Fitness Boot Camps: Should You Enlist? - Exercise and Fitness Tips with Workout Routines, and Mind - Body Fitness on MedicineNet.com

Fitness Boot Camps: Should You Enlist? - Exercise and Fitness Tips with Workout Routines, and Mind - Body Fitness on MedicineNet.com:

"Fitness Boot Camps: Should You Enlist? Fans say boot camp exercise classes inspire them while whipping them into shape. By Barbara Russi Sarnataro WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Feature Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD The year Teri Smith turned 40, she decided it was time to tackle a nagging urge to get in shape. That's when she signed up for her first fitness boot camp class. 'I didn't have any energy and I could feel my age creeping up on me,' says the Pembroke Pines., Fla., mother of two. Her weight had crept up, too. Though she wasn't heavy, the 20 pounds she'd added over the years didn't feel comfortable on her 5-foot, 3-inch frame. A successful graphic designer, Smith had never felt as comfortable in sneakers as she did in front of her Macintosh. 'I didn't have the confidence' to exercise, she says, because she always felt uncoordinated. But when her stylist suggested she try the boot camp fitness class, she worked up the nerve to do it. And she's never looked back. 'No other workout makes me feel so good. It makes me feel like I really kicked my butt,' says Smith, 42, a faithful boot camper for 2 1/2 years now."