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Boot Camp... Made Fun?

Fitness boot camps provide a power-packed workout in the span of an hour. It is this economical usage of time that drives people to fitness boot camps. These boot camps may meet several times a week, for an hour's duration each.

Classes begin with a simple warm-up exercise like squatting or sit-ups or walking on the treadmill. Usually people perform these exercises in groups and then alternate their exercises. This helps to break the monotony. As the class progresses, the exercises become more and more difficult. There is just no letting go till the class is complete.

Many people who join such fitness boot camps find it very taxing at first. But when they realize the benefits, they change their minds. Some just aren't physically able to keep up, so health experts recommend potential clients get a checkup before joining a fitness boot camp.

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Fitness boot camps are not for the faint of heart. The instructor is often harsh, yelling at his people and reprimanding them in no uncertain terms for failing to maintain standards. There are punishments for being late, which could be more exercise. At the end of the day, the instructor's mission is to give people the maximum workout possible.

Mostly, retired army or navy personnel run fitness boot camps. They may have their own camp or they may utilize open-air places like parks or beaches. Being surrounded by nature gives more value to the exercise. There are fitness boot camps designed specially for women, older people and children. They are also a bit costlier than gyms. A 20-hour class would cost roughly from $200 to $250, prices being subjective of the location and the reputation of the class. There is also variation in the time for which the classes are conducted and the number of days.

The majority of people who have joined fitness boot camps are quite satisfied with the end product, though they may have problems earlier due to the harsh methods employed. They believe that in these times of hectic schedules a fitness boot camp may be the only answer to getting a high-value workout.

Boot Camps provides detailed information about boot camps, navy boot camps, marine boot camps, army boot camps and more. Boot Camps is the sister site of Troubled Teens Web.

How to Design Boot Camp Workouts that Blast Fat and Build Power

What to Get: Boot Camp Equipment

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• Combines cardio and strength training at the same time to cut your workout time in half
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The Iron Gym is a pull-up bar that can be used for a complete upper body workout - pull-ups, push-ups, chin-ups, crunches and dips. It's a low-cost investment for a convenient boot camp workout at home.

Weight Loss Boot Camp Workouts

Weight Lifting Boot Camp Circuit Workout Routine #1

We Call It The 6x10 Burner!

Boot camp workouts have been the rage for the last 5 years or so in the mainstream public. This is for good reason too because where the workouts came from are reflective of the level of fitness and conditioning that can be achieved. You only need to look at some new soldiers as they come out of boot camp to see the massive changes this kind of fast paced exercise routine can have on the body.

As an ex-infantry soldier myself, I have a huge warehouse of favorite boot camp style workouts that I love to do and share with my fat to fit program subscribers. The workout routine below is one of them. This 6 X 10 workout is a great standby that I use in my commando cardio boot camp class quite frequently and they love it.

In this workout routine you get the benefits of a cardio workout and a resistance training workout all in one. As long as you pick weights that will be challenging for you, a workout like this will leave you with very little gas left in the tank.

Start off with one minute of these good old-fashioned army standbys:

• Jumping Jacks
• Bodyweight Squats
• Sit-ups
• Pushups

The Boot Camp Routine

The exercises are paired together and supersetted. This means you have no rest between one exercise and the other. Once you are done all six supersets, then you can take a rest. If you do need a rest, then you do a cardio type movement for 1 minute. Jumping jacks, stepping or mountain climbers will set the burn in and melt off the fat.

Everything you see below is performed for six sets of 10 reps.

Here is where we workout the chest and back.

A1) Pushups with feet elevated
A2) Double dumbbell Rows

Now we move on to the shoulders, triceps and biceps.

B1) Standing dumbbell presses
B2) Standing dumbbell curls
B3) Lying Skull crushers

Do one minute of step between this group of these shoulder and arm exercises.

You cannot say your having a great workout, especially a boot camp workout without hitting those glutes and quads hard! So let get some leg action going.

C1) Jumping lunges 6x10
C2) Do one minute step between each one.

Do three different styles of step.

Now lets tie in the upper and lower body by hitting the core and stabilizer muscles with this great combination.

D1) Russian scissor flutter kicks with the med ball
D2) Burpees on the bench

This group that works the core muscles is done for 4 supersets of 20 reps. This should get you breathing good and hard.

Now lets start to cool down with some easy stuff. Calves are a smaller body part and even though you may be a little whipped at this point, you can finish it off! You are still going to work your cardio with the mountain climbers but the heavy lifting is pretty much done.

E1) Standing calve raises
E2) Squat style calf raises
E3) Mountain climbers

This group of calf burning fun is done for 3 sets of 30 repetitions.

That should do it for you. If you need more, fill some time with Burpees and mountain climbers. Hit them back to back until you have nothing left if that's the goal. Doing this routine three times a week can turn a tubby into a terminator!

It is always important to take a few minutes for stretching yourself and your tight muscles. Make sure you get all the muscle groups nice and loose. It great to be boot camp fit and be able to go until the sun goes down, but if you cannot touch your toes, you cannot pick up your gun…or your groceries!

Every month 34,000 people change thier lives with the Fat To Fit Weight Loss Program from the comfort of thier homes. To learn more about weight loss and boot camp style workouts visit http://www.buildingbodies.ca/exercise and if you would like to look at the program for yourself, visit http://www.fattofitprogram.com 

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