Some people use weight loss and the scale to measure their fitness and health progress.  Others use body fat testing and how their clothes fit.  These are all great indicators of fitness but the true measure of how fit you are can be measured simply by personal performance.  The FitCamp leader boards are a great way to measure your progress and assess your strengths and weaknesses.  The broad range of exercises and challenges on these boards cover ALL aspects of fitness.  Whether you want to lose weight, improve bone density, get ripped abs or decrease LDL and increase HDL the harder you work to improve your performance across all these areas the healthier and fitter you will become.  Make sure to check them out regularly and go for PR’s in different areas each week.    Dennis threw his wall ball so hard, it disintegrated right before his eyes   Last Week’s PR’s: Congratulations to...Read more

TODAY’S FITCAMP! “Fight Gone Bad” – (modified version)* Complete 1 minute of each of the following 5 exercises in order.  Take 1 minute rest.  Repeat 5 rounds.  Score each round by totalling number of completed reps for each round.  Try to keep score higher than 1st round. – Wall Ball (10/20 lb ball, 10′ target) – SDHP Sumo Deadlift High-Pull (75lb/45lb) – Box Jumps (20″ box) – Push-Press (75lb/45lb) – Knees to elbows* (or Row for calories)  .Read more

The following video is a result of me introducing Emma to ProGrade Cravers.  I couldn’t resist sharing this with you because of her reaction last night when I brought home her favorite little snack.  Funny, I’ve even seen a few people in FitCamp have the same reaction. 🙂 TODAY’S FITCAMP! Partnered Intervals (1:1) – Partners will complete 1 minute each of the following exercises for 5 sets taking 1 minute rest in between each set.  (i.e. Partner does as many wall balls as possible in 1 minute then rests while you do as many as you can in a minute.  Repeat 5x.) Ex. #1 – Wall Ball (10/20 lb ball, 10 ft. mark) Ex. #2 – Sprints (20 yard sprints) Ex. #3 – Burpees (aka Squat-Thrust-Push-Jumps) Core Set:  Ultimate Abs x 3 FitCamp News! Our new FitCamp for Kids program starts on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Classes are limited to...Read more

Today’s FitCamp! “FitCamp POKER” – Teams of 2-3 will work together against other teams to see who will finsh their deck of cards first.  Decks will be shuffled and drawn top to bottom.  Pull a 7 of diamonds and do 7 reps of exercise below.  First team to finish their deck wins. Diamonds- Pull-ups Spades- Plyo Lunges/ Side Clubs- Cone shuttle run, 1 cone= card # Hearts- Bench Dips w feet up Jokers- 20 Burpees The good old days at Erdman WayRead more

February is American Heart Month.  This month is not only a time for lovers to celebrate together on Valentine’s Day but also a time to bring awareness to the #1 killer of both men and women in America, Heart Disease.  You probably know someone who has either died or suffered from a heart attack.  For me it was my dad just a few years back.   We didn’t lose him but it was a close call.  I remember thinking back then how this could have been prevented.  More exercise.  Better diet.  Different choices.  A healthier lifestyle.  Sure, all those would have been great but sometimes those tidbits of advice come too late.  It’s not until tragedy strikes that people change.  If there is anything you need to change in your life to live healthier then now is the time to do it.  Don’t wait until one morning at 2am when you find yourself short of...Read more