On May 8, 2008 we held our first training session with 9 crazy people (some who are still with us) out in a grassy part of our backyard. We had an absolute blast getting our face in the dirt, getting wet when it rained, running around our house – good times!
Get Fit NH Bootcamp was born.
It really was like military bootcamp in a lot of ways. Back in the “early days” we had a training manual from our friends Cynthia and Keith down at Cynergy Crossfit in Hanson, MA, the couple who introduced us to the “fitness bootcamp” concept in the first place. Although our training philosophies are not the same, we owe them a debt of gratitude for so freely sharing their time and knowledge with us. This is the phase I would call “Get Fit NH Bootcamp 1.0”. Back then the training was mostly calisthenic based – very little equipment, body weight intensive. Effective, but as we learned, limited in long range effectiveness.
Bootcamp 2.0 came about 6 months later. We built and opened the first of our two training facilities in October 2008. With the winter months ahead, we revamped our training, shortly after that introduced “Sven”, and over the next couple years added more tools (such as resistance bands, TRX, Kettlebells). We opened a new location in Concord and thanks to our incredible clients outgrew that and moved into a larger facility in Concord. One of the things that our clients continue to tell us is that they love the fact they never get bored, and our training philosophy was largely built around keeping the training constantly changing. Our clients have seen incredible results and the training has proved incredibly effective.
So if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Toward the end of last year Nancy and I began to have discussions regarding our training, not because it is necessarily broke, but because we wanted to make sure it was the best it could be!
We sat down and crunched the numbers; since May of 2008 we have approximately 40,000 training hours (that’s a bunch) with our clients. We have attended numerous conferences, earned additional credentials in both training and nutrition, read dozens of training books, listened to CD’s and have an ever expanding library of training resources and DVD’s. We have added staff (CJ, Tyler and Dennis) and gathered their input and viewpoint. We have learned and continue to learn how to design the most effective training for our clients. We have collaborated with and mentored under some of the finest coaches in the country and even world. As we have grown, our training has changed to reflect both the latest science AND (sometimes more importantly) the proven real world effectiveness as shown with our clients results. Our long time clients have seen this shift, sometimes noticeable, sometimes not so much.
Hi Dean & Nancy,
Last June when I signed up for my 2 week trial of Get Fit NH Boot Camp I really did not know what to expect. There was a girl I worked with that encouraged me to try it out. I would hear her come up the stairs ever so slowly, then pause outside my office door (she looked like she was in a lot of pain from something). I asked her if she was okay?
A few days later the same thing happened and she told me that she was going to boot camp. She said she had lost 20 pounds and I should try it out. So I took her advice and tried it. The first week was painful but I did not let it discourage me. I went the 2nd week – still painful but not as much. I was determined I was going to keep going. I find myself getting stronger and stronger. Accomplishing things I never thought I could.
I felt very good about the whole thing when I got on the scale for my 2nd fitness evaluation and I had lost 15 pounds. I had been trying everything and it just wasn’t working for me. I really do enjoy going and I even look forward to it. I find myself with a lot more energy and just happy again. I have a wedding to attend next September in Oregon for my niece and I have already bought a dress – 1 size down from what I would normally wear. I really hope that about a month before the wedding that I will either be bringing that dress to be altered or getting a new one in a smaller size. Keep pushing me – I have goals to attain!!!
Terry Reed
So here it is…
Bootcamp 3.0!
In fact our clients are experiencing it already. A radical new philosophy? Not at all, but rather the culmination of what we have learned to date about training, human physiology and performance, body composition and just plain having fun training!
We are committed to delivering the most effective group personal training anywhere, and to the concept of continual and never ending improvement (Kaizen).
And here’s the best part – you still won’t get bored! 🙂
We are excited about these changes, and are confident that our clients, who already get tremendous results, will crank their training up to a whole different level.
We look forward to seeing what you are going to accomplish this year.
Make It Happen!
Dean, Nancy, CJ and Dennis
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