NYC's 5 Best Boot Camp Workouts
Been too heavy on the happy hours and now wishing you had a bathing suit-ready body for beach season? You've still got time - and a boot camp class will surely get you fit fast. From outdoor sessions in Central Park to indoor workouts with fancy equipment, these five boot camp classes in NYC are the best to get slim. By Sarah Shaker.
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Tara Faye, the owner of PNT Fitness, will kick your butt during her popular Insane Kickboxing Bootcamp class in Long Island City. Combining high intensity intervals of cardio kickboxing and boot camp regiments, set to the latest music hits, Tara's class will get you into great shape, while having fun! First time clients can try 2 weeks of unlimited classes for only $50. Tara's signature "Fit to a T" format guarantees an insanely sweaty good time.
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Don't want to leave your neighborhood for a sweat session? Bootcamp Republic is your answer with boot camps offered indoors and outdoors, year-round, in most neighborhoods from Battery Park to the Upper East Side. Boot camps are taught in 3-week period sessions, including 9 hours of training. Meet with your trainer and classmates twice per week for a total of six sessions. Want to get fit with your lover? Date Night Bootcamp, a 1-hour class just for couples, is now offered at $60. Skip dinner and movie for a filled workout of partner exercises. Those who get fit together stick together!
Lauren Gould, a Manhattan based ACE-certified personal trainer, specializing in strength and flexibility training, endurance, weight loss and total body fitness, offers boot camp classes, in addition to personal training sessions. Lauren leads both traditional Central Park boot camp and a serious stair boot camp session at 68th and Riverside. Her basic boot camp is sure to get you in shape, but it's her weekly stairs class of cardio that really gets your heart pumping and booty shaped. Lauren is an all-around healthy guru, offering nutrition services for both individuals and corporate accounts with 80/20 Wellness.
Offered both indoors and outdoors, Circuit of Change's Mind Body Boot Camp combines all the key elements of the ultimate workout experience. Interval training, core training, kickboxing, yoga and meditation come together in one class to burn some serious calories and readjust your mindset. Founder Brian Delmonico specializes in martial arts, yoga, meditation and holistic wellness. His encouragement, along with his fitness knowledge, will get even the calmest yogi into boot camp-approved shape.
If Kim Kardashian swears by this workout, you know it's a serious booty shaper. Set to upbeat music, you'll spend 30 minutes on a treadmill and 30 minutes strength training followed by a brief stretch to round out your session. Classes are offered at $30 each or by the package, to save a few bucks. If you're a runner who doesn't do enough strength training on your own, get into Barry's Bootcamp to combine both regimens all in one Kardashian-approved class.
Sarah Shaker is the founder of the blog Bright Lights, My City.
