Background Information

Let me give you a little bit of background information on me. My name is Hunter. I am a 30-year-old male living in Atlanta, Georgia. I am 6’0” tall and weigh 265 lbs. I am overweight. I have always been a little on the heavy side, but it has gotten worse over the past few years. I needed to make a change. I started trying to exercise in the evenings after work, but with my work schedule and other activities, I found it hard to get into a routine. I needed to try something else. One day, I got an email about The American Boot Camp Company and decided to give it a try. They were operating a boot camp not too far from my house and I signed up for it. I figured that working out in the morning was about the only way that I could get into any routine.

I showed up on that first day to boot camp and they tested us. They wanted to see how many push-ups and sit-ups we could do in a minute. Plus, we had to run a mile. Run a mile! I can’t tell you the last time that I had even attempted that distance! Well, I ran/walked a mile and it took me 14:42 to do it. Five weeks later I was down to a 9:39 mile time. After 9 nine weeks of boot camp, my lowest mile time has been 8:29. Can you believe that! Six minutes taken off my mile time in nine weeks! I was very impressed with my results.

My mile time has not been the only thing that I have seen results in. To this point, I have lost 25 pounds. I look much slimmer than I did previously. Everyone I know can see a difference and has commented on it. All of my pants are too big in the waist and my belts need a couple more holes punched in them in order for me to continue to wear them. This is a direct result from the combination of working out during boot camp and following a healthy eating plan which the boot camp instructors monitor daily.

As tough as it is to get up early in the morning and go and workout, I have really enjoyed it. The group dynamic of boot camp along with the constant guidance and encouragement of the boot camp instructors have really had a positive impact on my performance. I find myself constantly pushing to the edge of and beyond my comfort zone when working out. The boot camp workouts are so much more intense than any workout I have ever done on my own. I know it sounds crazy, but I enjoy doing the boot camp workouts more than working out on my own.