School is back in session and I’m sad to say that a good number of our summer FitCamp members are heading back to college or high school.  While some may be staying somewhat local and can continue with their training others we will have to wait to see back at the studio during Christmas break.  From all of us at FitCamp… Study hard, keep up with your training and always remember… “Fran is unforgiving when training is forgotten” 🙂   We’ll miss you all! Ally, Emily, Trevor, Mike Duncan, Mike Denault, Sam L., Danny K., Lauren, Lauren2, Jenna, Dan B., Matt & Mike C., Andrew and Steph. TUESDAY:  9.7.10 1RM Overhead Squat “Schooled” 10 Overhead Squats (115/95/65) 10 Pull-ups (C2B/Scaled) 10 Rounds for time 30 Min CAP Say farewell to our Students!  Post your well wishes, thoughts, times and suggestions to comments below. REMINDER:  FitCamp 4 Kids registration opens today! .Read more

The studio is closed today for Labor Day.  Looking for a great workout to do at home?  Try one (or more) of the workouts below and post your time to comments once you finish: Vacation Workouts The following workouts require no equipment and can be done practically anywhere.  Be sure to do an adequate warm-up and cool-down session of 5-10 minutes before and after your workout.  20 Air Squats, 20 Push-ups, 20 Sit-ups – 3 rounds for time   Run 1 mile, drop for 10 push-ups every minute   100 Burpees for time   Run 400 meters, rest 3 minutes – repeat 5 times   Tabata Squats, Push-ups, Bicycles, Sprints (20:10 x 8 )   4 Rounds for time – 200 meter sprint, 20 push-ups   Death by Burpees – With a running timer start with 1 burpee and add 1 burpee per minute until you can no longer keep pace...Read more

I just finished a great meeting with Karen and I wanted to give you a heads-up on some great news.  In a few weeks on Sept. 21st we will be starting up a new FitCamp 4 Kids program.  Our very own Karen Ashworth will be leading the new classes and is as excited as I am to launch our new fall 2010 Kids program.  Karen is a former pre-school teacher turned FitCamp Instructor who has a great background with working with kids of all ages.  Karen’s passion for exercise together with her experience as a teacher are going to make this program a blast for our young FitCampers.  We are still finalizing some of the details but as of right now we will be offering a 3-5 yr. old pre-school class on TuTh at 10:30am as well as an afternoon 4pm class on TuTh for our 5-12 year olds.  (Yes, that does mean we will...Read more

I was sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon at 3:45pm when I heard that familiar FitCamp door chime.  Seconds later the hot red tank-top and blonde hair of Cathy Natale pops into my peripheral vision.  I give my traditional FitCamp hello and Cathy smiles.  After a quick double-take I notice something amazingly different with Cathy.  She is not that timid and shy person I remember sitting across from me on her 1st day many months back.  Her body has changed dramatically.  She is stronger, leaner and happier than ever.  In fact, her body launguage and attitude towards life radiated a confidence that I had never seen in her before.  At that moment I realized what a difference FitCamp has made in her life.  Cathy told me she had lost weight before but this time was different.  This time her body has transformed and she is now building the muscle, bone strength and fitness...Read more

Save this date:  November 6th, 2010.  CrossFit New England down in Natick MA will be hosting their “Beast of the East” competition.  So far Nick, Jared, Tiffany and Tristan will be going down to represent FitCamp and see how they stack up against the fittest in the Northeast.  They just re-opened registration and will be uping the entry to 200 athletes.  We’ll be organizing a group to carpool down together so stay tuned for more info at the studio.  Volunteers needed:  Interested in volunteering for the CFNE Beast of the East?  Send me an e-mail if you can commit 100% to being a volunteer for the event.  WEDNESDAY:  9.1.10 “300 Team Challenge” – Teams of 2-3 will complete the following in any order.  Only 2 people can work at any one time.  Rowing must be done in 250m increments and only 1 person can work during row.  45 min CAP. 300 Sit-ups...Read more