This leads to stale workouts and bored bootcampers. The flip side of the variety coin(see #1) is repeating the same workouts and exercises over and over. And, its difficult to demonstrate improvement in strength and functional capacity without doing somethings consistently.

In short, although people enjoy variety they also enjoy seeing improvement. This is why variety should not be the main focus of your boot camp or group training program. Besides, if you’re constantly trying to provide more variety, eventually you run out of ideas or variations. Too much variation and variety undermine these foundational principles of exercise. If a program includes so much variety that participants go weeks or months before repeating an exercise, there is no way to tell whether they are progressing in their physical capabilities.Ĭonsistency of movements, combined with planned progressive overload, is how trainers help clients improve their physical capability. To achieve those goals, a program must have some level of consistency so participants can measure their progress and improvement over time. Whether it’s focused on an individual, a small group or a large group of people, a training program needs to be designed to achieve the goals of the individuals in the program. However, variety is often not the most important part of any physical training program – not even for a boot camp. Variations of exercises and occasional changes to the workout format will help keep things interesting and keep clients happy. The proof of that is in the success of boot camps and group fitness programs all across the country that offer a diverse range of exercises and a wide choice of formats. Mistaking variety for quality programming. If you happen to be an individual looking for a boot camp to join, you’ll want to be on the lookout for these blunders so you can avoid less effective and disappointing training programs. If you’re a trainer with a boot camp or group training program – or looking to start one, you’ll want to make sure you’re not making any of these 5 Biggest Boot Camp Blunders. The following is a guest post by Georgette Pann.

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