Boot Camp Qatar is a fitness company based in Doha, Qatar. Set up by two UK expatriates with a passion for fitness and healthy living in 2008. Boot camp has now trained hundreds of people looking for something new from their fitness training.
As Doha developed and expanded so new parks and outdoor areas sprung up. Despite many traditional gyms in clubs, compounds and apartment blocks we still felt something was missing on the fitness scene. Both of us were passionate about “real”, no-nonsense, functional training and decided to offer an outdoor fitness class which used the group dynamic to get people to push themselves harder than they had before while at the same time providing close personal attention to ensure new techniques were adapted quickly.
From the start Boot Camp was a success. With class numbers surging to 30+ in the early days a decision was made to limit each class to 25 to ensure that the close attention which made Boot Camp so successful and appealing was maintained.
With this success came opportunities. Firstly Qatar’s leading sports retailer, Go Sport, identified a mutual and yet non-competing market and offered to support bootcamp by sponsoring all the trainers’ clothing. In addition all boot camp customers receive a 10% discount while shopping at Go Sport.
The philosophy of functional training struck a chord and soon new locations were opened on the Corniche at 0600 and Education City in the early evening. Only a lack of suitably qualified staff (we are quite picky) prevented further locations being developed. However, we still have plans so watch this space
Our philosophy of training:
- We believe in functional exercises (i.e. exercises that mirror actions and body use in real world situations)
- High intensity interval training is superior to extended periods of moderate activity.
- Training should be fun.
- Effective training (which yields worthwhile results) will require effort and will not be easy
- Eating correctly is a key component in fitness development.
- The elliptical trainer is a waste of time and money
Qatar’s fitness revolution!
Off to the gym again? It’s one of the best kept secrets in the fitness industry, but going to the gym is dull – and that’s a motivation killer!
You’ll do more work and get fitter, faster with a group than working on your own in a gym.
Oh yeah, and you get to meet like minded people who are keen, fit and very friendly and that’s just the staff!
So scrap the gym, work hard, dig in and get yourself the beach body you’re after.
What we do
Boot Camp Qatar is a structured, outdoor, group based, 60 minute class for people who want to build and maintain their fitness.
The classes start at 6am, 6pm and 7.30pm weekdays (a bit earlier on Thursdays) - see the schedule section for more info.
If you’re tired of the smell of the gym, the unsociable members and the ‘nobody talks to me’ culture then come along to your local park for an exciting new kind of health and fitness experience.
We have a superb team and personal fitness training environment for all levels in the parks of Doha, so start today
