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A typical BaseCamp day starts with an early 6.30am wake-up call. Fifteen minutes, later you’ll be in the dining room helping yourself to various pieces of fruit and an assortment of juices. |
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7.15am |
You’ll be allocated your heart rate monitor and begin with a warm-up of brisk walking and slow jogging followed by short sets of callisthenic exercises such as press-ups, burpees and stomach crunches. |
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7.45am |
Breakfast is served - and you’ll be able to choose from a selection of breakfast cereal, toast and fruit and variety of drinks to top up your hydration levels. |
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8.15am |
After breakfast you’ll join your particular group to start the morning’s main activities, for example: a two hour coastal hill walk, where you’ll raise your heart rate and burn body fat under the supervision of the trainers, whilst enjoying the breathtaking scenery. |
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10.15am |
Refreshment break. |
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10.30am |
A one hour circuit training class, where you’ll use your body weight to complete different callisthenic exercises and non-contact boxing training. Under the tuition of the trainers you’ll learn the proper and most effective techniques to tone up the muscles and increase your metabolic rate. |
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11.30am |
Each day short seminars are held to give you an insight into how the body responds to exercise and how proper nutrition can improve your performance. Topics will also include realistic goal setting, motivations and rewards and training cycles. The seminars are also scheduled to reinforce the physical activities you’ll undertake during your week at BaseCamp. |
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12.30pm |
Lunch: After a morning of strenuous activity you’ll sit down to a tasty lunch designed to refuel your muscles and rehydrate you, ready for the afternoon’s activities. If the weathers fine, your lunch can be enjoyed alfresco in the beautiful grounds of the country estate. You’ll also have the opportunity to check your phone messages or make a call if you need to. |
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1.30pm |
Mountain biking: Specific activities such as mountain biking, abseiling or sea kayaking are preceded by a mandatory safety briefing. Once that’s out the way you’ll explore the myriad of cycle paths that cover Exmoor. You’ll be working hard and burning lots of calories but you’ll still have time to enjoy your surroundings during the regular refreshment breaks. |
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4.30pm |
Team activities are held each day. These may include tug-of-war or assault courses, or may be a more cerebral activity such as problem solving. |
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6.00pm |
Dinner: Here’s your chance to sample the chef’s specialities. Our menu includes tasty meals containing all the right proportions from the various food groups. Crucially, it will provide your body with all the nutrients required to aid your aching muscles during their recovery phase. |
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7:00pm |
The day’s activities finish where we started, with more circuits. This time the intensity is lower and will contain plenty of relaxing stretching exercises. At the end of the session, and once your heart rate monitors are handed back to the trainers for downloading, you’ll have time to relax and chat with other BaseCamp members. We advise you to enjoy your room’s en-suite facilities and take an invigorating shower and an early night, because tomorrow it starts all over again. |
