Category — boot camp

Week 4 measurements...next week

Well, week 3 of my recently extended Booty Camp experience is now complete. For those of you who haven’t heard I took the plunge and signed up for the next four week session; mainly because the whole experience has been so fun, but also because I have a funny feeling I’ll be seeing better results after 8 weeks!

Week three was a tough week. I did three booty camp sessions (one was a make up one), coached my for women only running clinic and ran my own half marathon on Sunday – yes, I may be nuts. The good thing is that I actually felt really strong during yesterday’s half marathon which to me means that Booty camp must be working!

There were two things that I discovered during week 3 of Booty Camp:

1. Each location is unique and challenging in its own way. What do I mean by this? As I had to make up a session I went to a different Toronto location. There were a lot more hills in this one, so the instructor was really able to kick our butts with the cardio. On the flip side there weren’t a lot of places for things like one legged squats and tricep dips.

2. The workouts get progressively more difficult, but still doable. I’m not sure what an “eccentric pushup is” but I was doing them. I also was doing a lot of squats and have a funny feeling we may be moving toward things like squat jumps.

Up next…Week 4 and mid-point measurements. Not sure how these will go as I think I may need to cut out a few poor food choices to see maximum results!

Booty Camp in DC

This week I traveled to Washington DC, so I was on my own for one of this week’s group sessions (could make Monday but not Wednesday). I have to admit I did miss going to the park on Wednesday and meeting up with the other recruits. But sometimes life doesn’t always allow you to be where you need to be. 

Prior to traveling to DC I thought I really should bring my Booty Camp DVD with me, but while packing I had second thoughts and decided to leave it at home. Most hotel rooms I have stayed in never come equipped with a DVD player. Wrong. The rooms at the W Hotel in Washington all had a player in the rooms, so I actually could have done the workout.

But I was on my own.

Armed with 3 sessions worth of moves I headed down to the gym one night to sweat it out. I must admit I was proud of myself as I definitely tried to follow the same style of routines I had done with the group. 60 minutes after I started I was sweating and knew that I had challenged myself. My booty was also sore the next day which I think is a good sign!

Thoughts so far?

To be honest I am surprised at how much I am loving Booty Camp. It is still a lot of fun and I find myself looking forward to tomorrow night’s workout. The other thing that I have realized is that four weeks is not enough and I think I want to get on board for the 8 week program. Four weeks just gives you the taste of what you could accomplish and I want to keep on challenging myself to get in better shape (for me and for the clothes I just bought in DC!).

Lesson of the week?

You can actually get in a good Booty Camp workout while traveling! These moves can be done anywhere and with little equipment!

Week 3 brings two more Booty Camps and a make-up Booty Camp! I’m also going to try and convince another friend to sign up!

According to Lululemon’s manifesto I should do one thing a day that scares me. I think I should get bonus points for yesterday.

The reason?

Yesterday I found out how much I weighed after 10 years of not going near a scale.

This experience was incredibly scary for me- I now know that the feelings I have about going on a scale compare to my feelings about going on a turboprop. Symptoms included very sweaty palms in both circumstances.

So, why did I go on a scale after 10 years of successfully avoiding it?

The answer is simple: It was the start of my 4 week Booty Camp Fitness experience and this recruit was ready to finally embrace the numbers in all their glory. No more avoiding. It is time to get serious about my upcoming goal of beating Oprah’s time at Marine Corps marathon.

Initial thoughts

Aside from the scale and the other measurements I had a lot of fun last night. Although I had a friend with me for moral support I definitely feel that I could have gone alone and made friends – there just seemed to be an instant camaraderie with all the other women there. In a way I was having my own back to school experience – only mine involves running around and yoga mats!

I was a little bit concerned about working out in the dark but quickly got over it and found it kind of neat to be doing crunches while looking up at the Toronto skyline.

As for the workout itself – it was hard (no sugarcoating here), but doable in the sense that there was no pressure to be pushing yourself to the point of no return. You were just encouraged to challenge yourself. So, yes I am sore today, but all for a good cause.

For the next four weeks I’ll be sharing my experiences, so stay tuned. I have a funny feeling it’s going to get a lot harder but I’m looking forward to the challenge. I want to see those inches come off! Better make sure I do my at-home DVD workouts as well!