Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge

Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge

Can You Train Like A Ranger?

Wildlife rangers can spend up to 18 hours a day outside in challenging terrain, traversing vast and varied landscapes. For their safety and wellbeing rangers train to keep in peak physical shape.

To prepare for the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 21km race on 16th September 2023, our ranger teams will be participating in a series of mini challenges, designed to improve and test their physical fitness.

Why not see how you match up? Take on the Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge to test your limits!

Get involed and then 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.

Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge 2023

The Pushup Challenge requires physical stamina, grit and determination. Ranger teams will compete to complete the highest number of full pushups in 2 minutes.

WRC23 PushUp Challenge

Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge
Most pushups in 2 minutes
7th August 2023 (Ranger teams)
Until 17th September for Public

Watch the video demonstration.

Prizes for highest achieving ranger teams generously donated by Lady Holmes

The top team completed an incredible 352 pushups in 2 minutes.

GCT Team

Gonarezhou Conservation Trust
Zimbabwe

GCT Team – Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe

The top women’s team completed 102 pushups:

North Luangwa Stars

Frankfurt Zoological Society – North Luangwa Ecosystem
Zambia

North Luangwa Stars – Frankfurt Zoological Society – North Luangwa Ecosystem, Zambia

2022 Winners

The top team completed an incredible 258 pushups in 2 minutes:

Frankfurt Zoological Society – Nsumbu National Park – DNPW-Nsumbu Team, Zambia

The top women’s team completed 181 pushups:

Frankfurt Zoological Society – Nsumbu National Park – Women’s Team-Nsumbu, Zambia

View the 2022 Final Pushup results.

Frankfurt Zoological Society – Nsumbu National Park – DNPW-Nsumbu Team, Zambia – 258 (verified)

The Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge was won by the Frankfurt Zoological Society – Nsumbu National Park – DNPW-Nsumbu Team in  Zambia

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.

WRC21 PushUp Benguerra Winners

The Wildlife Ranger Pushup Challenge was won by the Ocean Without Borders team from Benguerra, Mozambique