Boot Camps - Your Way To Wieght Loss

Have you been on a diet or a fitness regime to lose weight? Do you find it tough to stick to your diet plans? In spite of enrolling in a gym or hiring a personal trainer, we find it tedious and frustrating to continue with our fitness regime and diet plans. A new revolution in the world of fitness is the arrival of weight loss boot camp. These camps target specifically at attacking the hard to lose fat and in making the body accustomed to a tough fitness regime. This makes it different from other fitness regimes due to its intensive workouts and shorter duration.

However, it's necessary to consult a doctor before embarking on the path to a weight loss boot camp. As the body is subjected to extreme stress, it is important to ensure that the body is in a state to withstand such stress levels. After making the decision of joining such a camp, it is vital to attend every single class conducted in the boot camp. Also, one must follow a sensible diet during the training period. Binging or giving in to food cravings will not help you, as the training will only be effective and show the desired results when complemented by a nutritious diet plan.

Since high energy and power packed fitness regimes are involved, it requires support and motivation from the fellow partners in the boot camp. To endure the physical challenge, it is essential to be resolute and firm about your fitness goals. Such camps are a cornucopia of information regarding the best healthy diets and nutrition, which help in busting popular food myths.

One of the training programs involved in these weight loss boot camps is, Circuit training. It is very similar to a military obstacle training course. This benefits the body by strengthening muscles and imparting cardio fitness within the time span of thirty minutes. A particular number of exercises are selected for this training and it requires a number of repetitions to be done in a minute, before moving to the next set of exercises. After these various combinations of exercises performed rapidly within minutes, the workout is followed by a one mile jog. With this kind of a fast-paced workout, the calories burn at a faster rate, resulting in weight loss.

Another interesting weight loss boot camp feature is, Tae Bo. It is a fast, rapid aerobics routine which is a medley of resistance training, military cadence and martial-art moves. This increases cardiovascular fitness and promotes flexibility in the body. Weight training is one of the topmost workouts useful in weight loss. This program requires one to lift weights which are between 65 percent and 95 percent of your maximum strength required for that lift. Normal lifts and major muscle workout lifts include squats, leg curls, wrist curls, shoulder press and lat pull-downs. This results in burning fat and replacing it with lean muscles, which gives the body a toned and sculpted look.

High intensity interval training is a type of drill workout which boosts strength and promotes cardiovascular fitness. This training involves doing different exercises at very high pace with short spurts of rests in between or by doing moderate exercises in between high-intensity exercises. With four to six weeks of such rigorous workouts, one is sure to see results and a marked change in the body. After being subjected to such training, you will feel motivated and inspired to continue with a good fitness regime even after you leave the boot camp.

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