I’ve been thinking for a while now that I really need to get in gear and get in shape. I generally go the easy route and prefer to simply not eat rather than drag my lazy butt into the gym. But this idea came to a screeching halt when my 50-year-old dad who does not exercise totally killed me on a very easy day hike. Not cool.
But I know myself. I’m lazy and unmotivated and even if I go to the gym I don’t push myself and constantly come up with excuses. So I gave myself a shove: I signed up for Seattle Adventure Boot Camp. It’s a four-week, women-only outdoor fitness program with a Certified Fitness Trainer… from 5:30 to 6:30am, Monday through Friday. Am I crazy?!?
Part of the program includes attending a pre-camp evaluation to determine weight, measurements, and body fat percentage. Let me tell you… seeing those numbers in accusatory black and white was a very humbling experience. So off I went to purchase my yoga matt and weights in preparation for the torture looming ahead.
Although terrified, I’m really looking forward to the promised results:
- 3-5% reduction in body fat
- Greatly improved posture
- Better relaxation
- 5-12 pounds of weight loss
- 1-3 inch decrease in the midsection
- 25% improvement in endurance & strength
I would sooner die than post the results of my pre-camp fitness evaluation here, but I’ll definitely report back with results at the end of Boot Camp. If I survive...
4 comments:
I did a bootcamp last fall and it was AWESOME! It will be hard getting up that early for the first bit, but soon you'll probably like it, and I bet it will whip you into shape. Bootcamp classes are hard and they do a combination of different things to work your whole body!
Good luck!
I REALLY want to hear about boot camp!! Is it as hard as you thought?? That 5:30am part seems brutal enough!
that sounds fun! i need to do something like this after I have the baby!
It's definitely pretty intense... I've done one week so far and it was brutal... by day three I was so sore I could barely walk! I'm hoping week two I will see some improvement... stay tuned!
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