Airdate: Tribal Bootcamp

“Are you fitter than a Maasai Warrior?” BBC Knowledge wants to know in a clever marketing pitch for upcoming reality show Tribal Bootcamp.

The series sees UK comedian Joel Dommett training with with Maasai warriors in Africa, the Xavante tribe in the Brazilian Rainforest, Shaolin monks in China, Tagbanua in the Philippines, a running tribe in the Mexican Canyon and a group of Mongolian nomads.

The fitness junkie is joined by fellow comic Nish Kumar (I will leave you to figure out who is who!)

From F45 and CrossFit to spinning, aerial yoga and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), every fitness trend imaginable has been exploited and exhausted in Western culture but are these fitness fads the key to healthy living – or do we need to look further afield for answers?

In Tribal Bootcamp, premiering Wednesday August 16 on BBC Knowledge at 8.30pm, stand-up comedian and fitness junkie Joel Dommett (Skins) is joined by his pal and fellow comic Nish Kumar (Mock The Week) on an epic trip to six of the most active communities on Earth. For these tribes, their gym is their natural habitat and their personal trainer is that hard ass Mother Nature.

While Nish is more interested in the local food, Joel trains with Maasai warriors in Africa, the Xavante tribe in the Brazilian Rainforest, Shaolin monks in China, Tagbanua in the Philippines, a running tribe in the Mexican Canyon and a group of Mongolian nomads. Is Joel fitter than a Maasai warrior? We’re about to find out.

Wednesdays at 8.30pm from August 16 on BBC Knowledge.