Functional Training

Functional Training

Short, intense Tabata workouts on deck or the beach — 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off — with bands, TRX, kettlebells and your own bodyweight. No machines, no gym.

What to expect

Format
Tabata — 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds
Kit
Resistance bands, TRX, kettlebells, bodyweight
Where
On deck or on a beach
Level
Scales to any fitness — total beginners welcome

Strong body, no gym in sight

You don’t need a wall of machines to stay strong at sea — you need your bodyweight, a few simple tools, and the right intervals. We train Tabata-style: 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest, eight rounds, repeated across a handful of movements. It’s short, it’s honest, and it leaves you fresher than an hour of plodding ever would.

What a session looks like

We set up on the foredeck or step ashore onto an empty beach with resistance bands, TRX straps and kettlebells, and move through squats, presses, rows, carries and core — scaled to whoever’s training that morning. Twenty minutes later you’re done, salt on your skin, ready for the water. No mirrors, no machines, no membership — just functional strength that carries straight into freediving, sailing and the rest of life aboard.