Can You Train Like A Wildlife Ranger?
Wildlife rangers spend up to 18 hours a day in the bush, monitoring wildlife, tracking poachers and supporting communities. This gruelling work is undertaken across vast landscapes, requiring rangers to be in peak physical shape.
To prepare for the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 21km race, our ranger teams will be participating in two physical challenges and seeing how many push-ups and sit-ups they can complete as a team in two minutes.
Push-ups and sit-ups will have to be completed with perfect form in order to count towards their total. Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the Game Rangers’ Association of Africa, has demonstrated what perfect form should look like in the following videos.
Train Like A Ranger 2023
Ahead of race day, ranger teams spanning the African continent will compete in a series of mental and physical challenges, preparing for their 21km half marathon on 16th September 2023.
Wildlife Ranger Push-Up Challenge 2022
Most push-ups in 2 minutes
30th August 2022
Watch the video demonstration.
Wildlife Ranger Sit-Up Challenge 2022
Most sit-ups in 2 minutes
5th September 2022
Watch the video demonstration.
Prizes for highest achieving ranger teams generously donated by Lady Holmes
2021 Winners
In August 2021, ranger teams spanning the African continent united to compete in a series of physical challenges, preparing for their 21km half marathon on September 18th. The winning teams were from Mozambique and Tanzania.
The Wildlife Ranger Push Up Challenge was won by the Ocean Without Borders team from Benguerra, Mozambique
The Wildlife Ranger Sit-Up Challenge Winners – African People & Wildlife – Tarangire Ecosystem Team B Tanzania
The Wildlife Ranger Sit Up Challenge was won by Tarangire B Team in Tanzania
Get Involved
Take the Wildlife Ranger press up and sit up challenges to see if you’ve got what it takes to train like a wildlife ranger.
The 2023 push up challenge kicks off on Monday 7th August and our sit up challenge starts on Monday 4th September.
Share your attempt at either challenge on social media with the hashtag #TrainLikeARanger, see how you compare to our ranger teams and donate to support their work.
