Saturday, August 13, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
BOOT CAMP - Why it Fails more often then not !!!!
With the insurmountable amount of Boot Camps popping up all over the place, one has to wonder - Do They Really Work ? Do they live up to the claims that you will lose 10 lbs in a matter of days, burn over 1000 calories in one session etc. ? I am not saying that they are a bad way to up your training or get you past a plateau, but remember: YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR BOOTCAMP TO BE EFFECTIVE LONG TERM !
What I mean is: Bootcamp is HIIT (High Intensity Internal Training) in a 45 min - 1 hour session usually held outdoors. The problem is you sign up for say 3 - 5 week program and then once done....then what ?? Unless you have a long-term / "after boot-camp" maintenance plan in place - all your $$$ and efforts will go to waste. I have seen it happen. People get all reved up and cry about "how sore" they are but "oh I feel great" - they indeed lose weight and see some tightening of the muscles. BUT after Boot Camp is over....these people who never had a regular training / fitness program to begin with revert back to their old ways - AND THEY PUT ALL THE WEIGHT THEY LOST BACK ON and go back to bad nutrition. The other major concern is the person leading the bootcamp - often it is one person leading 20 people in a session. Well, one person cannot possibly watch all 20 people and make sure they have proper form and execution of exercises. When you get tired, your FORM suffers first - leading to injuries.
Do yourself a favor ! If you have $300. to blow then join a gym, and get proper training that shows you form, safe lifting, and long-term planning to achieve your fitness goals.
"Inspire, Create, Motivate"
What I mean is: Bootcamp is HIIT (High Intensity Internal Training) in a 45 min - 1 hour session usually held outdoors. The problem is you sign up for say 3 - 5 week program and then once done....then what ?? Unless you have a long-term / "after boot-camp" maintenance plan in place - all your $$$ and efforts will go to waste. I have seen it happen. People get all reved up and cry about "how sore" they are but "oh I feel great" - they indeed lose weight and see some tightening of the muscles. BUT after Boot Camp is over....these people who never had a regular training / fitness program to begin with revert back to their old ways - AND THEY PUT ALL THE WEIGHT THEY LOST BACK ON and go back to bad nutrition. The other major concern is the person leading the bootcamp - often it is one person leading 20 people in a session. Well, one person cannot possibly watch all 20 people and make sure they have proper form and execution of exercises. When you get tired, your FORM suffers first - leading to injuries.
Do yourself a favor ! If you have $300. to blow then join a gym, and get proper training that shows you form, safe lifting, and long-term planning to achieve your fitness goals.
"Inspire, Create, Motivate"
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