We've had many, many people come forward over the course of the last year and many, maybe even most of them have asked at one point or another at least one of the following questions before they sign up.

1) I am not active at all. Is your boot camp program in Wichita right for my level of physical fitness?

Yes! Our program is broken down into three different fitness levels within each class! Our Green Group is specifically tailored to individuals with little or no physical fitness experience. Our certified instructors will work with you on a daily basis to make sure you are LEARNING as well as GAINING when you go through our workouts.

2) I'm scared! Are you going to yell at me?

No! While our boot camp training is modeled after military-style fitness training, the instructors are not there to yell and scream like a drill sergeant. They are there to guide and motivate you. Our instructors will never yell! There is no reason to be scared to join Blackhawk Boot Camp Fitness!

3) There is no way I can do those exercises!

That is not a problem. If you physically cannot do an exercise, our instructors will coach you on an alternate exercise that will produce similar results. At Blackhawk Boot Camp Fitness, we have the knowledge and expertise on-staff to help you understand your body and build upon an perceived limitations you think you have now!

4) How does the class work? Why is the boot camp 6 weeks long?

Our class structure is 6 weeks because we feel that is about the amount of time necessary to see great results. Anything shorter than that and you may feel as though you didn't get enough out of it. Anything longer and we feel it would be too stressful on the body. Our program runs for six weeks on, then one week of rest, then starts back up again at six weeks.

Additionally, our boot camp training is progressive. Week 6 is much more intense than Week 1, because of that we feel the peak is really reached by the end of week 6 and anything more would be counter productive.

5) What sorts of exercises should we expect at the Boot Camp?

Our program is primarily focused around gravity- and partner-resisted exercises. We do not use a lot of weights or equipment. Especially in the first two weeks of the program, you won't see much more than a lot of base-building exercises such as:

• Push-Ups
• Crunches
• Bench Dips
• Flutter Kicks
• ...and so much more

Everyone of our workouts is unique and we have yet to exactly repeat a single one in over a year of training.

Keep the questions coming! We'll post them and hopefully get everyone in Wichita in the best shape possible!

GET FIT!
 Chief Everhart

Taken from Fox News

LOS ANGELES —  If your friends and family get fat, chances are you will too, researchers report in a startling new study that suggests obesity is "socially contagious" and can spread easily from person to person.

The large, U.S.-funded study found that to be true even if your loved ones live far away. Social ties seem to play a surprisingly strong role, even more than genes are known to do.

"We were stunned to find that friends who are hundreds of miles away have just as much impact on a person's weight status as friends who are right next door," said co-author James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego.

The study found a person's chances of becoming obese went up 57 percent if a friend did, 40 percent if a sibling did and 37 percent if a spouse did. In the closest friendships, the risk almost tripled.

On average, the researchers calculated, when an obese person gained 17 pounds (7.7 kilograms), the corresponding friend put on an extra 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms).

Gender also had a strong influence. In same-sex friendships, a person's obesity risk increased by 71 percent if a friend gained weight. Between brothers, the risk was up by 44 percent and 67 percent between sisters.

 Read more about this article at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290816,00.html

What do you think?

Anyone can look on the internet and learn HOW to lose weight. The how and the what are all easy to learn. If people understand how a proper diet and physical fitness help keep them in shape, then why are we facing an epidemic of obesity?

There are hundreds of websites....thousands...that talk about a "wonder drug" you can take to miraculously shed the pounds. There are diet programs everywhere you look telling you to eat whatever you like, but stay within this point system.

We see the before and after pictures of overweight men and women who are suddenly cut and trim in the next photograph, supposedly after using their "proven" system.

So why is America STILL growing? Why are almost 20% of our children overweight...12% obese?

What would happen if I told you that by not drinking that canned cola, you could spare yourself 120 calories today?

 That information would probably go in one ear and out the other, right?

Now, what would happen if I told you (depending on your weight and height) you should only be eating, let's say, 2000 calories per day just to stay at your current weight?

 It's all still numbers at this point. What does 2000 calories really mean?

Ok, let's say you eat like many Americans eat and have the following over the course of one day:

1 - Bowl of Cereal w/ 2% milk - 250 calories
2 - Cups of coffee with sugar and cream - 50 calories each (100)
1 - Morning Coke - 140 Calories

1 - Quarter Pounder - 510 Calories (don't even THINK about the double)
1 - Supersized Frenchfry - 570 Calories
1 - Large Coke - 200 Calories

2 - Afternoon Cokes - 280 Calories

Look at that. Before dinner, you've already had 2,050 calories. That number is only IF you did not have some sort of midafternoon snack like a candy bar (had to have that King Sized Butterfinger? Add 350(!!!) calories, please).

So what. So what if you have 2600 calories each day? Your body stores any calories it does not burn. So, assuming that 2000 calories everyday is your "optimal" daily intake; you will gain ONE POUND every 5 1/2 days. Every week, in otherwords, you will gain one pound*.

That also means that if you want to BURN those calories, you have work the body that much harder in order to overcome the excess caloric weight. Cutting just 500 calories from your diet (THREE COKES PER DAY) will help you lose 1 pound per week! 

* 3500 stored calories translates into 1 pound of weight gain.