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Camper Stories - Gabriella
“Since I have been with CG, I have lost 50 pounds. CG has opened my mind to say, ‘I can do this... it’s not impossible.’”
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“CG was exactly what I needed and wanted. What I love about it is the Trainer cheering you on and motivating you.”
Read MoreCamper Stories - Alex
“I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in my life - I’m a better husband, coworker and dad thanks to CG.”
Read MoreEverything you need to know - outdoor & virtual workouts
It's never been easier to find and join a workout that works for you and your schedule.
Read MoreThe Scale Doesn't Weigh Your Success
It’s 5 am, you sleepily roll out of bed and hop on the scale to see the same number pop up from the last few weigh-ins. Frustrated, you carry on with your day contemplating throwing out your scale because it’s a liar, right? Surely showing up consistently to Camp and nailing nutrition, the number should change. Maybe it’s because muscle weighs more than fat and that’s why the number hasn’t changed?
Read MoreSet yourself up for success with outcome-based and process-based goals
Creating goals is a good starting place to help point you in the right direction, but your daily actions and behaviors over time will ultimately determine if you are successful or not. So we encourage establishing outcome-based goals like S.M.A.R.T. goals AND process-based goals to help you ultimately change your behavior over time.
Read MoreLearn to Measure Your Heart Rate for Optimal Performance
In this day and age, most of us walk around with fitness watches, like a FitBit or an Apple watch. These awesome gadgets track our heart rate (HR) and are great tools to track your intensity during a workout. When we workout our HR spikes into different HR zones. Each of these zones are beneficial in different ways and can be lined up perfectly with the CG 4 week cycle.
Read MoreThe benefits and misconceptions of strength training
The benefits of strength training are numerous and provide an overall improvement to functional movements in everyday life. From a medical health standpoint, strength training helps to decrease mortality rate, reduces the risk of injuries, and reduces the risk of developing osteoporosis (condition where bones become fragile and brittle) and sarcopenia (the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass). From a physical health standpoint, strength training can increase lean body mass, slightly raise metabolic rate, improve movement control, and even cognitive abilities.
Read MoreBest practices for Finding a Virtual Workout
So, you signed up for Camp Gladiator… now what!? First things first - find a Camp! (What we call our “workouts”.) Ready, set, sweat!
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