Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge

Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge

Can You Train Like A Ranger?

Wildlife rangers are required to stay at the top of their physical and mental game. Their vital work takes them into challenging environments and conditions. 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 targeted training programme, designed to improve and test their physical fitness.

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

Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge 2023

The Situp Challenge requires strength and control. Ranger teams will compete to complete the highest number of full Situps in 2 minutes.

Sit-Up Challenge

Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge
Most situps in 2 minutes
4th September 2023

Watch the video demonstration.

Prizes to highest achieving rangers made possible by Lady Holmes.

Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge

Get Involved

Have you got what it takes to train like a Wildlife Ranger?

The 2023 sit up challenge starts on  Monday 4th September. Join in and take on the Wildlife Ranger sit up or/and push up challenge to see if you have what it takes! Details on how to sign up will follow in due course, but do start training today to get ahead of the game. 

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.

2022 Winners

The top team completed an incredible 356 pushups in 2 minutes:

African People & Wildlife – Tarangire National Park – Tarangire Ecosystem – APW Team A, Tanzania

The top women’s team completed 242 pushups:

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

View the 2022 Final Situp results.

African People & Wildlife – Tarangire National Park – Tarangire Ecosystem – APW Team A, Tanzania – 356 (verified)

The Wildlife Ranger Situp Challenge was won by the African People & Wildlife – Tarangire National Park – Tarangire Ecosystem – APW Team A, Tanzania.

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 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