Boot Camp in NYC

“Method Fitness Boot  Camp NYC ,” ”6th Ave and 59th st New York , NY.1009″ (212)255-5842

There are certain areas on a woman’s body that need to be well toned if she is to feel comfortable and confident. These areas of the body may not matter much to men, but all good personal trainers in NYC  know that women are extremely concerned about the back of their arms, their thighs, and their stomachs.

It turns out that all of these body parts are toned and shaped through many of the exercises used in our fitness women’s boot camps. Let’s take a look at just 5 of the exercises often used in boot camps to tackle the most important areas of a woman’s body:

 Burpees

This is a great move that applies pressure to the arms, abdominals, and legs. You start by jumping high up in the air and landing bent down with hands positioned in front of your body on the ground. From there, kick your legs out behind you so you are in a push-up position. End by bringing the legs back up to a crouch position and jumping into the air for the next burpee.

Squats

There are a variety of squat types, but they can all be used to firm up the buttocks and strengthen the thighs. One sequence that may be used in women’s boot camps is to start with one squat with both legs together, then for each additional squat you move one leg a little out to the side, opening up the legs a bit more with each squat. You should end up in a wide-legged squat.

Another option used in by many personal trainers is to squat down, bringing one arm across the body to tap the ground in front of the opposite leg. Some boot camps will allow participants to squat and then jump in the air, coming down to another squat immediately.

Tricep Kickbacks/Dips

How these are done depends on where the boot camps are held. Those that have access to tubing an can do tricep kickbacks by pushing the arm straight out behind the body or overhead. Those who are indoors may do tricep dips off the edge of a chair. Some or our top personal trainers running outdoor boot camps here in NYC will have participants do backward push-ups where the body is stretched out in front with the arms slightly behind, bending down enough to compress the muscle. This can also be done on the edge of a fitness step or wide stair.

It combats the jiggle on the back of the arm that makes most women uncomfortable.  

 Knee Lifts

A simple knee lift requires you to raise one knee at a time up toward the chest, but what personal trainers often do for women’s boot camps is have them jog in place, raising the knees up toward the chest as quickly as possible. This gets the heart rate racing and increases calorie burn dramatically.

Push Ups

Besides standard push ups, personal trainers running women’s boot camps often get creative in order to target the triceps where women have a big concern about toning. For instance, some may ask women to perform a “suicide pushup” which is where you start in regular push up position then move go down to resting on the forearms (one arm down at a time) and then back up to full push up position one arm at a time. This is repeated up and down over and over.