Boot Camp is Back!

Ahh, January. New beginnings, recommitting to exercise and eating right – perfect time for boot camp, and it is almost time!!! Make sure you eat right this weekend, drink plenty of water, and start getting to bed early. This weekend will be kind of a “warm-up,” and it is a great time to start making good food choices to nourish your body and to start on your homework to get ready for the exercise you’ll begin soon. Monday for some and Tuesday starts the real deal for others.

So clean out your refrigerator and go shopping for good food choices. It is much easier to stick to a nutrition plan if you surround yourself with good food choices. That is probably pretty appealing to some of you right now if you’ve been indulging a lot over the holidays! Not sure what you should be eating? Ask an instructor or post your questions to the blog. We have experts in the nutrition field who can help.

During the month there are some important things to remember.

1) It is January and it can be very cold at 6am. Please check the weather the night before camp and make sure you are dressed appropriately.

2) We know that new shoes can be expensive. But getting new shoes can help prevent injury. You really should have a pair that is less than 1 year old, even if you haven't worn them very much! We don’t want you to throw away your money so take care of your shoes! so clean them!

3) It has been proven that people who write down what they eat on a daily basis lose more weight then those that do not. So use those log books. We are here to help you make good choices, but you have to take the first step of logging every thing that you eat.

4) Please take care of yourself this month. If you pull a muscle, do not stretch it (if you stretch, you are just adding more micro tears). Relax and get ice on it ASAP. And remember, RICE, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. That’s right…it says REST! Sometimes you may need to take a day or two to allow your injury to heal. But this doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t exercise at all. If you twist your ankle and can’t run or jump, head to bootcamp. The Rialto instructors will help you modify workouts or come up with exercises you can do that will allow you to get a great workout without further aggravation to your injury.

5) If you bring water bottles, gloves, towels, or anything to bootcamp, they should leave with you! Also be mindful of your surroundings.

Have Fun this Month!!