A common question asked by bootcampers, is how many calories they burn during a typical 45 minute session. There are a number of answers to this. First of all it will vary massively depending on age, sex, weight, effort, and body composition as well as from session to session as the intensity and type of exercise changes. The bootcamps that are out there marketing their ridiculous 800 calorie workouts and similar claims are all just spouting hot air as it is so varied. As a very, very, very (you get the idea!) rough guideline it is likely that you will burn between 300 and 600 calories in a session.

The second and more important issue is that..... IT DOESN"T MATTER!!! Calorie counting does not work, and that is why we don't control or attempt to limit calories when on bootcamp, and even if it did work, a few hundred calories in your day, 3 times a week does not make much difference. It is the calories and fat burnt AFTER the session that is the key to losing weight and improving your body. By taking part in a full body Trilogy Bootcamp workout you make your body work beyond its usual limits and by doing this, you make it adapt and change. During this period of adaptation and repair post bootcamp your metabolism is raised for 24-48 hours, meaning you are burning calories and fat right up until the next session, which is why we get such great results.

Stay Strong

Ben

Have a HEALTHY 2012!

Hello and happy new year to you all. Many people, myself included, will be making resolutions and setting goals at this time of year, and many of those goals will be to lose weight or get fit. They are often the same goals that were failed last year and the year before, and you may be wondering why the latest glossy magazine diet just does not work unlike those models in the pictures??? The reason is that most of these 'fat loss' diets prescribed by so called experts in the media are short term, un-sustainable and ultimately doomed to failure for the majority of the population.

What is the alternative?

HEALTH.

The main issue that most of these programmes miss out is that to be a healthy weight, you need to actually be healthy in every sense. Is a person on a cabbage soup diet healthy? I would argue not. Is somebody on the Atkins diet who only eats meat healthy? Probably not either. The first stop for long term fat loss and maintenance needs to be getting the rubbish out of your diet and replacing it with a great variety of healthy and natural foods, in particular dark green leafy vegetables. You will need to remove toxins like alcohol and caffeine as well as irritants like gluten and dairy, whilst drinking plenty of filtered water, sleeping well and exercising regularly.

Before you start trying to lose body fat, you should start by trying to be as healthy as possible, because there is no such thing as a healthy fat person. Fact. This is how I approach all of my clients, whether they are on bootcamp or personal training with me, and I believe it secures them a better future, long after they move on from our sessions together.

Stay Strong

Ben