OUR ETHOS
WOD
/wod/
(noun) Workout Of the Day
WOD Weekends was founded by Kevin Smith, a sports travel professional and CrossFit coach when he tried unsuccessfully to find a weekend break that would combine his loves for travel, exercise and the great outdoors! He quickly found there were no purpose-built activity weekends that combined high quality full-board accommodation, scheduled work-outs at the best gyms and unique physical challenges.
The business was formed on the basic principles of quality, community and the desire to create a unique a series challenging yet thoroughly enjoyable weekend breaks.
WEEKEND
/wi:kend/
(noun) Saturday and Sunday. Especially regarded as time for leisure
Our packages combine two nights’ high-quality accommodation in our 6 bedroom Cotswold house, challenging and scalable work-out programmes and unique physical challenges on both land and water. These key ingredients are supplemented by a full-board menu of locally sourced organic meals, prepared by our in-house chef and nutritional team.
Whether you come as group of existing friends or gym buddies, or as a individual or couple, you’ll leave with new experiences, new friends and safe in the knowledge that you have accepted the challenge of a WOD Weekend.
THE WOD WEEKENDERS
Dan Crisp
Dan established one of the first affiliate gyms in the UK in 2011 when he set up Glevum Fitness and is now recognised as one of the leading coaches in the country. A Level Three Certified Trainer (CCFT) with a degree in PE Teaching and Coaching there is no better man to lead our training and programming. Ask him about the time he nearly went to the CF Games…
Mike Simms
Former GB canoeist and Loughborough University graduate Mike has over 25 years paddling experience. Having worked as the Development Officer for British canoeing for over 10 years he established Discover Paddling in 2016 with the aim to take paddling to a wider audience – and boy has he done that! Mike is the perfect host for our paddling challenges and make sure he shows you his impressive ‘running launch’ on the SUP…
Kev Smith
Founding Director Kev has a background in sports travel and is a passionate member and L1 coach. The combination of his loves of travel and functional fitness led to him establishing WOD Weekends in early 2020 having found there were no specific packages in the marketplace. You’ll find Kev carefully hand selecting local produce at the farmers market and quality testing the coffee ahead of each of our weekends….
