Comments on: Four Reasons Fitness Boot Camp Workouts Are Doomed To Failure http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/ Tips For How To Be Healthy And Live Fit Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:27:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: H Lee D http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1405 H Lee D Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:32:26 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/four-reasons-fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1405 Wow. That's a lot of assumptions made about the people at the boot camp. I love group exercise classes. I love to exercise outside. I love boot camp classes (indoors or outdoors) and used to attend one regularly when it was at a good time and place. In exercise, I love being told what to do — I don't have to think. Most of the exercising I do isn't "fun" in the classical sense, but I love doing it. I am highly motivated, exercise 6 days a week, eat well, don't smoke or drink and have my second triathlon coming up next weekend. And yet if I was at that boot camp that you ran by, you'd be shaking your head at me in judgement. Be careful who you judge. Wow. That’s a lot of assumptions made about the people at the boot camp.

I love group exercise classes. I love to exercise outside. I love boot camp classes (indoors or outdoors) and used to attend one regularly when it was at a good time and place. In exercise, I love being told what to do — I don’t have to think. Most of the exercising I do isn’t “fun” in the classical sense, but I love doing it.

I am highly motivated, exercise 6 days a week, eat well, don’t smoke or drink and have my second triathlon coming up next weekend. And yet if I was at that boot camp that you ran by, you’d be shaking your head at me in judgement. Be careful who you judge.

]]> By: Verna http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1380 Verna Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:04:22 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/four-reasons-fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1380 Elliot - definately people have to "break a whole lot of bad habits" to start living a healthy lifestyle but, if you have taken any psychology, you realize that the first step is the desire to change. It might start with a scare like a stroke or heart attack to make one realize they need to change (and I've had many of those walk through my gym doors)... it may be reaching a certain age... whatever... then what? One of the best ways to be shaken out of a sedentary lifestyle is to join a group and get active--and, in my experience of leading bootcamps for the past 3 years, bootcamps are a way to do that--get outside and enjoy the beautiful outdoors (and not a stuffy gym), learn some basic fitness principals, build endurance and core strength, etc. I've definately seen people turn their lives around after being in bootcamps--mine and others. And, whatever it takes for people, it's agood thing--everyone has their own path--I'm sure not everyone will be following whatever yours is. Elliot – definately people have to “break a whole lot of bad habits” to start living a healthy lifestyle but, if you have taken any psychology, you realize that the first step is the desire to change. It might start with a scare like a stroke or heart attack to make one realize they need to change (and I’ve had many of those walk through my gym doors)… it may be reaching a certain age… whatever… then what?

One of the best ways to be shaken out of a sedentary lifestyle is to join a group and get active–and, in my experience of leading bootcamps for the past 3 years, bootcamps are a way to do that–get outside and enjoy the beautiful outdoors (and not a stuffy gym), learn some basic fitness principals, build endurance and core strength, etc.

I’ve definately seen people turn their lives around after being in bootcamps–mine and others. And, whatever it takes for people, it’s agood thing–everyone has their own path–I’m sure not everyone will be following whatever yours is.

]]> By: Elliot Wilson http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1379 Elliot Wilson Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:40:57 +0000 http://livefitblog.com/2009/09/14/four-reasons-fitness-boot-camp-workouts-are-doomed-to-failure/#comment-1379 Sorry if I came across rudely Verna, my issue with boot camps is not the boot camps themselves, it is the fact that no matter how much progress someone makes in 6 weeks or even 3 months, it still won't help them in the long run (and I'm talking about the "rest of your life" long run). Not without addressing underlying habits that have been learned for many years. If we want to turn our lives around and be healthy for the long term we've got to break a whole lot of bad habits and learn a whole more good ones. For most people that cannot be done in 6 weeks, probably not even done in 6 months - the process for me has certainly taken so much longer than that. Of course this is my $0.02 only. I'm sure there are exceptions to this, but it seems to be fairly consistent in my experience. Sorry if I came across rudely Verna, my issue with boot camps is not the boot camps themselves, it is the fact that no matter how much progress someone makes in 6 weeks or even 3 months, it still won’t help them in the long run (and I’m talking about the “rest of your life” long run). Not without addressing underlying habits that have been learned for many years.

If we want to turn our lives around and be healthy for the long term we’ve got to break a whole lot of bad habits and learn a whole more good ones. For most people that cannot be done in 6 weeks, probably not even done in 6 months – the process for me has certainly taken so much longer than that.

Of course this is my $0.02 only. I’m sure there are exceptions to this, but it seems to be fairly consistent in my experience.

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