Friday, March 27, 2009
KU students were whipped into shape during the Ambler Student Recreation Center’s Boot Camp Challenge that wrapped up before spring break. Back by popular demand, session two of the Boot Camp Challenge will begin Monday.
“The early mornings were tough,” Megan Hicks, Oxford freshman, said.
Hicks met with her fitness group twice a week at 7:30 a.m. for an hour-long workout. She said each day emphasized the same exercises but each workout was different.
Megan Hicks, Oxford freshman, stretches before her KU fit class at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center Wednesday night. Hicks participated in the Boot Camp Challenge earlier this year. Sign-ups for the second session of the program end at 6 p.m. today.
The boot camp groups meet at various times during the week and trainers plan their group’s workout schedule. Every group member takes a fitness assessment at the beginning of the program and participants make personal goals. The boot camp workout increases in intensity over the weeks.
Travis Coberly, Gove graduate student, said the diverse workout routines kept him interested and dedicated.
“Apparently I have severe ADD when it comes to working out and I enjoyed the fast pace,” Coberly said. “I was looking for a way to get a good cardio workout without all the mind-numbing boredom of a treadmill or stationary bike.”
Coberly credited his trainer, Alex Miller, for keeping workouts entertaining.
“Alex was entertaining, original and enthusiastic with his workouts so I knew to expect some interesting twists on cardio work,” Coberly said.
Miller, Bonner Springs junior, was one of six trainers involved with the six-week program.
“Keeping it challenging for everyone was key,” Miller said.
He said one of his workouts consisted of back-to-back intervals of running, sit-ups, push-ups, tricep dips, and pull-ups. Participants would repeat the intervals with just a few minutes of rest in the entire hour.
He said the boot camp provided a good foundation of basic exercise combinations. Partner work was also effective in keeping people motivated.
“It would have been easy to just quit but I kept going,” Ashlie St. Clair, Stilwell senior, said. “You knew someone else was depending on you to complete the exercises.”
Hicks, Coberly and St, Clair said they could tell a difference in their cardio fitness after the six weeks.
“Apparently will power alone was not enough, but a $50 investment was,” Coberly said.
The Ambler Center’s second session of the Boot Camp Challenge, beginning next Monday, is open for registration until 6 p.m. today at the Ambler Center business office. The cost is $50.
The Ambler Center will also host a Boot Camp Challenge Field Day from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 25 at the Adams Outdoor Education Center, 1010 E. 750 Rd. The cost of the outdoor-based program is $15.
— — Edited by Liz Schubauer
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