Top Reasons Boot Camp Is On The “Hot” Workout List In 2009
There is a new exercise craze in town, and many people are now talking about Boot Camps as the hottest workout to come out these days. Anyone can actually join – as long as you are moderately fit and ready to sweat it out.
Fitness boot camp is a type of training regimen that is usually developed by personal trainers, gyms, and even those who come from the military. They are highly touted as one of the best “fast weight loss programs,” because they combine a mixture of aerobic and anaerobic activities, such as interval training, running, weights, plyometric exercises and the like. It actually incorporates some parts of military basic training, so people usually exercise in groups, and most of the activities are done outdoors.
Three Mac Donalds stores duke it out in a corporate Boot Camp Challenge… Mac Donalds and Boot Camp? Hmm… how ironic.
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A typical boot camp consists of most of the following: Nutrition advice and a workout regimen that lasts around 30 to 60 minutes which include push ups, squats, lungers, speed training, sprints, team competitions, obstacle games or courses and fitness assessments. Also, there are warm-up and cool down sessions that last around 10 minutes or more. Usually, the number of people per group is around six to fifteen people, and they will be given a pre-orientation which consists of fitness assessments, class rules discussions, and safety guideline tips.
What makes boot camp popular is that the activities are really designed to help you lose weight. Although some of them might be very rigorous for the average exerciser, those who can keep up with the challenge are rewarded with a higher level of physical fitness because they are usually pushed to the limit – much like what you see in military boot camps. In addition, they encourage team effort and camaraderie, and combine it with different outdoor settings, makes for a fun and spontaneous way of staying in shape.
There are many kinds of fitness boot camps, and some of them have evolved to cater to targeted goals and even demography. Some of the most common ones include: Bride boot camps, general fitness, weight loss, ski, running, soccer, bicycling camps, senior boot camps, kiddie fitness camps, and women-only boot camps. Usually, after the very first few moments of the initial meeting, people will soon realize that the instructors mean business, so they should be prepared to stretch themselves beyond their limits. However, this does not mean that these instructors rule by intimidation. Most of them combine it with fun to make sure that you are getting in shape and having fun at the same time.
Urban Energy puts on multiple Boot Camp classes up and down the Gold Coast. If you want to check out a good fun weight loss time for all email us now to see if we have any freebie tickets laying round for first timers. 
