Gutsy Signature Challenge · Winter 2026
Eight weeks. Four phases. One community of fearless women training through the cold - together. While everyone else waits for better weather, Gutsy women are locking in.
Starts Monday 29 June · All fitness levels · Cancel anytime · No one left behind
The mornings get dark, the couch gets convincing, and "I'll start in spring" becomes the season's motto. Not here.
This is not a punishing shred or a quick-fix gimmick. The Winter Challenge is our mid-year recalibration - 8 weeks of expert-built training, flexible nutrition, and a community that notices when you show up (and notices when you don't, in the best way). This is the quiet work that makes you unstoppable year-round.
You don't need to be fit to start. You need to start.
Come as you are. Leave stronger.
Every two weeks the training shifts - week one you learn the workouts, week two you repeat them with progressive overload. Your body never gets comfortable, and neither does your excuse list.
We build your base. Slow, tempo-controlled movement - because strength starts with owning every rep, not rushing it. Beautiful form over heavy weight.
The intensity arrives. Timed strength blocks and supersets that change gears on you. This is where the challenge earns its name.
Explosive movement, unilateral work, deep core stability. The halfway wall is real - and you're going through it, not around it.
Everything comes together. Complex compound movements, maximum output, full-body strength and flow. The June version of you wouldn't recognise this one.
Your week
Meet your coach
Tam Dexter brings the heat with every single workout - HIIT, strength and mobility with energy, encouragement and form cues on our famous follow-along videos. You never train alone and you never have to guess. Press play; she does the rest.
Pick the level that actually challenges you. We're in it together - each of us at our own pace, and nobody is penalised for starting where she is.
Pick one habit to cut for the 8 weeks - alcohol, refined sugar, fast food, whatever your thing is. Because life happens, tokens give you guilt-free passes for birthdays, anniversaries and special events. Earn more by hitting a perfect 5-day goal streak. It's the 80/20 rule, built in - cold turkey isn't sustainable. Moderation is.
Every week we crown one Gutsy Girl of the Week - the woman who showed up, stuck to her goals and brought real energy to the community. Eight weeks, eight winners, and your Week 1 has exactly the same shot as Week 8.
R1000 USN voucher · Limited Edition Gutsy × Versus socks · Carmien Tea spoils
Crowned at the end of the Challenge based on your overall commitment during the challenge. Sharing your journey in the Winter Challenge group every day & completing all your goals & daily workouts improves your odds of winning! It's not about who lost the most weight, but rather who showed up even when it got hard. If you don't share it, we won't know.
How you win: complete your workouts · stick to your goals · show up in the Winter Challenge group · share the journey on the Feed and on Instagram - tag @gutsy_app so we can cheer you on.
You're not competing against her. You're competing against the version of you that almost didn't sign up.
In partnership with
Gutsy × CW Studio · Women's Wellness Morning
Join us at CW Studio, Durbanville, on 25 July for a Power Pilates session & community event. We took hands with the incredible CW Studio, Carmien Tea and USN to bring you a morning of movement, connection, community & a LOT of spoils. If you've only known the community through the app, this is where it becomes real. Enrolled in the Signature Challenge? You get FREE access. Tickets are extremely limited, so RSVP soon.
Standalone RSVP form opens soon - enrolled members attend free.
8 weeks of structured, progressive training streamed in the Gutsy app. No downloads, no guessing.
Winter recipes and real-food guidance built for how SA women actually eat. No starvation arcs, no banned-food lists.
A private Winter Challenge community that checks in, cheers loud and never judges.
First challenge ever? Welcome. Tenth one? Welcome back. Built for every fitness level and every schedule - modify what you need, push where you can. Progress over perfection, always.
You are not alone.
Monday 29 June 2026. It runs 8 weeks, ending 23 August.
The Winter Challenge is included with your Gutsy Pass - R99.99/month, cancel anytime. Want the best value? The Year Pass is R999.99 - two months free, plus every program and challenge for the next 12 months.
No - you're already in! Open the Gutsy app and enrol from the Movement tab.
That's literally the point. Every workout has modifications and the community has zero judgment. Come as you are.
You're not late - you're right on time. You'll jump in at the current phase and we'll show you exactly where to start.
All you really need is a set of dumbbells - ideally a lighter and a heavier pair so you can scale as you get stronger. No dumbbells? No problem. Anything heavy and easy to grip works: water bottles, filled bags, or whatever you've got around the house. Want to turn up the burn? A set of booty bands and a step are great optional extras.
Show up, log your workouts, get involved in the Feed. One Gutsy Girl of the Week is crowned weekly; the Signature Challenge Winner is announced at the end of the challenge.
Yes - managed from your account at gutsy.global. No lock-in, no drama.
8 weeks. 4 phases. One fearless decision standing between you and the strongest winter of your life. Coach Tam and an entire community of Gutsy gals are waiting. We start together on Monday, 29 June.
Join the Challenge - R99.99/moNo one is left behind.