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Top 10 Reasons You Need to Take Boot Camp Class

They have a reputation for being military tough and it’s no wonder: they are called Boot Camp for good reason. Still, these classes aren’t all about “drop and give me 20!”

If you’ve taken Boot Camp, you know you won’t find more intense variety in Group Fitness. If you haven’t, you’re missing more than a few drills. We want you, recruit!

1. People love it. Popularity isn’t everything but it tells you something really important: a lot of other members just like you have given Boot Camp a try and it stuck. Shouldn’t you find out for yourself why these classes have been such a favorite for so long?
2. It includes body weight exercises. Without equipment you transition from one exercise to the next quickly. That means you get a lot done. When you get a lot done, you work hard, and your body responds with a strong core and positive gains.
3. It includes strength training. You will pick things up and lift them. Strength training builds muscle and – you guessed it – makes you stronger. When you build muscle and get stronger you become a more efficient machine, and you look good, too.
4. It includes cardio. You will be getting that heart rate right where you want it, and that sweet spot will help you burn the fat you don’t need and sweat out the bad mood you don’t want. Because Boot Camp burns off bad fat and bad moods, you feel better.
5. It includes interval training. All the above mixed together, alternated, or layered in such a way that you are going to be working in intervals. Intervals are short spurts of your strength, power, heart and body weight versus Boot Camp. You always win.
6. It includes variety. Because of all the above, you are not going to be walking into the same class every time you come to Boot Camp. You’ll understand what you need to do, but your body will be empowered by the variations. It keeps you guessing and growing.
7. It includes familiarity. Drills and calisthenics, regular club members and XSport instructors in attendance—you won’t be walking into a strange situation every time you take a class. There are no foreign language Cirque du Soleil moves in Boot Camp.
8. It includes intensity. Boot Camps were long considered elite programs and health clubs charged extra for participation. Our Boot Camp classes are included on our Group Fitness schedules at no extra cost—but they are still intense, high-quality workouts!
9. It includes encouragement. With all the intensity, variety, intervals and more, you do not need to worry about getting motivated once you’re inside Boot Camp. And you do not need to worry if you will fit in. You are already invited, welcome, and encouraged!
10. It includes fun. Boot Camp is tough, but you will not regret sharing the group energy available to you in this amazing class. So the number one reason you need to try it now, like any fitness program, is to find your own fun in it.

We want you, recruit!