The Fall "Fall Off Fast" Nutrition Challenge begins Tuesday, September 6th. All of the guidelines for the Challenge are explained on the Events page. There will be a nutrition seminar this Saturday, September 3rd at 8:00 am at the gym. You do not have to be participatng in the Challenge to attend the seminar.  

Group stretch by hanging bands off the pullup bars.

5:30 pm boot camp class hanging out in the shade. This heat is getting OLD.

We will not be having boot camp workouts on Labor Day, Monday Sept. 5^th. 

Go outside and play. Climb a mountain, go for a run.

     The September “Fall off Fast” Nutrition Challenge will officially begin Tuesday, September 6^th. It will last for 21 days, ending on Monday, September 26^th.   The website will have all the details tomorrow evening. We will not be messing around during this challenge.

     Your only job will be to EAT. GOOD. FOOD. The only way this will work is if you give it a  full 21 days, no cheats, slips or “special occasions”.

     There will be Challenge kick off meeting Saturday, September 3^rd at 8:30 am. Please rsvp if you are going to participate.


Upcoming Events: Red Rocks 9/11 Stair Climb. This is the 10th anniversary of the day the Towers fell. Ann, Jerri, Jenn and Paula are going - who else would like to go?

Janet completed her FIRST 5K yesterday! 

I asked her to tell her story for us and here is what she had to say:

     "I joined Boot Camp in May 2011. I knew I needed to do something. I had been putting on weight and my blood pressure was climbing in spite of medication.

     The Saturday orientation was a real eye-opener.  Until then I thought I was in half-way decent shape for 55.  Robyn had us do coffin sit ups and I couldn't even get up off the floor!       The first time we ran around the building I had to stop and walk.  Now, 3 months later, I can run the hill and the mile without stopping and I'm planning to run/walk my first 5K at the end of the month.  I never thought of myself as a runner, but now I look forward to running in my neighborhood on the weekends. One of the joys of boot camp is discovering that you can do things you didn't think you could do, and watching all the women around you make their own discoveries.  Robyn knows how to push you just enough to get you to that next level.  I also like the way the women encourage each other and celebrate even the small victories.

   I've lost weight and inches by following The Zone diet.  I like it because there are no forbidden foods and it's easy to follow.  It encourages me to eat more fruits and vegetables.

     Rather than increasing my blood pressure medication, I have been able to cut it in half and I hope to go off of it completely eventually. I have so much more energy and I can keep up with all of the demands on my life."

You are an inspiration for us all Janet !!!!  You have shown all of us that anythng is possible and attitude is everything.

Weekly Shout-Outs:  Shannon: "Stuck the take off and the landing" over and over again on the 16" box! Alisha: completed the hellish "Fight Gone Bad" workout as prescribed. Both HUGE accomplishments!!! Sara: 5 kipping pullups and her first tear!

Happy Birthday Pam!!! We loved doing 4 rounds of a 530m run, 25 dolphin abs, 58 boxer abs and 53 hip extensions. Just LOVED it. Thank god you weren't turning 60.

 

Congratulations Lynne, Jerri, Paula, Jenn and Ann for completing the Diva Dash last weekend. For starting out to be non-runners, they sure can run now. Jerri and Ann are running 100 miles this month and Paula and Jenn are running the Chicago marathon in October.

Weekly Shout-Outs: Vic: 63 Double unders in a row, Sandy: ran 800m without stopping, Jen: Did her first workout Rx'd: 35# kb, 20" box height and 14# wall ball in the workout "Easy Does It Erin!"

Good Luck to Jerri, Ann, Paula and Lynne in the "Diva Dash" half-marathon in Beaver Creek Sunday. Have fun Bridgette and Charlotte in the Warrior Dash this weekend!

 Another week in the world of boot camp.  200m ball throw, farmer walk, kb swings, bos jumps, wall ball, ring dips and REST at the end of it all.

Weekly Shout-Outs: Deborah: max bar hold 8 mins. Ann and Jerri are running 100 miles during the month of August. Jenn and Dani completed the Wild West Relay in 32 hours this weekend. Vicki and Janet ran the entire 800m hill run without stopping.

Max. Overhead Bar holds. Deborah held a 33# barbell over her head for 8:00 minutes.

That is just wrong.

We all left and went to Starbucks. She was still holding that dang bar over her head. Who knew? She, of course, has the time to beat.

Erin and Shannon gave her a run for her money tho.