Burn your ship! The motivation of desperation

Burn your ship! The motivation of desperation

Have you ever heard the motivational tactic used by 16th century Aztec conqueror Hernando Cortez?   Upon landing on the coast of modern-day Mexico in 1519, he ordered all the ships to be burned before they started their attack.   This was a way to get his army...
Raising Healthy Teenage Girls

Raising Healthy Teenage Girls

  The teenage years are an extremely hard time for girls. We want to make them a little easier. We are offering a Teenage Girls Boot Camp this summer starting on June 11th. They will not only learn about exercise, but also about proper body image, the dangers of fad...
What we do at boot camp, as demonstrated by my dog

What we do at boot camp, as demonstrated by my dog

One of the most common questions people ask me is, "What do you do at your boot camps?" They are asking what types of exercises we do. But deep down I know they truly don't care. They don't!   What they really want to know is, "Can you get me results?" The answer to...
Quick and Healthy Meal Preparation

Quick and Healthy Meal Preparation

Today we have a guest post from Laura Watson. Laura is a Registered Dietitian, who not only attends our boot camps but also helps our clients create meal plans. She has a very helpful post on creating your own healthy, frozen meals.   Can you imagine coming home and...
Fighting breast cancer, one burpee at a time

Fighting breast cancer, one burpee at a time

If any of you watched the video I posted about my core values or have ever heard me talk about our boot camps, I talk about how we are more than just an exercise class. This is my opportunity to back that up. With over 200,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer...