GIRL POWER WEEK 2026

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Girl Power Week is Back!

In March 2018 DAREBEE first launched Girl Power Week, a week-long challenge designed to “inspire women of all ages to take a ninja-like approach to fitness and rediscover the warrior within.” The original Girl Power Week featured seven brand new difficulty level four workouts celebrating brave and powerful women.

Many DAREBEEs loved the old DAREBEE Theme Weeks. So we’ve decided to bring Girl Power Week back for 2026.

Q: Why Girl Power Week?

A: We chose Girl Power Week to coincide with the week leading up to and including International Women’s Day on March 8th. In a realm too often dominated by men and male imagery, DAREBEE has always sought to create workouts in which women and girls could see themselves, feel included, and feel empowered to try challenging routines and work to be the best versions of themselves. We want to honour that legacy of inclusivity, equality, and empowerment with Girl Power Week 2026.

Q: Is Girl Power Week just for girls?

A: Not at all! While this special themed week does highlight the power of girls and women, everyone is welcome to participate in Girl Power Week. We recognize that women are not the only group to have been marginalized within and excluded from fitness spaces; but at DAREBEE, fitness belongs to everyone. No matter your gender identity, you are welcome here and you’re welcome to participate in this special challenge!

Q: Sounds good! How does Girl Power Week work?

A: This year we’re expanding Girl Power Week to include four different tracks:

The Power of the Tempest: This track features the original seven Girl Power Week workouts: a challenging mix of strength, cardio, combat, and metcon workouts that will really put you through your paces. The Power of the Tempest invites you to channel your inner warrior, taming the emotional tempest to find mental clarity and become the calm in the eye of the storm, ready and able to channel your energy into physical power to conquer these tough workouts.

The Power of Positivity: If your joints (or your downstairs neighbours) don’t allow you to engage in high impact activities these days, this track might be for you. The Power of Positivity is the most accessible of the four Girl Power Week tracks. We’ve included only standing, low impact exercises. Which means all of these workouts are rated difficulty level one. But don’t let that rating fool you! These workouts will still get your heart rate up, help you build full-body strength, and challenge both your balance and coordination. The Power of Positivity is about saying no to limiting beliefs and yes to yourself, showing up with what you’ve got and working always to be your best version of yourself.

The Power of Time: There’s never enough of this most precious resource, is there? Between work, kids, elder care, maintaining a home, commuting… the list of demands on our time goes on and on. How do you squeeze in a workout when the world is pulling you in umpteen different directions at once? Girl Power Week has got you covered with its Power of Time track. This track features six bodyweight workouts and one dumbbell workout that will really put you through your paces, all in ten minutes or less. The Power of Time demonstrates that a workout doesn’t need to be epic in length to be epic in effect. Ten minutes (or less) is all you need to get in a solid workout that will help you build the strength, stamina, and courage to face the rest of your busy day.

The Power of Breath: This track is the counterpoint to the Power of Time. When the world around us is chaotic, often the best way to nurture and strengthen ourselves is to slow down. The Power of Breath is your ticket to doing so with seven brand new yoga workouts that invite you to step away from the rat race and find strength in mindfulness and the quiet, calm, steady flow of your breath. But make no mistake: while we’re taking things slowly in the Power of Breath, we haven’t made these workouts easy. This track features a nice reward at the end of the week, but we’ll put you through your paces first with some challenging poses and powerful holds in the earlier workouts.

Each day of the week we’ll be posting the workouts for that day—one from each track—right here in this thread. Choose the one that best speaks to where you’re at in your fitness journey that day and complete that workout. Then come back here to tell us how you did and to cheer on your fellow powerful DAREBEEs. You may choose to follow the same track throughout the week, or mix things up and complete workouts from different tracks on different days. At the end of the week we’ll have a special badge you can claim if you conquered the Girl Power Week challenge by completing one of the workouts each day.

Girl Power Week 2026 runs from March 2-8.
Each day’s workouts will be posted here by 4:00 PM UTC the day before their day in the challenge. (e.g.: The workouts for March 2 will be posted by 4:00 PM UTC on March 1.) So you’ll be able to get a sneak peak at what’s coming up, so you can plan for which workout you want to complete the next day (or—depending on your time zone--later that day).

Are you brave enough to face the Girl Power Week challenge?
Yeah! You are! Choose from the workouts below (one each day), and show yourself what you've got.



Girl Power Week Final Meditation:

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The Power of Community:

DAREBEE’s Girl Power Week 2026 is an international effort brought to you by DAREBEEs and friends from: the United States of America (@Syrius), the United Kingdom/Greece (@neilarey and the DAREBEE Team), the Netherlands (@Maegaranthelas), the United Kingdom/the Netherlands (David Gallows), the United Kingdom (Troyificus), Italy/Germany (@Anek), Germany (@sleep_twitch), the United States/Canada (Nancy Moss), France (@PetiteSheWolf), and the United Kingdom/Canada (@Laura Rainbow Dragon).

We hope you enjoy this special community event, and that participating in it makes you feel empowered.
 

Diego1978

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Women who train intensely and do disciplines traditionally associated with men, fight against prejudices that are still widespread today both in the family and in society.
Training is an investment in every woman's health, it helps prevent cronic diseases, reduce stress and improves quality of life at all ages. Since I read that men can also participate, from 2 March to 8 March, I will gladly participate !
 
Bard from Canada
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GIRL POWER WEEK - WORKOUTS FOR DAY 1

The Power of the Tempest: Paragon


The Power of Positivity: Courage to Change


The Power of Time: Minute On, Minute Off


The Power of Breath: Greet the Day


Choose one of the above workouts to complete on March 2. (Click on the image to be taken to the full workout page.) Then post here in this thread to let us know how you did.

Note: Greet the Day (and all of the Power of Breath workouts for this week) were designed by Yours Truly. If you have any questions re: any of the yoga workouts this week, please post them right here in this thread, and I'll get you an answer ASAP. This is a great place to post any questions you may have about any of the other Girl Power Week workouts too. Several folks following this thread are familiar with all of the exercises you'll encounter in them.
 
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If you have any questions re: any of the yoga workouts this week, please post them right here in this thread
Is there a length of time to hold each pose, or just move from one to the other?
 
Bard from Canada
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Is there a length of time to hold each pose, or just move from one to the other?
All of the Power of Breath workouts are timed to the breath. In many cases I didn't have room to explain all of the breath cues on the posters, so you'll need to scroll down to the text instructions beneath the posters to see them. (If you've ever taken an in-person yoga class, or followed a yoga video, you'll likely have noticed we yoga teachers are a chatty bunch. There's lots to say re: how to breathe, how to move, how to find depth, etc. in a yoga pose. I've used the text area beneath the workout posters to give you some of this information.)

In the case of Greet the Day, it is a continuous flow in which you move into each pose on either an in-breath or out-breath. So: Begin in Mountain Pose. Inhale as you lift your arms overhead into Upward Salute. Exhale as you fold down into Standing Forward Bend. Inhale as you step back into Lunge. Etc.

Learning the breathing pattern for sun salutations will serve you well in any yoga class as it is typical of how we marry movement and breath in yoga. (There can be exceptions, but for the most part) any time you are lengthening your torso and/or backbending, you inhale. These are the poses that give you space around your rib cage, so you have room to breath into them. Anytime you're closing off that space, typically by forward folding and/or twisting, you exhale.
 
Rogue from Avenger's Tower
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All of the Power of Breath workouts are timed to the breath. In many cases I didn't have room to explain all of the breath cues on the posters, so you'll need to scroll down to the text instructions beneath the posters to see them. (If you've ever taken an in-person yoga class, or followed a yoga video, you'll likely have noticed we yoga teachers are a chatty bunch. There's lots to say re: how to breathe, how to move, how to find depth, etc. in a yoga pose. I've used the text area beneath the workout posters to give you some of this information.)

In the case of Greet the Day, it is a continuous flow in which you move into each pose on either an in-breath or out-breath. So: Begin in Mountain Pose. Inhale as you lift your arms overhead into Upward Salute. Exhale as you fold down into Standing Forward Bend. Inhale as you step back into Lunge. Etc.

Learning the breathing pattern for sun salutations will serve you well in any yoga class as it is typical of how we marry movement and breath in yoga. (There can be exceptions, but for the most part) any time you are lengthening your torso and/or backbending, you inhale. These are the poses that give you space around your rib cage, so you have room to breath into them. Anytime you're closing off that space, typically by forward folding and/or twisting, you exhale.
Thank you for the explanation!!! I've never been great at breathing properly in yoga, but I shall valiantly try the track anyway
 
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Thank you for the explanation!!! I've never been great at breathing properly in yoga, but I shall valiantly try the track anyway
Greet the Day is I think a great workout for helping you to train this, because you are controlling the pace at which you move. So you can use a pace that matches your breath.

A pet peeve of mine is yoga instructors who instruct a breathing pattern but then cue the movements at a pace that makes it impossible for their students to maintain that pattern. Often the instructor does not even realize they're doing this because they are not following the breathing pattern themself. (They cannot, because they are talking!) Meanwhile the students are either hyperventilating, holding their breath, or giving up on the breathing cues entirely because they're not being given instructions that are possible to follow.

When you set your own pace, however, you can move at a speed that works for you. If you still find you are getting short of breath trying to follow the pattern, you can pause at any time (just hold whatever pose you are in) and take a full breath (or more if you need to). Then resume the flow and the breathing pattern when you are ready. With practice, your breath control will improve, and it will get easier.
 

eeek

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I picked The Power of Positivity - Courage to Change for Day 1.
I also did The Power of Breath - Greet the Day, because it sounded interesting after reading comments about it, as I struggle with proper breathing during yoga and it sounded like good practice (and it was). :)
 

Diego1978

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Girl power week day 1
This morning at 5.30 i did it in this order:
  1. minute on minute off
  2. paragon level 1 rest 1 minute
  3. courage to change level 1 rest 1 minute
  4. greet the day level 1
I am satisfied and i congratulate Laura Rainbow Dragon for the training she created!
For all the women who participate, i thougth i'd include a motivational phrase every day, which i hope will be useful for them.
Today phrase is:
the effort of training, discipline, overcoming your limits, all of this serves not to make you look like someone else, but to create the best version of yourself.
Good training, see you tomorrow!
 
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GIRL POWER WEEK - WORKOUTS FOR DAY 2
The Power of the Tempest: Genesis


The Power of Positivity: Made With Love


The Power of Time: 7-Minute Legs


The Power of Breath: Star Power


Choose one of the above workouts to complete on March 3. (Click on the image to be taken to the full workout page.) Then come back here to let us know how you did. As before, questions about any of the workouts are welcome, right here in this thread.
 

XiaoHua

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I can't choose between Power of Positivity and Power of Breath so I'm going to try to go for both, but since my joints aren't in great condition I may end up having to stick with Power of Positivity only. I will listen to my body!

PoB: Greet the Day-Level 1
PoP: Courage to Change -Lvl 3 + EC
done!
 

Eks_Craig

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I’ve completed Day 2 with The Power of Breath, twice. I breathed in for 6, out for 6 post WOD (plus some full body stretching). For some reason, I couldn’t do in for 6 out for 6 after the Spring Fever workout as I just didn’t have the lungs for it. Reread the text and noticed it was just 6 breaths in and out and I think I misunderstood a bit with the 6 seconds.. 😞👊❤️
 

pheito

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Hi all, I'm known with Darebee as a great source of information and inspiration but have never been active as a member and into the community. I still need to proper introduce myself but I saw about the Girl power week and I could not resist to jump in immediately. :D

Today I did the The Power of the Tempest: Paragon Level 2 (my wrists were quite challenged after the last set, but I felt really good to being able to finish it! )

Thank you, at all the people mentioned above for making this international effort to bring this event! And @Diego1978 for the motivational phrase everyday, i'm looking forward to it!
There is another question I have about the 'formalities' of the event.... I'm a real sucker for badges, checking of things and those motivational incentives. :LOL: I read above: ' You may choose to follow the same track throughout the week, or mix things up and complete workouts from different tracks on different days. At the end of the week we’ll have a special badge you can claim if you conquered the Girl Power Week challenge by completing one of the workouts each day.' I plan to do all the daily exercises, but I workout 2-3 times a week and need the restdays inbetween. Is it ok if I fit multiple workouts from different days in (for example day 2, 3 and 4 on Thursday) and still deserve a badge for completing it at my personal pace - or is it only achieveble if it's done every single day? Maybe a little bit silly, I know that's not the most important part at all but it's a great motivater for myself.

Good luck to all! See you soon and I'll try to introduce myself properly tomorrow in the correct place.
 

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There is another question I have about the 'formalities' of the event.... I'm a real sucker for badges, checking of things and those motivational incentives. :LOL: I read above: ' You may choose to follow the same track throughout the week, or mix things up and complete workouts from different tracks on different days. At the end of the week we’ll have a special badge you can claim if you conquered the Girl Power Week challenge by completing one of the workouts each day.' I plan to do all the daily exercises, but I workout 2-3 times a week and need the restdays inbetween. Is it ok if I fit multiple workouts from different days in (for example day 2, 3 and 4 on Thursday) and still deserve a badge for completing it at my personal pace - or is it only achieveble if it's done every single day? Maybe a little bit silly, I know that's not the most important part at all but it's a great motivater for myself.
Welcome to DAREBEE!! Yes, you still deserve a badge for completing it at your own pace. :love:

The intent was to try to have tracks that allow you space to be able to do something everyday, but I am personally okay with anybody doubling or tripling up on a day. We want you to be able to participate as much as possible and we want everyone to have the chance to earn the badge! Nobody should be held back because they started the event late or they really need a rest day or life happened and you just could not do it today.

The goal is complete one workout from each day of the event by the end of the week. Stick to that and you'll earn your really cool badge! :gogogo:
 
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