Six weeks of booty-kicking workouts and what do I have to show for it? Monday night, we got weighed, measured, and timed to see how our fitness compares to when we first started the FitWit Boot Camp. Overall, I’m pleased with my results.

I gained a couple of pounds, which was expected, since we’ve been building muscle… but unfortunately, my body fat stayed the same. I blame it on my splurge on sweets in San Francisco last week. (Or was it all those Dove ice cream bars last month???) Seriously, though, my diet could use a little tweaking. But I got lots of good news. I lost an inch in my hips and two inches in my waist. Fitness-wise (most important, IMO), my one-mile run time improved by more than two minutes – yay! And I can now do 34 pushups in one minute compared to 26 when I started; 36 situps instead of 30; and 45 squats instead of 27. Sweet.

This is Joel, a personal trainer and one of our camp leaders. He set some new goals for me as we get started with our second six-week camp. Yes, my husband and I are back for round two!

Oh, and something cool I’ve been meaning to tell you about this program – as you’re getting in shape, you’re also giving back to the community. Some of the money for the classes goes to The FitWit Foundation, a non-profit group that offers free fitness, tutoring and summer camp programs for low-income young people in our neighborhoods. So you can really feel good about your workouts. Now, if I could just do something about that sweet tooth…

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Last month, I told you a little about the Boot Camp class I’ve been taking. Since then, a lot of you have been asking me how it’s going, so I thought this time I would show you. Click anywhere on the picture below to see the video.

My legs felt like Jell-O after this workout! After you watch the video, let me know what you think. Do you like tough workouts? Do you try to push yourself? It’s been awhile since I’ve exercised this hard. Can’t wait to find out the changes in my body fat percentage, etc. – I will let you know how I did.

You can find out much more about PreFit Boot Camps right here.

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I can’t believe how out of shape I am. That’s the second thing I thought after my first Boot Camp workout (I was out of breath after just the warm up). The first thing I thought was, Are you friggin’ kidding me??! You want me to do what???!!! Sure I’ll do 100 pushups and 100 burpees. No problem. Yep, go ahead and time me, too.

I used to be in great shape – climbing stairs at stadiums, going rock climbing in the mountains, and lifting all kinds of weights. Best of all, I had a strong core which helped me better cope with a back injury. Now my back is weak and uhhh… so am I.

Wow. How could I let this happen? It seems to have crept up on me over the past three years. In that time, I’ve moved across the country twice – from Kansas to Washington State to Ohio. And it was hard to get back into a challenging workout routine like I used to have for so long. Oh, and I got hitched. That’s gotta have something to do with it, right? That’s why both my husband and I are in this boot camp thing together.

It’s not that I ever stopped exercising – I just stopped pushing myself. But FitWit Boot Camp is all about pushing yourself, which is just what I need. Classes have everything from exercises with medicine balls, kettle bells and body bars to running, jumping, and crawling… to sit ups, push ups, and squats. There are 24 workouts in all – one hour each, four times a week, for six weeks.

Here in Columbus, we have FitWit personal trainers Chad Welday and Joel Baker to crack the whip guide us.

“We try to make our classes difficult enough to challenge and beat even the most fit individuals,” explains Welday. “However, we have designed this program to teach to any fitness level.  In our current class we have individuals training to run in the Chicago Marathon as well as campers who are as much as fifty pounds over weight. Most anyone can excel in our camps regardless of what their individual starting point is as long as they are willing to work hard.”

And the changes campers should see – if we give it our all – include increased strength, body fat loss, improved flexibility, increased metabolism, toned muscles, increased energy, less aches and pains, and increased motivation. Nice!

The cool thing is every class is something different, so you never know what to expect… except of course that you’ll get your booty kicked in an intense workout. I wear a heart rate monitor to every class and I’ve been burning about 600 calories each workout. Not bad, eh?

And in the end, what do our fearless leaders want for us campers?

“More than anything else we would like our campers to feel a sense of accomplishment,” says Welday. “We expect our members to leave our six week program more confident, more motivated, more committed, and most importantly healthier.”

We’re just starting week 3 now. I will have more posts (and videos!) as the boot camp continues and of course, let you all know how much I improved when it’s all over.

Anyone else out there gone through a boot camp? Anyone else had a change in your life get you off-track of your workout routine? Do share!

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