Ultimate Boot Camp

Another fantastic year is coming to an end….

2010-11-25T05:24:00.001-08:00

As I write this I am looking out of the window waiting for the snow we have been promised and thinking about the weekend men’s camp that is starting this Friday! It’s going to be a little bit chilly down in Devon that’s for sure!

Our October and November camps were a great success and I want to thank the entire team for putting together such amazing weeks of activities!

The feedback I have received has been amazing and I personally enjoyed those weeks very much, despite the sideways rain!

I know that many of you have been downloading and cooking up the recepies from the UBC Members Area so there really is no excuse to let it all go to pot in the run up to the festive celebrations!

Speaking of Christmas, our resident nutritionist Rebecca Amey is featured in Zest Magazine this month where she has tried and tested some Christmas puddings so take a look, it might help you to choose a healthier alternative this year!

With all the parties, work do’s and manic Christmas shopping it can be tricky to keep up the healthy lifestyle but hopefully you will remember some of the tips you learned at camp and keep going! A walk in the fresh air, a jog round the park or even a class or two at the gym will keep you on track as well as sane! If you get stuck, you can always contact UBC for some inspiration.

Well, going forward into 2011 we have some exciting new plans! We are shaking up the boot camp market and looking into how we can do things differently and even better. We will keep you all updated about our plans so do not panic that you cannot see any dates for next year as yet. We are focusing on quality over quantity next year and we really want to give you all something new!

I doubt that I am the first to wish you a happy Christmas as the whole world seemed ready for it in October but here it is anyway ‘Happy Christmas!’

I wish you all a great break and a successful, fulfilling New Year!

Until next time…

Stay fit, stay happy,

Sam x

Summer has been and gone…(although I seemed to have missed it!)

2010-09-24T02:14:00.000-07:00

We began the summer with our ‘Women’s Fitness Magazine’ weekend which was amazing! The sun shone on our Devon location and we had a great group of girls that really embraced the experience. Working with such a great magazine was fantastic for us and the partnership worked really well, we hope to do more of the same in the future so watch this space!

July and August took us to a new location and new accommodation in Herefordshire. The camps were an intimate affair with a maximum of 11 girls on each which was great for us because we all got to know each other really well! The results in terms of inch loss and weight loss were fantastic and I have lots of happy memories from those camps (including a stint in the rowing boat – but that’s a whole different story…) :-)

We are keen to get our girls together for a challenge or an event and Andy (The Fear Master) Duncan has been looking into what we can get involved with. Perfect opportunity for a reunion and to see how everyone is progressing with their fitness regimes! Email us if you have any suggestions.

Rebecca Amey the UBC Nutritionist is now the Nutrition expert for Zest Magazine – Well done Becky! They are lucky to have you! Check out this months issue to see what Becky recommends for healthy cinema snacks!

Here at UBC HQ we have been using the month of September to take a look at next years plans and I know many of you are waiting on dates for 2011, we will get these posted as soon as we can. We are focusing on quality over quantity next year – Your feedback has given us such valuable insight into what you love about UBC and what you would like to see added. We have taken this on board and we are SO looking forward to providing you with the best quality boot camps for next year. Any more suggestions are always welcome, whether it is location, training elements or nutrition information so please do pick up the phone (Dawn loves a chat!) or drop us an email!

We are currently gearing up for our October weekend which as we speak is almost full – due to a few late cancellations, two have become available, so if you want a boost now that summer is over, have a think about coming along!

We have another week long camp at the end of October as well as in November and we finish this year with another Ultimate Men’s weekend! These are always good fun so if your other half/brother/dad/son needs a bit of motivation to adopt a healthier lifestyle, then sign them up! They wont regret it – just have a look at the testimonials from previous male recruits!

This month I qualified as Holistic Massage Therapist, the course was hard going, but amazingly interesting and fun so I am looking forward to incorporating this into our week long camps next year – just another element that we wanted to bring you to enrich your week!

The Cancer Research 10K races are starting up this season all over the country, it’s a great way to keep fit and having something to aim for really gets you focused so if you are taking part please let us know - I will be!

Sadly the summer is over and yes it wasn’t the heat wave we were predicted but there is something special about autumn. I don’t know if it is just the start of a new season or a drop in temperature but it makes me reassess things and want to get out their and enjoy the days – so wrap up warm and hit the pavements!

Stay in touch everyone and I will see you all soon I hope!

Stay fit, Stay Happy,

Sam x

Fear of Failure by Andy "The Fear Master" Duncan

2010-08-10T03:03:00.000-07:00

Do You Suffer From A Fear Of Failure?

If you think you have a fear of failure that is holding you back, here are a few questions you can use to determine if you have a fear of failure.

Will You Work Harder To Avoid Failure, Than You Will To Succeed?

Those who suffer from the fear of failure are often motivated to work harder not to fail, rather than work harder to succeed. Failure is something that is always in the back of their mind, as a result the actions they take are done to avoid failure, rather than gain success. Characteristically this involves “playing it safe”, not taking too many risks and staying inside your comfort zone. On the flip side, people who do not suffer from the fear of failure are motivated to work hard in order to win or be the best. As a result their actions are much more audacious and they are prepared to take greater risks, and get beyond their comfort zone.

Do You Work Harder To Protect What You Presently Have? Or Work Harder To Get Something Superior?

If you work harder to keep something you have, this may be because you have an unintentional fear of failure. Since you are always apprehensive about loosing what you have, you are consequently motivated to keep what you presently have, rather than try to get something better. Again, this involves staying in your comfort zone, and not taking a lot of risk.

Are you Living Beneath Your True Potential?

As you can see from the two examples the fear of failure causes people to live in mediocrity, far below their true potential. Fear of failure stops people from ever beginning to work towards a goal, because they perceive the risk of failing is worse than the taste of success! Often these people have an attitude of “if works don’t fix it”.

Where Does The Fear Of Failure Emerge From?

Fear of failure usually results from a childhood experience, the stories you hear from family members, other people or films that you have seen which greatly embellish the real life consequences. All of this stimulus can introduce a fear into the mind, causing you to become more precautious and reserved than you normally would be. Characteristically this effect is continuing and develops over several years. However when a fear of failure does become evident, it tends to become a downward spiral, at which point the more fear you give into, the more apprehensive you become in life. The extreme of this would absorb someone who fears the outside world and does not leave their house. This is known as agoraphobia.

Overcoming The Fear Of Failure

A simple technique you can use to help overcome the fear of failure is to use something called Forward Positioning. I haven’t got time to discuss this here but I will cover it on future newsletters as this is an awesome technique for eradicating the Fear of Failure and Anxiety! Generally when people have a fear of failure it becomes habitual, consequently they give into fear without really thinking about it.

If you can identify this trait in yourself, you will be able to discover periods when you are persistently steer clear of doing something because of the fear you connect with it. Yet by persistently going ahead and doing the activity you fear, in time you will break that negative connection.

The key point here is that the more you give into fear, the more fear will be in command of and restrain your life. The easier you command fear, the less fear will command your life. The question remains do you command your fear or does your fear command you??

2010-06-01T04:47:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend, lots of BBQ’s and beers maybe? Shame about the weather but there you go!
I thought I would post up our UBC top ten tips for you all to take a look at!
Happy Reading and see you soon!

Sam x

Ultimate Boot Camp
Top 10 Tips

1. Keep a food diary and be HONEST! An additional 500 calories per day (over requirements) could lead to a 1lb weight gain in a week. A ‘skinny’ peach and raspberry muffin and a ‘Tall’ café latte from Starbucks will cost you 497 calories!

2. Drink plenty of water. It keeps you feeling full and helps the body flush out toxins making it work more efficiently. Aim for 2 litres per day and more if exercising.

3. Eat every 3 hours to keep your energy levels consistent. This will prevent the slumps that can lead you reaching for that muffin. Choose snacks that combine protein and complex carbs such as a banana with a few brazil nuts.

4. If your aim is to lose weight, reduce your calorie intake gradually to 1500 per day for women or 2000 for men. Reducing your calorie intake by 500 per day will result in a healthy steady weight loss of 1-2lbs per week, which is sustainable and will not leave you hungry, miserable and dashing off to the chip shop!

5. Incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Take the stairs instead of the lift, get off the bus or the tube a few stops earlier and walk. Its basic but it works!

6. Schedule exercise into your diary as you would a business meeting. It is just as important. Aim for a minimum of 40 minutes 5 times a week to see results.

7. Make the exercises count. Perform compound exercises using big muscle groups (i.e. bum and legs) to save time and really work the body, here are some examples:

• Lunge walk with front raise (works legs, bottom, shoulders and arms)
• Sumo squat with shoulder press (whole body)
• Bent over row to dead lift to upright row (Upper body)
• Biceps curl to Arnold press (Front and back of arms, shoulders and back)
• Press ups (whole body)
• Burpees (whole body including heart and lungs)

8. Resistance work with weights, bars or bands will not increase bulk. Go for lighter weights and increase repetitions for long lean muscles. Muscle burns more calories than fat, so increasing the muscle in our bodies, increases our metabolism. Its good for the bones too so include resistance work in your routines.

9. When you are exercising ask yourself 3 questions:
• Am I out of breath (It should be a bit of a struggle to hold a conversation)
• Am I sweating (You should need to wash your kit after a workout!)
• Could I do more or try harder (On a scale of 1-10, 1 being relaxed, 10 being about to fall over with exhaustion, you should be working at a level of 7-8)

10. Have a goal and make it CSMART (C – Challenging, S- Specific, M- Measured, A- Attainable, R-Realistic, T-Timely). Believe that every day you are working towards it because you deserve to be fit, healthy slim and happy!

Hooray summer is here! (Almost..)

2010-05-17T05:58:00.000-07:00

Well a lot has happened since my last blog update!

Lets start in February where we ran an ‘Ultimate Men’s Weekend’ camp! A great bunch of guys all there for different reasons and who all achieved some truly amazing results! The photos really do speak for themselves… A brilliant time was had by all. :-) Well done to everyone involved in that hugely successful weekend.

March took us to the Vitality show at Earls Court. Four days of meeting and greeting potential new recruits and also catching up with previous recruits who had come along to say hello! We loved seeing you all again and thank you to those that joined us on the fitness stage!

We held a competition during the Vitality show to win a weeklong place at UBC. We were inundated with entries but as always, there can only be one winner and Dawn had the fantastic job of picking the lucky entry out of the hat at the end of the show.

The winner of the place was Debbie Hawkins who is joining us in August. We are thrilled for you and cannot wait to meet you and put you through your paces!

We held another weekend camp in March but this one for the ladies. We were so excited to see some familiar faces at this weekend. Some of our recruits (and now friends) from last year joined us for a top-up weekend to see how it compared to the weeklong experience. You can read Sue Lawrence’s’ testimonial from her week and also the weekend on the testimonial pages on the website. It was great to have you back girls!

The results for the March weekend in terms of inch and weight loss was pretty amazing but more important than that – the girls all had a brilliant time and have gone on to explore new ways of keeping fit. I know that a few ladies have taken up climbing following a very successful afternoon at a climbing wall at camp! It just goes to show, you don’t necessarily need to pound the pavements to keep fit and healthy.

Well done to all our March recruits – it really was a fantastic weekend.

Well those of you that receive the newsletter will know that I was due to run the London Marathon on 25^th April. I was in fact stuck in Tenerife following the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Obviously I was sad about not getting back for this amazing event that I had trained so hard for but it was one of those things that just could not be helped. I was running for Asthma UK and all those very kind people that sponsored me should be pleased to know that the money has gone to the charity and they have guaranteed me a place for next year (this years sponsorship already collected will go towards my target). Thanks for all your support despite the fact that I did not cross the start line!

One lady that did in fact cross the start line (and the finish line!) was Sue Lawrence who completed the Playtex Moon Walk in London on 15^th May. Sue attended a camp last year and came back for a top up weekend in March this year so the whole team were keen to support her in this amazing event. As I write this I am waiting on a photo of Sue (in her bra!) so that I can post it on the website. Well done Sue, I know that an event like that takes a huge amount of training and dedication, we are all very proud!

As always we have been busy, busy, busy at UBC HQ preparing for all our summer camps and our very own Nutritionist Becky Amey has been sorting out the nations eating habits (and a certain Ms Hurley’s as well) in the May issue of Zest magazine Page 102 - 106. Take a look, its brilliant – well done Becky!

We also had some returning recruits to our April camp! It was great to see you again! We were blessed with sun-shine all week (apart from the last night!) which made for a great week, let’s face it, beach circuits always work better with blue skies!
Jon and Andy put together a programme that really worked the girls hard and the results at the end of the week really did show just how much everyone had put into the week.

Becky was joined this week by Jane Lawson who ‘shadowed’ her in her role of Camp Manager extraordinaire! The two of them did a great job and I am sure we will see Jane at some more camps later in the year.

A big thanks to Becky, Jon, Andy, Mandy, Jane and Warren for a great April camp.

As some of you will already know, Jon has decided to move on from UBC to concentrate on his personal training business. We have had a great year together as a team with many happy memories! Good luck Jon for all you do in the future.

Andy (The Fear Master) Duncan is taking control of the June camps and is shaking things up for all those that have signed up! Women’s Fitness Magazine is the Official Media Partner of the first June Ultimate Boot Camp Weekend and it is going to be such good fun – I can’t wait!

There’s the update from me! As I tap away at my keyboard, the sun is shining and we are predicted the hottest week of the year yet – well, we’ll see about that but if you are starting to worry about exposing a bit more flesh as summer approaches – don’t! There is still time to tackle any problem areas, drop some weight and tone up and remember this…. “Don’t put something off because of the time it will take to achieve it – that time will pass anyway”. Go for it and have the best summer ever!

Stay fit, stay happy

Sam xx

January – Ice, Rain and some rather fabulous make up!

2010-02-08T07:34:00.000-08:00

January was a brilliant camp week! It was bitterly cold but the atmosphere at camp was warm and inspiring!

We had our fair share of mud and sweat this week and an extra dose of fun and laughter…

I have never seen camo cream applied with such precision! The photographs are just so funny and bring back great memories.

Andy joined Jon again this week and between the two of them they provided a fantastic programme that had the girls on the move the whole time. The climbing was a great success and the endurance course proved to be a highlight of the week again. It never ceases to amaze me the courage and determination that the girls show during their time at camp. It was a privilege to be part of it all again.

The food was lovely again this week and Mandy worked so hard in the kitchen – Mandy, we LOVE you!

Becky was a brilliant camp manager again and definitely led by example. The nutritional information was great and I know that the girls have all been busy cooking up the recepies now they are back at home.

The Catlin Arctic Survey team also joined us this week so they could give their fitness an extra push before the next big expedition. This team of people really are amazing to be around and we are so glad that we had the chance to spend time with them – I have a feeling they will be back again at camp in the future and we can’t wait. We raised a few eyebrows on the hikes though with Martin and Ann dragging a tyre behind them the whole way – ‘a dog would be easier to walk’ was a comment that we heard more than once!

Well its February already and at UBC HQ we are busy preparing for the Men’s weekend. We are pretty full for this weekend and we are looking forward to putting the men through their paces J

The Vitality show is on at Earls Court from the 19^th to the 22^nd of March and the whole team will be there so please come and say hello!

From me to you all, stay fit, stay happy and GO HARD or GO HOME!

Over and Out!

Sam

The last Camp of 2009 and what a CORKER!

2009-11-30T03:35:00.000-08:00

Oh it might have been grey, wet and muddy in Devon for the November camp but that did nothing to diminish the smiles of our recruits!

A truly inspirational bunch of ladies that really got to know what Ultimate Boot Camp was all about!
I was down with our recruits for the first part of the week and I really did not want to leave! They were all so funny, amazingly supportive of each other and simply a pleasure to be around. Becky ran the camp with military precision this week as well as imparting all her nutritional knowledge on our eager recruits!

Andy Duncan joined Jon again for this camp and the two of them had the girls working hard each and every day! There was sweat and a few tears but an overall sense of immense achievement.

To quote one of our ladies “I am still flying high – I am on the ceiling – come and get me down if you dare!” I love that!

Well done to you all. The weight loss and inch loss was very impressive this week as well. One of our ladies lost an amazing 10lbs and 19.5 inches!

You know that we do not harp on about the scales here at UBC, its about a life changing experience and becoming mentally and physically stronger - but ladies – in the run up to Christmas, I know how important it is that the LBD fits in all the right places…. So lets celebrate those pounds melting away!

The November Camp was the last of 2009 but the good news is we are back in force for 2010 Woo Hooo!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our recruits from 2009. I have the best job in the world and it is because I get to spend time with people like you. I love meeting you all and seeing the journey that you take when you come to UBC.

Hearing about your achievements after the camp week is also brilliant and truly inspirational. Thank you all for your hard work, determination, support and smiles throughout this year. I am looking forward to hearing from you in 2010 and seeing a few familiar faces back to visit Boot Camp!

I would also like to thank my amazing team who make all this possible. I have learnt so much from you all this last year and I love working with you all. So thank you (you know who you are!)

Here’s to a healthy, happy Christmas and a fit and fun New Year!

Go Hard or Go Home! Whoop! Whoop!

Sam xxxxx

October… Halloween has nothing on this!

2009-11-17T04:18:00.000-08:00

What a week the October camp proved to be! A larger than life bunch of recruits kept the UBC team on our toes and we loved every minute of it!

Some real feats were accomplished this week and to quote one of our recruits…”I walked into XXXXXXXX (left blank so not to spoil to for future recruits) and came out a different person!” That’s exactly what Ultimate Boot Camp is all about!

We were joined this week by Andy ‘The Fear Master’ Duncan as our second PTI. He loved it so much is coming back for more in November!

Jon put together an amazing program and you can safely say that the girls saw a great deal of our beautiful venue and the surrounding area!

Becky pulled some great Autumnal recepies out of the bag for this week and many of the recruits have been onto the Members Area and have been busy making batches of warming soups and hearty casseroles!

We already have repeat bookings from this camp and we are so looking forward to welcoming back our ‘Boot Camp Junkies’ next year!

Already, thoughts are turning to our last camp of 2009 and the rapidly approaching Christmas season. At no other time of the year is it acceptable to eat chocolate covered brazils for breakfast washed down with Baby Cham! Remember the 80/20 rule and enjoy it all but get out and about and go for a walk or a run or attend a few extra gym sessions. That way you will not have to worry about un-doing all your hard work and you will still look fit and fabulous for those Christmas parties!

As this goes onto the website we have just two places left for the November camp, so if you really want to kick start the new you before Christmas, phone the office and let Dawn talk you through the huge benefits of coming to camp! Alternatively, have a look at the testimonial page on the website and read what our past recruits have said about their experience.

I have received confirmation that I have a place for the 2010 London Marathon – this will be my second go at this great event and I am really excited about it. If any of our past recruits have signed up then let me know – we can train together, even if its just ‘virtually!”

Stay fit, stay happy

Sam x

Boys, Boys, Boys!

2009-09-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

Well what a weekend! Our first Men’s Ultimate Weekend ran from the 11th to the 14th of September and it proved to be a great success!

The weather down in Devon was very kind to us and the sun shone the whole weekend….
We managed to pack a great deal of activity into those few days and everyone (staff included) had an amazing time.

The enthusiasm and hard work that each of the guys put in was outstanding and the results that were achieved were a great reward. Everyone was pushed just a little out of their comfort zone and soon realized just how much they could do in terms of physical activity.

The afternoon in Chudleigh was a great experience for all (although I must admit, for me, hanging face down off a cliff face was quite daunting!) there were certainly some adrenalin junkies on this weekend!

As always, Jon had put together a great program and Becky, Mandy and Teresa all worked very hard to ensure that the boys were fueled well with great food for the action packed days ahead.

We all very excited to see the footage that Briony and Dave took for the Sun feature and we will keep you informed as to when this will be on-line.

We have just confirmed some more dates for 2010 and these will be on the website very shortly so keep checking!

Stay fit!

Sam
www.ultimatebootcamp.co.uk
T: 0845 680 1621

August brings together a great bunch of recruits and a new location for the UBC team!

2009-08-17T05:34:00.000-07:00

I have spent the weekend going through the hundreds of photos that were taken over the course of the week and some made me laugh out loud! These are currently being put up onto the Members’ Area for you all our recruits to enjoy.

I know many of you are waiting on dates for next year and I am just finalizing those now. I will get them on-line and email them to you as soon as I can. Due to popular demand we may be adding another weekend camp for late October so I will keep you posted on those dates too.

As always, keep us updated on how things are going. Some of you have some fitness challenges coming up towards the end of the year and we would love to hear how they go.

The first ever Ultimate Men’s Boot Camp weekend is coming up very soon and we still have a few places remaining. So if the man in your life could do with the UBC experience then call the office for some more information or check out the website.

The UBC team have put together some tips for a healthy lifestyle that are currently being featured on ‘Marie-Claire on line’ check them out here.

All our past recruits know all these already but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded!

I hope August continues to be a great month for you all and that the sun shines on you when you are pounding the pavements!

Remember – if something is easy it’s probably not worth having….

Stay happy, stay fit

Sam x

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July - The wettest camp ever?

2009-07-28T01:55:00.000-07:00

The July camp brought plenty of rain with it and some great attitudes! ‘If it ain’t raining, it ain’t training ‘ was definitely the mantra for the week! The weather certainly didn’t dampen the moods for all those that attended camp though, we all had an amazing time and there was a lot of laughter (and mud) throughout the week.

The weight loss and inch loss for July was brilliant and all the recruits were really pleased with their achievements as were all the staff!

We added a few new elements to the camp this week but you will have to book on to find out what those are……

The glossy magazines are full to the brim at the moment with ways to shape up for the bikini season but I can’t think of a better way than attending Ultimate Boot Camp. Forgot those fad diets, eat well, exercise until you sweat and enjoy every moment and you will get the results you deserve.

Here at UBC HQ we are preparing for our August camp, which runs from the 7th to the 14th in Hereford. It is a new location for us and brings with it some great opportunities to try new things and explore the possibilities for the training programs and activities. The venue is truly beautiful and I cannot wait to get down there and spend week with all of our August recruits.
We only have one place left for this camp so if you are thinking about attending, you need to give Dawn in the office a call as soon as possible!

Jon (Head PTI) is beavering away putting together the schedule for the week and it promises to be great fun and to deliver the results you have come to expect from the UBC team.
Our resident Nutritionist, Rebecca Amey has added some delicious new meals to our menu plan and again I cannot wait to do the taste test (I love that part of my job!)

The team are currently finalizing dates for 2010 and these will be posted on the website very soon. If you are thinking of attending a camp next year, you can email the office and we will contact you with dates as soon as we have them.

To all those who have been on a camp – Thank you for keeping us updated on your progress, we love hearing from you all and we are so proud that you have taken so much with you from camp.
For those of you who are still thinking about whether to book or not – GO FOR IT! It will be a week of your life that you will never forget, just have a look through the testimonials, it really is a life changing experience that I am so happy to be part of!

Stay fit, stay happy!

Sam x

T: 0845 680 1621

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Ultimate Weekends – lots of fun and lots of sun-cream!

2009-07-01T08:37:00.000-07:00

Well the first Ultimate Weekend camp has been and gone and what a weekend it was!

The sun shone down on our beautiful Devon location for the whole weekend and a great time was had by all!

We had some amazing results from all the girls that attended the camp and the feedback has been wonderful to hear.

Here at UBC HQ we were keen to see how the weekends would compare to our weeklong camps and we are thrilled that all those who were part of it experienced the same sense of achievement.
Our weekend camps are a condensed version of the full Ultimate Boot Camp experience and offer the same variation and quality of training, beautiful food and accommodation.

We pack so much into the weekend experience, I can hardly believe we fit it all into 4 days!
Our very own Dawn Howorth came along to the UBC weekend as a recruit and loved every minute of it! So, if you call the office to speak to her about booking on a camp, be prepared – her enthusiasm is contagious!

Keep checking the website and the news page for an update on future weekend dates……
Jon Stratford (Head PTI) took charge of another group of ladies this weekend (28th June) when UBC took part in the Bury St. Edmunds ‘Race For Life’.

The UBC team were there all day, cheering on the girls as they completed their 5K race! Jon then took the crowd through a cool down so that any aches and pains the following day were reduced to a minimum!

We are so proud to be part of such a great event and we look forward to being even more involved in the future…

Well done to all those that took part!

UBC HQ is busy preparing for the ’10 Years Younger Show’ that kicks off this week (3rd, 4th and 5th July at Earls Court).

Come along and see us at our stand and bring your trainers for a UBC workout with Jon.
For all you past recruits reading this – come along and you never know, you may see some familiar faces from previous camps!

I am so looking forward to spending the weekend catching up with past recruits and meeting all those potential new recruits!

See you all soon – Stay fit, stay happy!

Sam x

June brings very little sunshine so far and the first UBC weekend!

2009-06-11T05:11:00.000-07:00

Well, summer is officially here but maybe someone needs to tell the weather that! Never mind – we always say in the UBC office that ‘if it ain’t raining – it ain’t training!’.

The UBC team spent a couple of days down in The New Forest carrying out a recce of the location so that we are fully prepared for the next few camps. It is an amazing area and so beautiful.

We have also had a lot of enquiries from ladies interested in our Ultimate Weekend camp (19th – 22nd June). It is nice to know that we can offer you all a UBC experience even if you do not have the time to spend a week with us. I certainly know what a logistical nightmare it can be to organize a week away when you have a job and/or children and a house to run – so these weekends are just for you!

Jon Stratford (UBC PTI) has had a lot of interest from mums in the Exeter area wanting a buggy fit workout – we will keep you posted on this. I can’t think of a better way to shift those extra baby pounds than with a ‘Boot Camp’ workout with your baby gazing up at you from their pram wondering what an earth you are doing!

Our resident Nutritionist Rebecca Amey has been devising the new summer menu for UBC and I am really looking forward to sampling some of the recipes to see what she has come up with! (Just one of the many perks of this great job!)

Don’t forget to put the ’10 years Younger Show’ in your diary. We will be there every day so come and say hello and don’t forget your trainers and “I Survived Ultimate Boot Camp” T-shirts. The organizers have asked Jon to do a UBC workout each day – not to be missed!
The dates of the show are 3rd, 4th and 5th July at Earls Court.

Watch this space as we may have some tickets to give away soon!

Stay fit, stay happy!
Sam

Ultimate Boot Camp Prepare for Summer

2009-06-02T04:27:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy few weeks at UBC HQ!

We have all been thrilled to hear the great feedback from our last batch of recruits and are so proud of the continued progress everyone is making in their lifestyle changes!
Keep an eye out for the latest testimonials featured on the testimonials page on the website – they really are an inspiration!

Bookings are coming in thick and fast for the first UBC weekend and Jon has put together an amazing program for our recruits to enjoy!

UBC have been featured in ‘More’ magazine this month. Journalist Alison Perry joined UBC in May to experience the boot camp and was amazed at the results – the article compares 4 methods to lose weight and tone up ready for that bikini and we are thrilled that UBC came out in first place!

The magazine is out on the 2nd June so go and grab yourself a copy and read all about shaping up for summer the UBC way!

The ‘Race for Life’ season has kicked off around the country and so many of our past recruits have signed up for the 5K races having discovered a new love of running!

It is such a worthwhile cause, so many of us know people who have been touched by cancer in one way or another and there is no better way to show your support than lacing up those trainers and raising some money for this great charity!

If you happen to be running the Bury St Edmunds Race For Life on June 28th, look out for our very own Jon Stratford who will there cheering on all the ladies and taking them through a cool down session once the race is over. Good luck to all those taking part!

UBC are attending the ’10 years younger show’ in Earls Court in July and we are busy preparing ourselves for what is going to be an amazing weekend! Come along and see us at our stand and have a go at Jon's workout sessions on the big stage. More details to follow shortly!

That’s all for now folks!
Stay fit!

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UBC at the Pink Ladies Lunch

2009-05-19T02:17:00.000-07:00

I attended the ‘Pink Ladies’ lunch at the Intercontinental hotel in Park Lane, London on Friday 8th May along with the lovely Dawn from the Ultimate Boot Camp office. An amazing day was had by all! We meet some truly inspirational women who are running great businesses and quite often juggling busy home lives too.

The author Pauline Rowson (www.paulinerowson.com) was our key-note speaker and it was amazing to hear how she comes up with the ideas for the fabulous crime novels she writes. I was so pleased to receive a signed copy of ‘in for the kill’ and I can assure you - it is a page-turner!

Ultimate Boot Camp were honored to be able to donate 2 Boot Camp places at our June weekend camp (worth £990) for the draw, which was in aid of cancer research. The lucky winner was, Amalia Brightley-Hodges and she is very excited about coming along to camp (with a friend) to experience a great weekend at our beautiful Devon location. I will keep you posted on Amalia’s experience with us!

We have also had a lot of enquires about our very first men’s camp which is running in September!

Will keep you all posted!

Sam Watts Co-founder Ultimate Boot Camp
T: 0845 680 1621
www.UltimateBootCamp.co.uk

Why Choose Ultimate Boot Camp

2009-04-30T13:59:00.000-07:00

Why Choose Ultimate Boot Camp?

First off, you need to understand that unlike so many other fitness boot camps, Ultimate Boot Camp is not a quick fix!

If you want high quality, life changing experiences that are realistic and sustainable with the support from instructors who believe in coaching holistically and are held in the highest regard you will want to join us at Ultimate Boot Camp.

If you want to be mentored and coached during situations that for you are outside of your comfort zone, you need to be trained by people that have broad experiences and enjoy living well outside of their comfort zones. Experience cannot be learnt; our instructors have endured both mentally and physically over many years and this has led them to be able to pass this on to you through varied activities in order that you can realise that the Ultimate you is yours for the taking.

The experiences and coping mechanisms that you take away with you from Ultimate Boot Camp will aid you in every aspect of your life.

Ultimate Boot Camp is an education and support mechanism. We are not a train and forget organisation. We are not here to break you. If you fail, so do we and we don’t like to fail.

What will I achieve?

A realisation that:

you can perform to a much higher standard
you can endure exercise for longer
you can run further and faster than you thought possible
you can overcome your anxieties and fears
you can offer others so much more
you can lead a more active lifestyle
you can enjoy food without any dieting
you are mentally stronger than you give yourself credit for
you can choose how you want to live your life, without limitations
you are more confident than you realise
life is what YOU make it
the only person that can hold you back, is you
failure is the springboard to trying something new
you don’t have strengths and weaknesses, only opportunities to succeed
there are no quick fixes
that a negative thought is just that, a thought, nothing more
your lifestyle effects everyone around you
you are in control of your life
Ultimate Boot Camp really is life changing
Is it just another military boot camp?

Yes, but we don’t just use any old ex military personnel who become trainers after leaving the army. Where we differ from many other boot camps is that we only use serving or ex Royal Marine PTI’s. These are men who specialise in physically training other Marines.

Why is this important?

Because of the motivation and dedication to be a Marine, (arguably the hardest of the British Armed force training regimes), one needs a motivated and dedicated instructor. UBC selected the Royal Marine's so that you can benefit from their broad and varied experiences and knowledge and also so that you know that you are being managed by professional and compassionate individuals who are not ego driven, but take pleasure in helping people to develop and grow into the person that they ultimately want to be.

Our PTI’s are dedicated and motivated to get the very best out of each and every single Ultimate Boot Camp recruit.

We don’t shout and ball, any monkey can do that! It takes a skilled and balanced character to be able to read individuals needs and to have the confidence to be involved in that person’s life in order that they can achieve and succeed.

Stop existing and start living!

For more information please visit :
http://www.ultimatebootcamp.co.uk

or call
0845 680 1621

The Vitality Show and Ultimate Boot Camp

2009-04-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Boot Camp exhibited at the 2009 "The Vitality Show" at London's Earls Court 2 and went down a storm. Each day more and more people met the UBC Team and entered the competition to win a free place at the 7 day residential fitness boot camp exclusively for women.

Every day UBC's head PTI, Jon Stratford took to the Zest Fitness Park to demonstrate, with audience participation, an Ultimate Workout™. The half hour slots gave the audience (predominantly women) a good taster of what recruits go through at an Ultimate Boot Camp retreat.

Ultimate Boot Camp, is a 7 day residential fitness boot camp, designed to tone up, get you in shape and make you healthier and stronger with the help of Royal Marine PTI's, nutritionist talks and life coaching. Prices start from £1,275 and include all accommodation, food, drink, activities and 3 months access to the Member's Area.

For further information, please contact a member of the UBC Team on 0845 680 1621.

2009-02-05T01:32:00.000-08:00

There are many misconceptions surrounding “Boot Camps”, I am here to dispel one of those myths of the shouting drill sergeant. Obviously I can’t speak on behalf of all other Boot Camps out there, but at Ultimate Boot Camp, I like to do things the best way I know how. With 14 years of Royal Marine Commando training behind me, I know a thing or two of how to get the best performance out of anybody.

Royal Marine Physical Training Instructors (RM PTIs) can raise their voices and we do it very well, however, there is a right time and place for it. Training Royal Marine Recruits and getting them to respond to our commands is essential in order that they can react immediately and in the correct way as essentially it may save their or their colleagues lives in the future. On the flip side no-one learns by being shouted at, so even the recruits are coached and mentored in a calm and relaxed manner. We are primarily selected to be RM PTIs, because we are excellent communicators, at all levels, and are fantastic motivators who are passionate about developing people, both physically and, equally important, mentally.

At UBC you will have the benefit of being trained, coached and mentored by the very best motivators, whose ability, even when instructing groups, to read and be able to engage with individuals is second to none. When you arrive at UBC you have already earned our respect as it is far more difficult to try and change your lifestyle than it is to stay in your comfort zone, that's easy. Until you take that first small step out of your comfort zone, how do you know what you are truly capable of?

UBC only use the very best in RM PTIs, who are not only the most professional in the Armed Forces, but are also experienced personal trainers in our own rights, with a whole variety of clients with varied goals to our names. What you will get from me and my instructors is not someone who will shout and ball because they like the sound of their own voice. What you will get is someone who will empower you to perform to the best of your ability. You deserve it to yourself to experience UBC in order that you can start to live your life to your full potential.

I look forward to seeing you soon and to helping you to start leading a more healthy and fulfilling life.

For more information please call us on :
0845 680 1621/0845 680 1631 or

info@ultimatebootcamp.co.uk

www.ultimatebootcamp.co.uk

Jon Stratford
Head PTI, Ultimate Boot Camp

Ultimate Boot Camp Launched

2009-01-25T12:53:00.000-08:00

On 24th December 2008 Ultimate Boot Camp was launched. Headed up by Sam Watts and Rachel Davies, two women who want to provide a better service and unique experience for other women wanting to try out a boot camp.

For the unknown, it is important to realize first and foremost that Ultimate Boot Camp (or UBC as it is otherwise known) is not a military camp.

The only aspect of UBC that is connected to the military is through their physical training instructors (PTI's). All UBC's training is conducted by Royal Marine Commando PTIs, regarded by their peers as some of the world's finest in the armed forces. Head PTI Jon Stratford is fully qualified to fulfill this role. With his years of experience within the Royal Marine's and his wealth of knowledge of exercise & fitness training, Jon devises the week's activites that will motivate each member to get the most out of their physicality.

Along with delicious food from carefully crafted menus, members will also receive fantastic nutritional advice from one of our panel of experts to help them understand about the importance of a healthy diet.

During their 'journey', members are given motivational talks from the BBC's confidence mentor - Jeremy Milnes. Because of his expertise, Jeremy was chosen as a personal tutor and mentor for the celebrities on "Comic Relief Does Fame Acadamy". The underlying principles he uses through his work mirrors those of the UBC ethos and inspired Sam & Rachel to engage his services to coach the UBC members. These principles are :

To motivate and energise people to take considered risks
To empower people to feel comfortable to achieve highly, and
To enjoy the learning process

Members stay in 4 or 5 star award winning accommodation and have the choice of a shared twin room or double bed single room.

If you fancy pushing yourself to take that first step, want to increase your level of fitness or simply want a break from the norm, then why not give the UBC team a call for more information.

0845 680 1621/0845 680 1631
or info@ultimatebootcamp.co.uk

www.ultimatebootcamp.co.uk