The People’s Bootcamp

About three weeks ago I was assigned to photograph an exercise “bootcamp” class for a New York Times Styles story. For those of you who don’t know, a bootcamp class is a short, high-intensity workout led by an instructor, sort of like a military bootcamp. Though I’m certain a real military bootcamp is much more difficult both mentally and physically, this class is intended for people who wish to have the same sort of high-intensity workout a trainee would in the military.

Anyhow, this particular bootcamp is called The People’s Bootcamp and is led by Adam Rosante and is a “pay-what-you-can” 45-minute workout. with a warmup and cool down. He had the idea to start his own bootcamp and when researching competition and found the prices of these classes were super expensive (some topping $50/class). Adam’s philosophy is that “effective lifelong fitness should be accessible to everyone regardless of what you have in the bank.” Awesome.

I was so inspired when I visited his class for the shoot that decided to begin taking the class myself and have since been to 5 consecutive classes since my original visit. I played sports all in my adolescence through to the varsity level in high school. Since then I’ve tried to keep in shape mostly by jogging in the park on a regular basis. I’ve tried various classes (yoga/spinning/boxing) and different gyms, but they were never my cup of tea…they also they were pricy. But when I was exposed to Adam’s bootcamp it brought me back to those days in high school when I was a football player and wrestler training. I knew this was something I wanted to do. There’s something about having a coach yelling at you and the camaraderie of executing difficult tasks with classmates all going through the same agony.

So, I highly recommend Adam’s class if you’re in the NYC area…if not, look for similar classes near you…they’re great because it’ll push you to your personal max no matter your fitness level or body type.

Thanks Adam for whipping me back into shape…still a long way to go!

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