Dieters (or those looking to eat healthy) who write down everything they eat each day lose twice as much weight as those who don’t, according to one of the largest weight-loss studies ever conducted.According to a new study found in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, dieters who kept a food diary lost an average of 18 pounds in 6 months while dieters who didn’t only lost 9 pounds. … [Read more...]

Hello all! What a great success!For those of you that were able to make it to the first annual Adventure Boot Camp Gives Back event, we raised close to $10,000! Look for this same event next year! These are some pictures from the event which took place at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Proceeds from the event will help to rebuild playgrounds and physical education programs for … [Read more...]

Hey, I don't know what YOUR goals are with fitness but here is a tip....IF it is to increase body fat in your abdomen, rump and thighs, eat lots of TRANS FATS! IF not, then read this article I found....oh and maybe watch your fast food intake:-)I recently picked up a local monthly publication called "Your Health" and decided to give it a read. There is one article in particular that caught my … [Read more...]

I wasn't sure what to post today as I too am recovering from the July 4th holiday. Not to mention that July 3rd was my 29th birthday! I went to Dave and Busters with some friends on my birthday...THAT was fun. Basically an adult Disneyland! If you have never been there, you should go...I found that I am not a very good race car driver but I still had fun.This is my week off of my boot camp, … [Read more...]

I recently went back to my hometown of Burton, Michigan to see some old friends. Also, my best friend from high school's little boy was graduating high school! When did THAT happen? You have to stop and smell the roses everyone! As the song goes, "time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking, into the future."Anyway, I digress...My friend wanted to pick my fitness brain while I was there, which is … [Read more...]

If you want to achieve anything in life, set goals. I was never one to do this, I just spent my time free falling through life. It kind of went like this: I was born, went to elementary school, then high school, then college, then started a corporate job with EDS (Electronic Data Systems) on a General Motors account, then there was a big blur, then I moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh … [Read more...]

Being a part of Adventure Boot Camp awards me the benefits of access to many other trainers around the world. With that, my campers and readers benefit as well. All of the camps are independently owned but we learn so much from each other and from John Spencer Ellis who started the camps. One of my mentors is Kelli Calabrese, who I had the pleasure of going through training with (you must get … [Read more...]

The scale for many years has been drilled into our heads as a GREAT way to determine how our fitness program is working out. I mean, it's even used on THE BIGGEST LOSER program. No more, especially for the ladies, no more. If you are reading this blog entry right now, take a moment to walk into your bathroom, grab your scale, walk to your kitchen and toss it into the trash where it belongs:-) … [Read more...]

Greetings!I have some very exciting news to share with all of you...Ahwatukee Adventure Boot Camp has teamed up with 8 Phoenix Area Adventure Boot Camps and Communities in Schools Arizona (CISA) to host a fundraising charity event. We will be conducting the World’s Largest Fitness Boot Camp (we are attempting to get Guinness World Records to certify the event) at University of Phoenix … [Read more...]

Following are some suggestions for pre and post workouts.....enjoy!Important factor is the pre-workout meals , which should come approximately 30-60 minutes before training (give it time to digest). I know, I know... some of you that are in my 5:30a.m. boot camp will most likely get up about 10 minutes before camp, race out of bed, race to the car (go the spead limit, of course:-) and race to just … [Read more...]