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Fitness

Outfit Namibia

Leaders in outdoor fitness. Train outside the box.

Coach flipping a heavy training tyre in the open veld at Outfit Namibia

About

Fitness, in the open

Outfit Namibia is one of the businesses and experiences associated with the Yellowstone ecosystem — functional and strength training in the open air, with access to the trails right outside the gym.

We offer physical fitness programs not to build muscles or lift heavy weights but to strengthen your ability to execute daily activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength. We help you manage your stress, build up your energy levels, and limit your exposure to disease.

Rowan standing among the Nautilus machines in the covered Outfit Namibia gym

What we offer

Services & facilities

Services

  • Personal Training
  • Gym Memberships
  • Group Functional Fitness Classes
  • Customized Fitness Programs
  • Goju Ryu Karate (adults & kids classes)

Facilities

  • Functional Training Gym
  • Premium Nautilus Gym Equipment
  • Jungle Gym for adults & kids
  • Shinto Dojo for Goju Ryu Karate
  • Private Running Trails
  • Outdoor Obstacle Course

Rates

Outfit Gym Rates

Full membership

On contract

N$ 850

Full membership

Without contract

N$ 950

Per Day Rate

Per day

N$ 150

Per Week Rate

Per week

N$ 350

Functional classes only

On contract

N$ 550

Functional classes only

Without contract

N$ 650

Personal Training per session

Without membership contract

N$ 350

Personal Training per session

On membership contract

N$ 250

Contact outfitnamibia@gmail.com or call 085 555 3616 for more information.

Rowan in the indoor gym surrounded by strength machines and a bodybuilding mural

Equipment

Gym equipment

Outdoor Fitness Namibia works in collaboration with Sports Perfect in Germany for the importation, distribution and maintenance of state-of-the-art gym equipment from Europe.

Outdoor Fitness Namibia is the sole distributor for L&K gym & Nohrd equipment from Germany and is also importing gym equipment from reputable, quality brands from Europe to Africa.

The services provided by Outdoor Fitness Namibia include:

  • + Importation of Gym Equipment (both used or new)
  • + Gym Equipment Distribution & Gym Installations
  • + Maintenance of Gym Equipment
  • + Gym Operations Consultations
Tractor tyres and a green cargo net on the Outfit Namibia obstacle course with the Windhoek hills behind

Obstacle course

Ropes, nets and rigs

A full outdoor obstacle set-up built from timber, cargo nets, climbing ropes and tractor tyres — used for functional sessions, conditioning circuits and group challenges in the open air.

Rowan Carstens performing a Goju-Ryu kata in a black belt at a karate championship

Karate

Shinto Dojo

Shinto Dojo is a karate dojo founded by Rowan Carstens in 2020. Shinto Dojo is affiliated to Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia, a traditional Okinawan style of karate practised all over the world.

Shinto Dojo is located at the Outfit Namibia Gym, surrounded by nature and panoramic views of the Windhoek mountains. It’s a tranquil space designed to learn the art of karate in the desert.

Covered Shinto Dojo training area with red and blue mats, a small Buddha statue and acacia trees

History

Goju-Ryu — the hard-soft style

Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for “hard-soft style”, is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bubishi.

Miyagi believed that “the ultimate aim of karate-do was to build character, conquer human misery, and find spiritual freedom”. Miyagi chose the name Goju-ryu (“go” meaning “hard” and “ju” meaning “soft”), to emphasize that his style integrated both “hard” and “soft” styles. Goju applies not just to karate, but to life in general; only hardness or only softness will not enable one “to deal effectively with the fluctuations of life”. When blocking, “the body is soft and inhaling”; when striking, the body is “hard and exhaling”.

Goju-Ryu Karate is practical, real-world self-defense with a strong emphasis on a value system that is based on courtesy, honesty, integrity, loyalty, discipline and respect.

Class schedule & rates

Train at Shinto Dojo

Goju-Ryu Karate classes at Shinto Dojo are open to both children (ages 5+) and adults.

Children and instructors in white karate gi with yellow belts holding their grading certificates at Shinto Dojo

Karate classes & fees

  • Children's Beginner Classes

    Mondays & Wednesdays · 17:30 – 18:45

  • Children's Intermediate Classes

    Tuesdays & Thursdays · 15:00 – 16:00

  • Adult Beginner Classes

    Tuesdays & Thursdays · 18:00 – 19:00

  • Adult Advanced Classes

    Tuesdays & Thursdays · 18:00 – 19:30

Children classes

N$ 450

Monthly · annual rate N$ 4,860

Adult classes

N$ 520

Monthly

Community

Building play spaces

The Outfit team designs and builds climbing frames and play structures for neighbourhoods around Windhoek — the same ropes, nets and poles used in the gym, put up with the kids who use them.

Outfit Namibia coach and neighbourhood kids raising poles on a community build day
Children climbing a cargo net on a newly built community obstacle frame
Coaches and children gathered around the finished community climbing net

Gallery

Inside the training

Outdoor obstacle rig with cargo nets, monkey bars, climbing rope and tractor tyres
Athlete climbing the rope on the Outfit Namibia obstacle frame
Climbing rope coiled beside stacked weight plates and dumbbell handles
Coach carrying a heavy training rope at the Outfit Namibia yard
Rack of rubber dumbbells lined up in the covered training area
Athlete lifting a trap bar in the Outfit Namibia strength gym
Two athletes carrying kegs across tyres in an outdoor strongman session
Two Outfit Namibia coaches in the open-air machine gym
Rowan standing between the Outfit Namibia and Shinto Dojo signboards on the hillside

Contact

Get in touch

Opening information

  • Gym07:00 – 19:00
  • Karate (children's beginner)Mon & Wed 17:30 – 18:45
  • Karate (children's intermediate)Tue & Thu 15:00 – 16:00
  • Karate (adults)Tue & Thu 18:00 – 19:30

Location

Windhoek, Namibia — Outdoor gym, trails and Shinto Dojo on site

  • Personal training
  • Gym memberships
  • Group functional fitness
  • Customized fitness programs
  • Goju Ryu Karate (adults & kids)
  • L&K gym & Nohrd equipment

Rowan +264 85 555 3616 · outfitnamibia.com