Do I need to get in shape before I start?
“I’ll join when I drop a few pounds.”
Sound familiar? It feels responsible. It’s actually the trap.
Because “when I’m fitter” never arrives on the couch. The same environment that got you here — the screens, the snacks, the skipped mornings — is the one you’re asking to produce a fitter you. It can’t. It’s not built to.
Change the environment, not the deadline
That’s the whole idea behind a destination camp. You step out of the place that keeps you soft and into a place where every trigger points the right way — morning air, real food, a coach, a crew. Getting in shape stops being a willpower fight. It’s just what the day does.
Day one at your level
At Camp Jansson you start exactly where you are. First days are fundamentals at your pace — no one is “behind,” because there’s no race. Training, food, recovery and rest are all part of the same week. You don’t show up ready. You leave ready.