Event Date: 15 - 12 November

This December, Planet Fitness is transforming Plettenberg Bay into South Africa’s biggest playground for training, wellness, and celebration. From Monday, 15 December to Sunday, 21 December, the town will come alive with TRAIN PLETT, a week-long hybrid wellness village where your year-round training mindset meets holiday vibes and festival energy, and every moment inspires movement.

TRAIN PLETT is a seven-day experience designed for athletes, families, holidaymakers, and anyone ready to move, recover, recharge, and connect. Jenna Rivera, head of marketing at Planet Fitness says that the week is a celebration of hybrid training and community: “We wanted to create something that pulls people together in a place that feels energising and unforgettable. Plett gives us the perfect backdrop to mix training, teamwork and a bit of adventure in a way that feels fun, thrilling and genuinely exciting.”

The festival is built around multiple immersive zones:

- Hybrid Zone: Featuring HYROX simulations to get your blood pumping, and yoga and reformer Pilates classes for strength, mobility, and calm.

- Experience Zone: Partner activations include a recovery lounge with ice baths and compression boots, the Schnoz Strips Booth (for better breathing and harder training), a coffee truck and fully supervised kids’ and pets’ zones. Expect surprises, challenges, giveaways, and live demos all day, every day.

- Delish Food Village and Bar: Refuel with coffee, deli wraps, and daily DJ sets. Highlights include the Braai Station by Chef Peter Goffe-Wood, globally trained, award-winning chef, who’ll be bringing braai magic with gourmet twists. His take on nutrition is simple, and his invitation is genuine: “You can train all you want but if you don’t take care of your diet, you’ll never achieve maximum results. Join us around the fire at TRAIN PLETT and we’ll show you how food can be medicine.”

Move, compete, celebrate

TRAIN PLETT is built for action. Take part in:

- HYROX Simulation races: Three high-energy 25-minute sessions across the week. It’s a holiday-friendly HYROX experience: quick, heart-pumping, and designed for fun.

- Fun runs: There will be 2 fun runs, a 2km or 5km, complete with hydration stations and post-run stretch zones. The Schnozz run will take place on Wednesday and the Love Sabrina on Friday.

And if you just want to move your body, relax, or recharge, there are daily yoga, Pilates, mobility, balance and recovery classes, along with sunrise yoga, guided meditation, trigger point Pilates, reformer Pilates, and breathwork classes.

Festival access and passes

Planet Fitness members enjoy free access to the Hybrid Zone, and pay just R150 per HYROX simulation.

Elevate members enjoy free access to reformer Pilates and yoga classes.

Non-members have options:

- Access to the Hybrid and Experience Zones: R99 (full day) or R399 (seven days).

- HYROX: R200 per simulation.

- Reformer Pilates: R125 per class

- Yoga: R99 per class

Everyone has free access to the supervised Kids’ and Pets’ Zones.

For more information: Planet Fitness

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