Class 4: Body Blast Boot Camp

Boot camp.  It's no joke.  And neither is this class.

So if you're looking for an hour workout session that will kick your booty into shape, definitely try this fitness class.  However, it is not a class for the faint of heart.  You must be active and ready to push yourself through the workout.

Body Blast Boot Camp begins at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday and lasts an hour in Studio 11.  Meredith B. is the instructor.

Meredith teaches this class on Sunday evenings, but a different instructor teaches the Wednesday night boot camp.  Meredith encourages everyone throughout the class to keep going and will correct you on your form if you are doing something wrong.

Only a handful of people showed up, so just be sure to make it to the class at 6:15.  Both guys and girls showed up to the session.

Meredith set up all the weights, mats, etc.  Therefore, you do not have to worry about grabbing the correct items.

The class began with jogging, side shuffling, and skipping around the studio to get the heart rate up.  After, stretches were done to loosen the body.

The next 20-25 minutes consisted of rotating through three stations two times. Meredith took the time to explain all the stations and then helped people who needed it.  The first station involved a mix of sit-ups, lunges, push-ups and tiptoeing.  The second station had squat kicks, some footwork moves (such as jumping over things and fast feet in and out of a cloth ladder) and lifting small weights.  The third station included jumping jacks, inch worms (crawling your feet up to your hands and then your hands from your feet), weight lifting and side lunges.

The second major portion of the class is partner work.  There are leg exercises and ab workouts that fill the majority of this time.  There are simple sit-ups, and there is the more intense drill that involves swinging the feet up and down with a partner helping.

Right around the time you think you're done, think again. Next the class scaled the TRECS staircase to the top floor and ran three laps around the track.  This was definitely the hardest thing to achieve since fatigue started to set in.

After the final intense part of Body Blast Boot Camp, everyone returned to the studio and stretched.

If you are looking for a hard workout, then definitely show up to the Sunday night boot camp.  Just be sure you are ready for your sweat to be dripping to the floor.