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College Hills Elementary Faculty Fitness Camp In the spring of 2008 we worked with College Hills Elementary to offer them an opportunity to join a fitness camp specifically designed for their needs and only including their staff. We met three days a week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3:45 right after school commenced. We met at Thomas park, which was used due to it being conveniently located right down the street from the school, for workouts that lasted one hour. The camp was six weeks in duration. TESTIMONIALS It's hard not to notice the sculpted bodies, "peppy" demeanor, and smiles on the faces of the College Hills faculty. This is a direct result of the work put in by Jamie, Brandon, Lane, and Charlie of the Train with Charlie staff. After completing our six week boot camp we have not only increased our fitness levels, but lowered our stress, boosted our energy, and developed a team cohesiveness that is unparalleled! Twenty-six brave souls tested the boot camp waters from the College Hills staff and we have benefitted immensely from our experience. We have all developed a much more health conscious lifestyle and our eating habits are much improved. We also experienced a benefit that was completely unplanned... the camaraderie on our campus from the non-boot camp participants increased. Teachers that were not members of the boot camp, or worked out on their own, found themselves making healthier choices at the lunch table and increasing their exercise routine. As a principal new to this campus it provided me an opportunity to increase relationships with our faculty on a whole new level. When educators feel comfortable with each other, develop a close bond, and have a common goal; the students benefit from this increased communication and mutual understanding.
Wow... what an amazing and difficult 6 weeks. Karen Cooper
At our first group meeting, I remember having seroius doubts that I would not have a good experience at being challenged. I am a somewhat fit person(just out of shape) and felt that others (not so fit) might keep me back from getting a real workout. I was looking for a jump start into a better workout routine and a start to healthier lifestyle. Boy, was I wrong about not being challenged! I realized on the first workout that I would get out as much as I put into it! The trainers we worked with challenged us everyday on our level with some very interesting (and fun) activities that always kept us moving! As a group it was very rewarding to do something with the people I work with everyday! I got to know others and see that they too were committed to a healthier lifestyle. At the end, I knew my weight had not changed too much , however, to my own suprise and delight I had lost 4% of my body fat!!! That was unexpected and very rewarding in itself. I feel so much better after boot camp, my stregnth is up, my mood is better, pain I had in my hip is gone, and best of all my pants are not so snug anymore! I would recommend TWC bootcamp to anyone (no matter your fitness level), all you need is the desire to make a change towards a healthier, more fit person. Stephanie Vaughn
When signing up for bootcamp I was excited to get the opportunity to exercise with fellow co-workers while learning new exercises. But then as I was thinking more about it I began to have concerns about the actual exercises. Concerns such as running and not being able to do the exercises. After several days of bootcamp I realized there was a lot of running and even sprinting! I knew I couldn't sprint - my sprinting was a faster version of jogging but definitely not sprinting. Throughout the 6 weeks the trainers encouraged me and guided me toward the correct form of sprinting. By the last week of bootcamp I was sprinting! And as far as my other concern, no problem. The Trainers personalized the exercises when needed and were excellent at encouraging us to work hard in order to get all that we could out of the boot camp! Christina Landrum |
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