Your Athletic body awaits....

Hey campers,

I train a lot of women and moms. However my background is more in the arena of training athletes. Now that I have been training 'non-athletes' for several years, I have come to realize something:

We all have an athlete inside of us!

Now that may sound a little corny, but its true:

• We all have a desire to better ourselves, and constantly pushing our own comfort zones to achieve this (at least you do if you read this journal)
• We all have weaknesses that we must work on to achieve our goals
• We all want to look better to some degree
• Thirst for competition (against others or against ourselves)

Looking at the above descriptions, its easy to see that many of us are athletes but perhaps didn't know it.

When I realized this, I stopped seperating the two groups (athletes, and non-athletes) and began training all of my clients as if they were athletes, hence the generation of fitness boot camp.

The principles remain the same for fat loss, muscle strength, and endurance if you are an athlete or a non-athlete. Of course there are different levels of intensity involved but everyone can benefit from training as an athlete.

A Note on Competition

Competition can scare a lot of people. We all either fear or embrace competition at some level. When striving to reach a desired goal whether it be fat loss, applying for a job, or bidding on a home, competition is all around us.

This can often be overwhelming for many individuals, and often they will shy away from it. And I agree there are healthy and non-healthy forms of competition. Healthy competition mostly derives from within yourself. You are competing with yourself and perhaps secretly with those around you. Whether you are striving to beat your time in a race or striving to beat that one person you have had a 'private' competition with all along in your mind. It is often celebrated by others cheering others on as they are able to relate to the hard work others are putting in to succeed. Healthy competition is not gloated and many times not voiced at all. It remains within and builds a strong will to succeed.

Unhealthy competition is often seen in professional sports where there is a lot of taunting, their feelings and emotions are known by everyone around them, and everyone cheers for only their friends or teammates. This creates a lack of community togetherness, and segregation.

Bottom line: If you fear competition at any level ask yourself if you are ready to make a change, then make it within yourself. Avoid unhealthy competition at all costs as it will only regress your achievements. Surround yourself with like minded individuals all striving to better themselves and are supportive of you trying to do the same.