JULY 31, 2009 -- It's time to get your body in tip-top shape with one of my favorite workouts. No more doing your own thing and taking your own sweet time. It's time to jump in full-force, grab the bull by the horns and ride that baby into the wild.
Join boot camp, get in real shape and have fun while you’re doing it.
Step out of your comfort zone and step up to a challenge that moves you beyond your daily (non)workout routine of surfing channels, running late and dodging work.
Boot camp workouts push you to become physically and mentally fit. They set high standards and help you reach goals you might not reach on your own. They’re also very efficient—your entire body gets a beating and you burn calories like crazy.
These high-energy indoor/outdoor group workouts will challenge you to try new ways of testing your limits and improving your skills. There are: Hill drills and bleacher running at Petco Park; obstacle courses in Balboa Park; boxing and cycling workouts; stair running at the convention center; push-ups, sit-ups and possible throw-ups.
As with any routine, the best way to know if what you’re doing is working is to chart your progress. You need to know your baseline of fitness when you start so you will know how much you’ve improved. All the boot camps I’ve instructed start with a one mile run, two minutes of non-stop sit-ups and pushups to failure.
We just finished our first boot camp session at FIT Athletic Club. Each of our participants averaged over a minute improvement in their one-mile run. Boot camp is hard, but it works. Ours has a 100 percent re-sign rate. All the blood, sweat and tears were worth it.
I’m blowing the whistle on your workout and recruiting you for ours. The next session begins August 3. You don’t have to be a Fit member to sign up. The group will be cut off at 50. For more information, email connie@fitathletic.com.
(Connie Cook is a freelance writer and fitness director at FIT Athletic Club. When she's not working out she’s stomping grapes in her bath tub or laying the groundwork for an insanity defense.)