Hello all NEW Boot Campers!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the Scenic City Adventure Boot Camp family! You have just joined an incredible group of women all over the globe who are taking control of their body, their life, and their health. We are very excited to have you as an exclusive member of the Scenic City Adventure Boot Camp family. It doesn’t matter what shape, size or condition you are currently in. What matters is your attitude and the effort you make daily to keep moving forward. You have an amazing opportunity to bond with other women from all walks of life and in the process, challenge yourself to grow and become better each and every day. We are 100% committed to your success. All we ask is for you to show up, commit, and follow through.
Our mission at Scenic City Adventure Boot Camp for Women is to create a fun, inspiring, and comfortable environment in which you can push yourself and make real and powerful changes in your health, body and life. Simple changes you make during this time can significantly change the quality of life for not only you, but also your family, friends and co-workers.
Please watch your e-mail for news, updates, and additional opportunities/events later today. We will soon be sending you a link so you can access our community yahoo group and some additional tools that will help you get the most out of your time in boot camp.
Due to Labor Day weekend, we will be holding nutritional seminars in the evening during the first week of boot camp. Stay tuned for information on when we will have the seminars.
We will be available to take fitness assessments after class next week. You will have the opportunity to have your weight, measurements and body fat taken if you would like. We highly suggest you take the opportunity to do it. If you can’t do it after class, we would be happy to schedule it for a better time.
To ensure that you are ready for your boot camp experience, please carefully read the following information so that you are ready to go on Day 1 of camp.
What to Expect: We strive to create a fun, non-intimidating, non-threatening environment in which you can challenge yourself, push yourself and grow. Boot Camp is not militaristic or competitive. Your biggest competitor is yourself. Each class lasts one hour and may include circuits, obstacle courses, strength training, cardio sessions, and team games/partner exercises. Classes are fun, creative and produce real results. We incorporate functional training, core training and accelerated fat burning techniques into our boot camp classes. No one will be left behind and no one will be asked to do more than they can handle. Everyone will be challenged at their level, whether they are a beginner or advanced.
What to Bring:
•a water bottle
•5- or 8-lb. dumbbells (5-lbs recommended for beginners)
•a towel
•an exercise mat (Preferably one that won’t get really slippery in the grass. You can also bring a beach towel to lay over it to avoid slipping.)
Because we are working out outdoors, please plan accordingly. It is preferable to come dressed in layers so that you can be comfortable throughout the workout session. However, most days, just a t-shirt or tank top should be fine.
What Not to Bring:
•Heavy Perfumes (Out of respect for those around you, we ask that you avoid wearing any perfumes to class. We prefer to breathe only fresh air when we are working out.;) )
•A Negative Attitude
In Case of Inclement Weather:
Working out with Mother Nature affords us all types of surprises. With weather permitting, we will work out at our usual places. However, in case of bad weather, please plan on moving to the following locations:
Dupont/Hixson: Indoor location at Live Active Personal Training Studio (from Dupont, head right towards Hixson Pike on Access Road, turn left onto Memphis Drive (just past Dupont Parkway overpass) and take an immediate left to enter strip mall parking lot. Live Active is next to SignARama.)
Vandergriff Park in Hixson: Outdoor covered pavilion in park
Collegedale/Ooltewah: Outdoor covered pavilion at Imagination Station
Red Bank: Indoor location: The Gallery
We will do our best to contact you via e-mail or phone if there are any additional concerns.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us any time.
Kevin Harvey: (423) 618-3843 (cell) or kmharvey78@yahoo.com
Kristen Harvey: (423) 718-8758 (cell) or drlexi@yahoo.com
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
New 5:30pm Class in Hixson
The NEW class in Hixson, TN at 5:30pm will be held at Vandergriff Park, on Gadd Road. Class begins September 1, 2008. Class will be held Monday through Thursday.
Directions: Take Hixson Pike towards Middle Valley, turn left onto Austin Rd, just past Northgate mall and Steak and Shake. Turn right at the stop sign onto Old Hixson Pike. Turn left onto Gadd, by Hixson United Methodist. The park is on the left.
Directions: Take Hixson Pike towards Middle Valley, turn left onto Austin Rd, just past Northgate mall and Steak and Shake. Turn right at the stop sign onto Old Hixson Pike. Turn left onto Gadd, by Hixson United Methodist. The park is on the left.
Aluminum Pour at The Gallery
On Saturday, The Gallery in Red Bank hosted an aluminum pour. Kevin carved the Scenic City Boot Camp logo into a sand mold. The artists melt aluminum at very high temperatures and pour the aluminum into the mold. The sand mold is then broken and an aluminum plaque is produced.
Photo taken by David Harding, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Monday, August 11, 2008
New Evening Class in Hixson Added!!
We are happy to announce that we will be starting a new boot camp class at 5:30pm in Hixson, TN. Next Boot Camp begins September 1st. The new location is undecided at this time but we will keep you posted. All evening classes are Monday through Thursday.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
4 Radio Stations and A Website...
Thursday, August 7th, from 11am-1pm we will be interviewed on 4 local radio stations including the Duke, KZ106, and TALK radio to discuss Scenic City Boot Camp.
We are thrilled to announce that we are also the new fitness experts for Chattanooga Has Fun! We will be filming some fitness video clips with them tomorrow. Please feel free to check out their website, www.chattanoogahasfun.com, to read our articles, watch video clips, ask questions related to fitness and nutrition, etc. There's a lot of great information on the website related to the cool things to do around Chattanooga and local events/festivals.
We are thrilled to announce that we are also the new fitness experts for Chattanooga Has Fun! We will be filming some fitness video clips with them tomorrow. Please feel free to check out their website, www.chattanoogahasfun.com, to read our articles, watch video clips, ask questions related to fitness and nutrition, etc. There's a lot of great information on the website related to the cool things to do around Chattanooga and local events/festivals.
Jen's bootcamp video log: Day 1
Check out this video of camper Jen meeting with Kevin for her initial fitness assessment. Follow along with her on her journey at 107.9 The Duke's website.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Finally… The TRUTH About How To Lose Weight!
Five Universal Truths That Will Make Over Your Body and Life
By Kristen Harvey
(a.k.a. Dr. Lexi)
In 21st century America, confusion and deception abound with offers for miracle fixes, fad diets, and over-hyped drugs and supplements. More than 90 percent of people who lose weight will gain it back within 12 months. The government and leading obesity researchers are desperately trying to find the answer to why America’s waist line continues to expand each year. But with the constant bombardment of false and misleading information in the media, online, and in social circles, it is no wonder why people are gaining weight instead of shedding pounds!
These days, every body is on a diet. But diets are not the answer! Consider the first three letters in that word: D…I…E… In fact, diets and diet foods are the enemy when you want a permanent solution to achieve that sexy bikini-body or ripped athletic physique.
Too many people spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on faulty technologies that will never deliver the results they are looking for. The health industry is the only industry where the customer blames themselves when the product or service they buy doesn’t get them the results it promises. But it is NOT the customer’s fault! The technologies they bought into did not work.
There is no quick fix, magic potion, special pill or whiz-bang exercise equipment that is going to suddenly make you fit. The infomercials and advertisements you are daily bombarded with are produced by multi-million dollar companies that know how to push your emotional buttons. They know how to get you to pull out your credit card. But once you buy their shake or pill or abdominal machine, you realize that you have been misled because it’s not the pill, the potion, the fancy gym membership or the expensive equipment that will get you healthy and fit.
The ONLY thing that works is commitment to a healthy food plan and regular exercise. You’ve got to burn more calories than you consume- simple as that. If you want to dramatically change your physique, super-charge your metabolism and become a lean, mean fat-burning machine, there are a few fundamental principles you must know! These are universal truths that the top athletes, fitness models, and the leading personal trainers use to develop tight, toned head-turning physiques. Adopting these universal truths into your lifestyle can result in boundless energy, stamina, and endurance. But as fundamental as these are, few people are actually aware of them.
Universal Truth #1: Never, ever skip breakfast! When your mom told you it was the most important meal of the day, she was right. Breakfast or “breaking the fast” helps kick start your metabolism so you can start burning calories for that day. Would you rather your body start burning calories when you first wake up in the morning or four hours later when you have your first meal? Studies show that those who eat breakfast are thinner than those who skip it. To maximize your fitness results or fat loss efforts, you have got to eat breakfast! If you don’t eat breakfast, you will be more prone to eating at night, a time when your metabolism is at its slowest. Because your body does not require much energy during sleep, food eaten at night is much more likely to be stored as fat.
Universal Truth #2: Never go below a daily intake of 1200 calories. Restricting your calories too much will put your body in fasting mode. As a survival mechanism, the fasting mode will cause your metabolism to slow down and your body will be less likely to use fat as fuel. Furthermore, your body will start to feed on muscle, which will further slow you metabolic rate. Simply stated, eating too few calories will cause your body to store fat instead of burning it, sabotaging your fat loss efforts.
Universal Truth #3: Every meal should include a lean protein, starchy carbohydrate, and vegetable. By eating an approximately equal amount of protein and starchy carbohydrate in each meal, your blood sugar will remain stable. The pancreas produces two hormones: insulin and glucagon. Insulin stores fat while glucagon releases it. When a person eats carbohydrates (a form of sugar), the pancreas increases insulin production and slows the production of glucagon, thereby reducing fat burning. By counteracting the carbohydrate with an equal portion of protein, blood sugar levels remain stable, enabling the body to burn fat all day long. Serving size of each food should be approximately the size of your fist.
Universal Truth #4: Eat a small meal every 3 to 3 ½ hours. This results in 5-6 small meals per day! Did you know that Sumo Wrestlers only eat two large meals per day and workout between 5-7 hours per day in order to gain weight? Now focus on the typical American diet: two meals per day and working all day long. When you eat a large meal, your body can only process a portion of it. The rest of it will be eliminated or stored for later. Most food that is stored is turned into fat. However, eating small meals frequently throughout the day has the effect on metabolism that adding kindling has on a fire. By consuming nutrients often and on a regular basis, your body’s metabolism will skyrocket and your body will become an efficient fat-burning machine.
Universal Truth #5: Resistance training is more important than aerobic exercise.While women are cardio queens, weight training is often a sport monopolized by men. Women believe that if they lift weights, they are going to get big and bulky. Wrong! Women cannot build huge muscles naturally, no matter how hard they try! Unlike men, they don’t have enough testosterone. If you want to lose weight, you have to weight train! Unlike aerobic exercise, which burns calories during activity, the effects of weight training extend beyond the gym. Muscle takes a lot of energy for the body to maintain. This means that the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate, which results in more calories burned during rest. Furthermore, weight training builds sexy lean muscle that re-shapes your body. Just like an artist, who uses special tools to create beautiful sculptures, dumbbells and resistance bands are your tools to sculpt your physique into the ultimate body.
The weight loss and fitness industry is taking your money without giving you the results you are looking for. But you can finally achieve weight loss success by taking advantage of these five universal truths. They are an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. And if you use them, they will work EACH and EVERY time. It doesn’t matter what your age is or what your current fitness level is. You can gain complete control of your body and your metabolism!
By Kristen Harvey
(a.k.a. Dr. Lexi)
In 21st century America, confusion and deception abound with offers for miracle fixes, fad diets, and over-hyped drugs and supplements. More than 90 percent of people who lose weight will gain it back within 12 months. The government and leading obesity researchers are desperately trying to find the answer to why America’s waist line continues to expand each year. But with the constant bombardment of false and misleading information in the media, online, and in social circles, it is no wonder why people are gaining weight instead of shedding pounds!
These days, every body is on a diet. But diets are not the answer! Consider the first three letters in that word: D…I…E… In fact, diets and diet foods are the enemy when you want a permanent solution to achieve that sexy bikini-body or ripped athletic physique.
Too many people spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on faulty technologies that will never deliver the results they are looking for. The health industry is the only industry where the customer blames themselves when the product or service they buy doesn’t get them the results it promises. But it is NOT the customer’s fault! The technologies they bought into did not work.
There is no quick fix, magic potion, special pill or whiz-bang exercise equipment that is going to suddenly make you fit. The infomercials and advertisements you are daily bombarded with are produced by multi-million dollar companies that know how to push your emotional buttons. They know how to get you to pull out your credit card. But once you buy their shake or pill or abdominal machine, you realize that you have been misled because it’s not the pill, the potion, the fancy gym membership or the expensive equipment that will get you healthy and fit.
The ONLY thing that works is commitment to a healthy food plan and regular exercise. You’ve got to burn more calories than you consume- simple as that. If you want to dramatically change your physique, super-charge your metabolism and become a lean, mean fat-burning machine, there are a few fundamental principles you must know! These are universal truths that the top athletes, fitness models, and the leading personal trainers use to develop tight, toned head-turning physiques. Adopting these universal truths into your lifestyle can result in boundless energy, stamina, and endurance. But as fundamental as these are, few people are actually aware of them.
Universal Truth #1: Never, ever skip breakfast! When your mom told you it was the most important meal of the day, she was right. Breakfast or “breaking the fast” helps kick start your metabolism so you can start burning calories for that day. Would you rather your body start burning calories when you first wake up in the morning or four hours later when you have your first meal? Studies show that those who eat breakfast are thinner than those who skip it. To maximize your fitness results or fat loss efforts, you have got to eat breakfast! If you don’t eat breakfast, you will be more prone to eating at night, a time when your metabolism is at its slowest. Because your body does not require much energy during sleep, food eaten at night is much more likely to be stored as fat.
Universal Truth #2: Never go below a daily intake of 1200 calories. Restricting your calories too much will put your body in fasting mode. As a survival mechanism, the fasting mode will cause your metabolism to slow down and your body will be less likely to use fat as fuel. Furthermore, your body will start to feed on muscle, which will further slow you metabolic rate. Simply stated, eating too few calories will cause your body to store fat instead of burning it, sabotaging your fat loss efforts.
Universal Truth #3: Every meal should include a lean protein, starchy carbohydrate, and vegetable. By eating an approximately equal amount of protein and starchy carbohydrate in each meal, your blood sugar will remain stable. The pancreas produces two hormones: insulin and glucagon. Insulin stores fat while glucagon releases it. When a person eats carbohydrates (a form of sugar), the pancreas increases insulin production and slows the production of glucagon, thereby reducing fat burning. By counteracting the carbohydrate with an equal portion of protein, blood sugar levels remain stable, enabling the body to burn fat all day long. Serving size of each food should be approximately the size of your fist.
Universal Truth #4: Eat a small meal every 3 to 3 ½ hours. This results in 5-6 small meals per day! Did you know that Sumo Wrestlers only eat two large meals per day and workout between 5-7 hours per day in order to gain weight? Now focus on the typical American diet: two meals per day and working all day long. When you eat a large meal, your body can only process a portion of it. The rest of it will be eliminated or stored for later. Most food that is stored is turned into fat. However, eating small meals frequently throughout the day has the effect on metabolism that adding kindling has on a fire. By consuming nutrients often and on a regular basis, your body’s metabolism will skyrocket and your body will become an efficient fat-burning machine.
Universal Truth #5: Resistance training is more important than aerobic exercise.While women are cardio queens, weight training is often a sport monopolized by men. Women believe that if they lift weights, they are going to get big and bulky. Wrong! Women cannot build huge muscles naturally, no matter how hard they try! Unlike men, they don’t have enough testosterone. If you want to lose weight, you have to weight train! Unlike aerobic exercise, which burns calories during activity, the effects of weight training extend beyond the gym. Muscle takes a lot of energy for the body to maintain. This means that the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate, which results in more calories burned during rest. Furthermore, weight training builds sexy lean muscle that re-shapes your body. Just like an artist, who uses special tools to create beautiful sculptures, dumbbells and resistance bands are your tools to sculpt your physique into the ultimate body.
The weight loss and fitness industry is taking your money without giving you the results you are looking for. But you can finally achieve weight loss success by taking advantage of these five universal truths. They are an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. And if you use them, they will work EACH and EVERY time. It doesn’t matter what your age is or what your current fitness level is. You can gain complete control of your body and your metabolism!
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