Boot Camps – The New Fitness Rage
Boot Camps – The New Fitness Rage
Exercise regimens, whether followed at home or at the gyms, do have certain disadvantages. Such exercise regimens, after the initial enthusiasm wears off, can become drudgery. One faces a lot of boredom performing the same sets of exercises and the motivation tends to wane after a certain period of time. Also, personal workouts can at times be painful when you do not feel as enthusiastic and seem to be doing the chores. Boot camp workouts are not only entertaining, but also are great for your health. These workouts are carried in a rapid without-a-break manner and hence, boredom does not set in.
If you did not know already, a boot camp is a camp for training military recruits. The main objective behind these camps is obviously to train the recruits for a specific duration of time in order to achieve a specific level of fitness. The training regimens of these camps are rapid and intense and for those who can take it, can be beneficial. Over the years, many urban fitness centers have borrowed the philosophy to train people for fitness. Many fitness regimens are designed the same way these days and one can achieve a certain level of fitness within a specific period of time.
These camps are held for a period of 4 to 8 weeks and it typically has the following characteristics (give or take a few):
