Bridal Bootcamp Fitness and Weight Loss Success Story

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There’s nothing quite like a wedding to motivate you to shed pounds and generally obsess about having toned arms. Then, of course, there’s the honeymoon – if you’re going to spend thousands on a dream holiday, then you’ll want to look great on the beach! I run a busy PR agency and get to the gym as often as I can but needed an extra boost. That’s why I considered a fitness boot camp.

Trust me when I say, this isn’t my idea of fun – Witchity Grubs and three grains of rice a day; wiry bunk beds, dawn starts and being screamed at - that’s why I went for nearly the complete opposite. I found a women’s fitness boot camp held in the New Forest. A week long course that promised that in the time I could lose up to a stone, drop a dress size, have sports sessions with World leading professionals in kick boxing, surfing and running and far better, we’d have cookery lessons, one-to-one sessions with a nutritionist and a life coach and finish off with a makeover!

The course, run by Spencer Cuckney, a fitness trainer for over 20 years, was a revelation! It attracted a great, diverse group of women, mostly professionals around their mid-thirties. We were given luxury accommodation, in purpose-built cottages in the heart of the forest. It wasn’t exactly a relaxing holiday though. Each day had a surprisingly fair 8 am start followed with a body-shocking six hours of varying sport! It included gruelling ‘bootcamp’ exercises comprising jogging, sprinting, lunges, squats, press ups and star jumps. But also spread throughout the week were more inspiring activities, which included surfing at the reef in Boscombe, with surf-hunk Brad; mountain-biking through the beautiful New Forest; kayaking across Christchurch harbour with channel-traversing Mark and aggression-channelling with Kick and Thai boxing World champions. Each morning would start with a hike, which as well as getting the body moving and blood pumping was a life-affirming reminder of what a beautiful area we live in – how the sunshine looks through the trees, first thing in the morning and what a beautiful coastal area, we are lucky enough to live in.

We didn’t go hungry once and in fact, it was really quite a novelty to have every meal prepared for us! We would snack throughout the day on really quite tasty treats, with light lunches and also dinners which ranged from curry to steaks! The personal session with the nutritionist illuminated easy ways to incorporate healthy options in to busy days and cookery sessions, left me with a few new culinary skills.

Despite the welcome luxuries, it was still a very challenging week – which grabs you and asks you to look at every area of your life. So, was it worth it? Definitely! After seven days, I’d lost 10 pounds, dropped four per cent body fat and shifted an impressive 15 inches from the areas it shouldn’t have been in the first place. Spencer was a great motivator and I was surprised by my latent fitness ability; spurring me on to enjoy the great outdoors on a more regular basis. I also have a batch of new friends and we continue to cheer each other on!

With my wedding just around the corner, it was a week well spent and regular hassling (I mean, motivation) from Spencer has opened my mind to a sportier, healthier and lighter outlook on life.

For more information on the bootcamps, availability and cost visit www.fitwomanbootcamp.com or call 01425 477090.
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About Fit Woman Bootcamp
Fit Woman Bootcamp is an established bootcamp based in Ringwood, Hampshire, and run by Spencer Cuckney. Spencer has over 20 years’ experience in the fitness industry, including training Harry Redknapp Premiership football manager, a partnership with David Marshall AKA the Bodydoctor and getting hundreds of people fit and lean. In recent years this has been through fitness and weight loss bootcamps only.
Fit Woman bootcamps are either a five or seven day outdoor fitness program that includes high level fitness instruction, nutritional coaching and motivational training, all designed to get you in the best shape of your life regardless of your current fitness level.

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