each other a lot. I fell in love with the short but intense workouts and the fast paste to progress.
It started with helping out a friend who wanted to get in shape and she told a friend who told a friend so I then started the weekly classes on the beach at my house."
The rumour about the Swedish Viking pushing you into shape spread fast among the locals.
"It is important that new students get properly introduced and that everybody are friendly, I want to keep a family-like feeling in the class. We cheer on each other a lot! A lot of screaming and pepping, team work! Once you feel like giving in I am there to keep you motivated."
The Bootcamp is a high intense 30 min. class, you push yourself to max with minimal breaks.
Every workout is different.
There are 4 classes a week and every class is different.
Bootcamp falls on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5pm for ladies and gents, young and old, rookie or advanced!
The Bootcamp first started for girls only but the demand for a mixed class grew so now it is open for both females and males.
It’s mostly locals who attend. A lot of girls with kids who play around us while we are getting our workout done. A lot of business owners too but of course some tourists as well.
"I have met some of my best friends through the bootcamp and it is amazing to see how I have created a little boot camp community.
We work in intervals, the timer is my most important tool. Exercises like tire flipping, rope pulling, circuit routines, sprints etc. whatever we do we go for full power for a limited time period and then a rest to catch our breath and then on it again. HIIT style, High Intense Interval training.
A lot of exercises like burpees and squats. Exercises that is good for the entire body, strength, cardio and stamina.
Body weight resistance is mostly used but also a lot of car tires involved in my classes. I use whatever I find on the beach that is heavy and safe. Old ropes from fishing boats, tractor tires etc. only my imagination can stop me really.
I never wear whites to class or clothes that I am very fond of. We get very sandy and sometimes dirty from the tires.
My students like the fact that they never know how the class will start or end. It is also part of the fun to get a bit messy, too see you hard work. The more sweaty and sandy my students are after a class usually the bigger the smile.
As I am such a dedicated athlete due to many years in gymnastic training and competitions I understand the physical and emotional levels one’s body can take. Therefore each bootcamp exercise is guaranteed to use all the appropriate muscles for the correct effect. So members can feel and see the results after their hard work and dedication.
Anybody can do it, I always have modifications for everything. It is about willpower and I’m there along the way to help you gain it."
Girly power rough 'n' tough ?
"Yes! But it is more than just a workout. It is on a beautiful spot on the beach facing Koh Samui with great friendly people who usually also invite each other to other activities and events outside the class.
When you start bootcamp you gain not only muscles and a toned body but also great friends, confidence and a membership to a club not only available on bootcamp hour."
Friday there is an open class at 5 PM
( which means free :)
Nadine, your fitness instructor, mentions that the best thing she have ever done is;
"For sure the Bootcamp!"
It is her love for fitness that have brought her to where she is today and she would love if her Boot Camp grow big and attract many more students in the future.
"My passion is what I teach and it’s amazing to make a living out of it. I teach a few different classes nearly every day.
After my gymnastic and dancing years, and my constant search for inner peace, it came natural to fall into the practice of yoga. The yoga I teach is a modified form of Ashtanga and very suitable for beginners. "
When I did my teacher training I pushed myself too hard trying to reach perfection and got very injured and that made me very humble. I modify the sequence a lot to be able to reach out to a bigger crowd."
Vinyasa Yoga is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.30am on the beach platform.
Classes outside the schedule, group or one on one, available per booking:)
