Actually been writing and deleting many times for this post. Just could not bring myself thinking that this is going to end. I’m feeling sad to leave a bunch of pretty, pretty people :< The experience will be embedded in my mind for a very long time ;p

Fitness
I am more aware now that keeping fit is so easy and I can apply it anywhere, anytime ! even during office hours and at home while watching tv.. Climbing up stairs is also different now. It’s climbing with style now – lunges, squats, sideways etc. AND I had just realized that back-ached no more ! I used to have supports for my back as it hurts so much whenever I move.

Motivation
Take charge, change attitude and move on. Persevere, stick to the fitness program and as time pass by, we are all a new person – physically fit, more slender and different ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXERCISE.

Though the gathering is ending very soon, but PLLLEEEAAASSSSEEEEEE keep in contact and WE CAN MOTIVE THE NEXT PERSON WHO HAS WEIGHT PROBLEM LIKE WE USED TO. BESIDES IT’S ONGOING PROCESS. WE NEDD EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT.

Guys, its not the kilos lost that matters most, but we have changed to be a fitter person now.

Challenge
We are our own enemy. So do not procrastinate doing the workout. If you think you are too tired /busy today, it will be the same tomorrow too. So lift your bum and move! move! move!

Lastly, special thanks to the Trainers of Teamfitnessguru for all your patience with our slow move, HPB for making my dream of losing the kilos comes true, for the new-found friends, brothers and sisters take care, watch the diets, keep exercise and remember the sweet memories we had together under the scorching heat, cooling rain and blisters of thunder.

(*) So Heather, after Thursday we will not be pairing anymore ya :<

Anna Ahmad
Eastern Pretech P/L
Bravo 1 (E/W)

Time flies and we are 1 week away from the end of 3-months training. For me, physically, I am so much better than when I started this program. Thanks to all the trainers and bootcampers for encouragement and motivation.

Without denying anything, I would like to give credit to the trainers for pushing us on and making every training as interesting as the one before.

The greatest challenge ahead is how to maintain our weight or reduce further after the 3 months and this will depend on ourselves.

Lastly, thanks to HPB for organising such a wonderful program for us.

Cheers
Yong
Bravo 1 (East), Alpha 1 (west)

Is great to know that some of the staff getting keen to do exercise nowsaday after we share about the useful tips and info form HPB & all Trainers, we do went to Bishan Park for jogging after work some time.

Cheers……

Diana
Bravo 3 from the East

i thought of dropping by to share with everyone something i learnt today.

one best thing i love about bootcamp is that everyone gets to learn something new from it- even the trainers. take today’s training for instance. honestly, im not a fan of brisk walking. like what sharm mentioned once, some of us can run or jog for 5 or even 10k but cannot walk! and i am one of those type. i know its been weeks since we’ve trained together but today was the first time i brisk-walked. i have to admit, brisk walking is tough. i really do respect you guys who can brisk walk fast, with proper technique. thumbs up!

some of you asked some tips on how to improve on your brisk walking for the assessment next week, or rather, how to get rid of the pain so you can last for the 5 rounds. thing is, to get rid of the pain, you should have been brisk walking for the past weeks to “get used” to the pain. but since time is short, and the fitness assesment is next week, the most important thing to do now is to be prepared both mentally and physically, because as they say “being prepared is half the victory”. (yes! never underestimate the power of your brain!)

here are some tips on how to prepare yourself mentally. remember that different people have their different ways of motivating themselves. do what you think is best for you.

1. ACCEPT THE FACT that if you’re gonna walk (and you know yourself you havent walked enough), there are going to be some uncomfortable feeling on the legs as you walk. and it is going to be hard, noone said its going to be easy. BUT the tougher it is, the tougher you will be.
2. the night before the assessment, close your eyes and VISUALISE going through the walk. play it in your head how are u going to warm up when u reach the stadium, how are you going to maintain your pace, what will happen if your legs feel tired, what will go through your head as you walk, etc.
3. PACK your things the night before to avoid forgetting things on the day itself. the last thing you want to do is to tire yourself out before the walk.
4. sleep early, have a light breakfast at least an hour before the walk, and drink enough water.
5. PSYCH YOURSELF UP before the walk. ask yourself why you are here. tell yourself how far you’ve gone through this bootcamp and how much you want to do well in this walk.
imagine yourself feeling so accomplished after the walk when you have broken your personal best when you know you have given it your best, you want to achieve that feeling. anything that motivates you!
6. during the walk, when you feel the burn on your legs, tell yourself things like “the more it burns, the faster i’ll go” remind yourself all the time how much you want to achieve your goal, it will help you forget about the pain. remember, its you against yourself.
7. and the most important thing is, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, because if you don’t, who will?

all the best for the fitness assessment.
“the only way to overcome, is to HANG ON.”

make every squat and lunge you did so far worth it,
aisyah
(west side, trainer)

I hope you guys will always find a group that isn’t impatient, e.g. if you’ve never ran before, you’ll probably give up if you start training with a group of pro-school sprinters after 5mins, the harder and more complex the new thing, the steeper the learning curve. To an extent, cardio is a no-brainer. Just strap on your shoes and run/swim/bicycle. Weights on the other hand is rocket science in comparison. Maybe that’s why people hire professional trainers to hold your hand through your first few months till you know enough to continue on your own. (So Team Fitness Gurus, please do get a class together that focus mainly on strength/core/weights, if you do, I’ll be the first to sign up =D)

So my latest attempt to start on a weights regime has fallen through again…(after my latest friend who said he would walk through with me for one month, didn’t get back to me after the first session, but ~shrugs~ if he’s walking me through he can’t properly do his own workout…) so guys if you think that I have it easy, I know exactly where you all are coming from because I was there before too…(when it comes to the difficulty in starting with a cardio regime)

I guess this is my most dejected post so far, but guess we’re all human yeah. Oh yes so how does all this link to motivation and challenge?

Comfort zone.

Ever heard of the old secretary who refused to use the computer and stuck with the typewriter because she used it all her life and she didn’t dare use the computer because i) she didn’t know how really to use it ii) she knew that the typewriter WILL produce the documents but what about the unknown computer? She might have read all about how to use the computer and seen how people have been using the computer to produce 3 times the documents in the same amount of time.

It’s the same idea of sticking with what is known and not moving over to something that is unknown. I would rather run on a treadmill for 1 hour (which I know will produce results in weight loss) than to spend 1 hour lifting weights (not knowing if it’s the right weight, right form, doesn’t seem to have results, i.e. I don’t have the instant pleasure of ‘feeling’ I’m lighter after an hour run) the CHALLENGE is getting out of the known comfort zone and plunging into the unknown.

The motivation? It still remains the same, health, fitness, beauty, family etc but what about the motivation for the challenge? I guess it’s having a group of people who are on the same challenge with you!

That’s why I love bootcamp and all you trainers! Thanks for being there to hold our hands and walk us through these last 3 months, now we people at bootcamp will continue on our own!

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First, congratulation to you. She is very adorable.

Secondly, thank you for showing us the type of fitness – you mentioned before in your posting (Cardio, Strength, Flexibility, Endurance, Balance, Agility, Power, Speed and Circuit, and to cover all parts of body in term of Upper & Lower body and core (Abs & Lower back) in yesterday’s West Coast boot camp training..

At least we will know what you meant by them and not forgetting ‘HAVE FUN’ in exercising.

I enjoyed thursday training and will become my part of memories (I will definitely cite this when I become an old grandmother) – I believe the rest of us will feel the same, I think.

Well there is one more week to go for our Finale on next Sat, hope that everyone including myself will score BETTER result on 2km walk than previously, hopefully i can finish within 15 mins this time.

Although i didn’t sign up any promotion package form Teamfitnessguru but i will continue with my daily workout through out…i am now getting lighter and lighter now but there is still a slight distance to my ideal weight, my vision is never say die to myself, of course i must thanks to my two little monkeys for their push as they always asked me when i reached home “mummy are you going jogging tonight” aiya don’t go also susa right, but the feeling was dam good after my workout, climb stair, stretching and basic yoga.

Once again, thanks to HPB and all sponsor, last but not least, a BIG THANKS to Sharm, Zhywee, Azmi, Lisa, Hulbert, Stacy, Yin Bin, Herman, Andyn, Faz, Arnold and Nurul for their inspired hard push, encourgement and motivation since 11 August 2009.

See you gals on next Tue cheers…………………

Diana
Univac
Bravo 3

Review of the past
Why I failed in the past and why I succeed this time/now?

In the past, without the knowledge of the healthy lifestyle in term of healthy eating, nutrition foods, exercising, ………

Now after the ‘Lose to Win’ and Alexandra ‘Weight management’ programme, I learned and practiced those was taught and will continue my own journey with healthy lifestyle. It shows in my appearance and my records.

DON”T LIKE ME IN THE PAST, DID NOT HAVE THE DETERMINATION TO STICK WITH THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE [healthy eating and exercise] after all the effort and $$$ spent in reducing weight.

LET CHALLENGE OURSELVES IN CONTINUING TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ALLOW NOTHING TO STOP US FROM LIVING HEALTHY. Better still influence others around us.

Goodbye and miss every battle mates (platoon mate) and Battle officers (our trainers)

Like most of you, although, many did not pen down their thought and share with all of us. I too going to miss everyone in the boot camp (we are like battle mate – fighting together achieving the same goals – healthy lifestyle), including the trainers (of course, their famous words ‘you can do it’, ‘OK’, ‘Alright’ ‘today will be fun’, ‘this is the last exercise’ etc.
Something to share with all of you before GOOD BYE – The success of weight loss is:
a) Nutrition [Eat healthy]
b) Exercise [FITT]
c) Healthy lifestyle
[Tougher part – many have the enthusiastic to continue exercise. Please keep it for another 3-4 weeks. A habit will develop after 90 days – then you will be saved, because exercise and healthy eating has become part of your life – that is true healthy lifestyle].
Some have commented my enthusiasium and planning – please remember if you do not have the DETERMINATION to do as plan – MUST WELL NO PLANS AT ALL BUT ‘JUST DO IT’.
Lastly, like any success stories will have a BACKGROUND [want something badly (majority – healthy body)] and with SOMEONE to support/motivate you].
I wish everyone success in ‘living an healthy lifestyle’ – of course including myself.