Boot Camps

Boot Camp training often combines running, interval training, and many other exercises using weights and/or body weight to lose body fat, increase cardiovascular efficiency, increase strength, and help people get into a routine of regular exercise.      Using boot camps  with sports teams encourages team building and cross training benefits.

The term "boot camp" is currently used in the fitness industry to describe group fitness classes that promote fat loss, camaraderie and team effort. They are designed to push people a little bit further than they would normally push themselves in the gym alone. Boot Camps are often organized outdoors or indoor facilities using bodyweight exercises like push ups, squats, suspension training and burpees, interspersed with running and competitive games. The idea is that everyone involved works at their own pace as they team up and work towards one goal, either in pairs, small teams of three or four, or even two teams head on.      

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Boot camps provide social support for those taking part. This provides a different environment for those exercisers who get bored in a gym and so find it hard to develop a habit of exercise. Participants make friends and socialize as they exercise, although how strict the trainers or drill instructors in charge can be will depend on the company running the camp.   Members of fitness boot camps are usually tested for fitness on Day 1 and then retested at the end of the camp, which usually runs for between 4–6 weeks.

Fitness bootcamps are often based on the military style of training, although that has started changing over the last few years. Usually held outdoors the activities include jogging, sprinting, circuits, plyometrics, push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, suspension training and a variety of other calisthenic exercises.  An advantage of a bootcamp is that the large group dynamic will often help motivate the participants. A growing trend in fitness boot camps are the indoor locations which prove to be climate proof and provide a better workout environment for the members.

There are many other benefits of a fitness bootcamp. These include mental health. It has long been known that regularly aerobic exercise can help to reduce high blood pressure, hypertension and combat stress.    Part of this is down to the release of endorphins, which act as a mood elevator

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