Building on the success of our first schools Hyrox\/functional fitness competition (Nightmare Games 1.0) in November 2024 run as a pilot with mainly north-east secondary schools, where pairs of boys and girls competed in a fitness workout against other schools we expanded our efforts this year. The vision for both the pilot and this year\u2019s expanded event was driven by Richard Morgan, Active Schools Coordinator, whose leadership, and commitment were central to bringing the competition to life and scaling it city-wide. <\/p>\n
On\u00a019th November 2025<\/b>, we delivered a\u00a0city-wide event for S4\u2013S6 pupils<\/b>, marking our second schools competition. This became the\u00a0largest secondary school functional fitness event to date<\/b>, with\u00a0280 pupils<\/b>\u00a0taking part.<\/p>\n
We were fortunate to have support from a wide range of partners, including:<\/p>\n
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- Nathaniel Collins<\/b>, WBC Silver Featherweight Champion \u2013 meeting pupils and delivering boxing sessions<\/li>\n
- Graham Halliday<\/b>, Elite 15 Hyrox athlete<\/li>\n
- Scott Brown<\/b>, SBF world record holder for the double West Highland Way and ultra-runner<\/li>\n
- Ceejay Cooks Preps<\/b><\/li>\n
- Team Nightmare<\/b><\/li>\n
- Caz Nicoll Fitness<\/b><\/li>\n
- Train With Anna<\/b><\/li>\n
- Fly Gym Glasgow<\/b><\/li>\n
- Factory Weights<\/b><\/li>\n
- Gauntlet Fitness Race<\/b><\/li>\n
- Dexter McKeating<\/b><\/li>\n
- Soul Suites Glasgow Recovery Zone<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In preparation for the event, we coordinated an\u00a08\u201310-week training block<\/b>\u00a0following the summer break. Local gyms across the city were contacted, many of which were keen to collaborate with schools. Some provided staff to deliver sessions in school, while others offered space within their own facilities. These partnerships were organised on a school-by-school basis, supported by a number of teachers some were already involved in functional fitness and Hyrox.<\/p>\n
We also delivered a\u00a0CPD session for teaching staff<\/b>\u00a0focused on functional fitness and Hyrox-style delivery. This included training on how to implement a mini-games format both in PE lessons and within extra-curricular clubs.<\/p>\n
Below is the competition workout for this years event.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nActive Schools Nightmare Games 2.0 – Instructional Video<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
Click below to see our footage from previous years:<\/p>\n
- Graham Halliday<\/b>, Elite 15 Hyrox athlete<\/li>\n
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