Boot camp workout classes are a popular option for many people looking to lose weight and get fit. In this article, we look at whether or not Burn Boot Camp classes are designed for weight loss or best suited for strength training.
Burn Boot Camp classes were originally designed for women, to empower and encourage them to make time for themselves. To support this idea, all Burn Boot Camp locations offer free childcare during classes. Each class is 45 minutes long and every Sunday is a rest day. Classes follow a schedule of alternating strength and conditioning days, ensuring that you don’t burn out even if attending Monday through Saturday.
Each strength and conditioning workout is designed to challenge your body, using dynamic exercises facilitated by a trained professional. Each workout includes a warm-up, an extra challenging finisher. During class, your trainer will move around and offer personal suggestions to improve form, push yourself, or alternative exercises.
The workouts on offer each week are:
This workout helps to improve the amount of energy your body stores and releases. These exercises vary from moderate to high intensity and will have you sweating in no time.
This workout uses your own bodyweight to improve strength. Additionally, this workout will improve your overall fitness level through cardiovascular health. These exercises utilize the resistance of gravity through particular movements to improve overall health.
This workout focuses on strengthening your pelvis, lower back, stomach, and hips. Better core strength helps to improve balance and posture. Throughout this workout you will feel the burn, and notice the benefits right away.
This workout focuses on improving your overall body strength and cardio. These exercises help to build overall muscle while improving overall health. Expect to use a variety of weights, resistance bands, and other equipment during this class.
This workout targets the upper body, in particular your arms, back, chest, and shoulders. These exercises help improve posture, and strength while reducing the risk of injury from daily tasks. Expect to use a range of weights during this class.
This workout targets the lower body, in particular your glutes, hips, legs, and lower back. These exercises help you to build foundational muscles while improving overall movement. Expect to use a variety of equipment like steps during this workout.
As a Burn Boot Camp member, you gain access to free nutritional coaching tailored to your needs. Simply sit down with one of the qualified trainers to discuss your fitness, weight loss, and nutrition goals. They will then help you to come up with a short-term and long-term plan. If you aren’t seeing the results you want, simply have another chat and change things up.
At Burn Boot Camp the professional trainers will meet you at your current fitness level and work with you to improve your fitness, supporting you through both mental and physical challenges.
The changing pace of strength and conditioning workouts in Burn Boot Camp classes help to challenge the human body, which helps to encourage both weight loss and strength gains. These workouts combined with individualized nutritional advice help you to meet your weight loss goals while improving your fitness and overall strength.
