I originally came to Memphis Adventure Boot Camp because I needed to lose a small amount of weight, not a significant amount, but I noticed it was creeping up and I wanted to nip it in the bud. After coming for a little while, I dropped weight pretty quickly, but I noticed other additional benefits. I noticed that I was handling stress a lot better. I was leveler during the day and I didn't get … [Read more...]

I originally came to boot camp because a girlfriend had a Groupon coupon and we wanted to get fit. For the first two weeks, I hated every single minute of it! But then it clicked! It has been the best thing I have ever done. I'm 58 years old. I am in the best health I have ever been and I want to do it forever! Since I started boot camp, it wasn't about the pounds for me, I have toned up and my … [Read more...]

I started boot camp about a year ago. I had twins. I wanted to take off a bit of that baby weight. I had gone two years and I had still have lost most of the baby weight. So, I originally joined to get rid of that extra baby weight. Since I started boot camp, I have gotten a lot faster and I am able to run a lot more.  I am a lot stronger and able to do push-ups a lot than I use to. I have … [Read more...]

I came to Memphis Adventure Boot Camp because I am over 50 and I needed to do something to feel good. It has motivated me, and I have felt better than I have in so long. I have lost weight. I have gained muscle. I can wear jeans that I couldn't wear. These are a pair of jeans that I couldn't get into for months, probably over a year. So ya know? I'm kinda proud! I just feel better! At Memphis … [Read more...]

I started boot camp at the end of February 2011. When I first started I could only do one real push-up correctly. I wouldn’t say that I was a sedentary person but my activity was mainly limited to weekends playing softball or an occasional bike ride. I joined boot camp to try something different because I was bored with “routine fitness center classes.” I get bored doing the same thing over … [Read more...]

I originally went to Memphis Adventure Boot Camp because my roommate and I bought a Groupon online. This was back in August of 2010. And once that month ran out, I realized I had no choice but to continue because I really fell in love with what boot camp has to offer and the results that I got.  So I continued with it up until December to take some time off for the holidays. Immediately, I … [Read more...]

We have a lot of testimonials from various people at Memphis Adventure Boot Camp. That is because we work with all sorts of people who want various things. Today, I wanted to post of the of the testimonials that aren't quite long enough to make an individual post from people. Enjoy the short clips! I really like coming to boot camp, even though it's the crack of dawn. ;-) It gets you up and … [Read more...]

I came to Memphis Adventure Boot Camp because my friend Emily twisted my arm, so I thought I’d go because it was cheap for the first month (I bought a Groupon). After the first month, I noticed such a big difference that I kept coming! I have been coming for about five months now and I have lost 20 pounds and my body fat is way down! I have not exercised before in my whole life and I am … [Read more...]

I was a runner, running numerous 5ks. In early 2008 I was training for my first marathon and injured my foot – requiring foot surgery. After healing from the surgery I slowly started running again and began training for a half marathon. In December 2008 I fractured my inner right pelvis after running for 9 miles during the St. Jude’s Half-Marathon. This put me on crutches until May 2009. … [Read more...]

Prior to joining Memphis Adventure Boot Camp, I had gotten into a bad cycle of not taking care of myself. I was working in an unhealthy environment at a job I was not happy with. I was so focused on taking care of everyone else in my life and trying to do what I thought others expected of me, that I lost sight of what I needed for me.  I was not exercising at all and had gotten into a bad habit … [Read more...]

Obesity is a serious issue for my entire family. Both sides of my family suffer from this unhealthiness. With such a history, it is unsurprising that I became overweight and mostly sedentary in my teens. I stopped ballet and gymnastics very early on and never picked up any other physical activities. At 21, I finally had enough. Weighing in at 230lbs, I was depressed and angry. I began Weight … [Read more...]

I consider myself a person who has always cared about nutrition and health. I started being conscience about what I ate as early as eleven years old. I believe there are two reasons why I cared about health and nutrition. First, my mother was a physical therapist and I use to go to work with her. This got me interested in my health and helping others. Second, most of my family is obese and any … [Read more...]

My name is Ashley Reed. I am a 5’3” 40 year old mother of two gorgeous boys and wife to a wonderful, supportive husband. I have always considered myself to be an athlete and very health conscious. I had a hysterectomy several years ago and had to start hormone replacement therapy and noticed that it was much more difficult to keep weight off.   A few years after my surgery, I injured my back … [Read more...]

I will always remember that fall afternoon that Todd Tinker walked up to me on the football field at Brownsville Road Elementary School. I was 12 years old, standing on the side-lines, pom-poms in hand. Preoccupied with my own thoughts over the excellent job I had done during our team cheers, I heard a shrill voice call my name and looked up only to see Todd, laughing and yelling out to those … [Read more...]

Prospective, Planning and Push Ups!! These are the words that sum up what I need to be successful with a total individual, wellness program. Prospective:  We all know that successful weight loss, proper fitness training and everything related to these two major pieces of individual wellness (negative and positive) is all IN THE HEAD!  This is what I mean by prospective.  For me – this is … [Read more...]

I have always been a runner since high school but never really focused on my upper strength much. I am planning on fulfilling my lifelong dream of completing a triathlon so I needed to do more upper body strength. I work with a few women who have done the boot camp and all raved about how great it was. Finally after not losing any weight I decided to try it and I am so glad I did. I think the last … [Read more...]

Since having my son in September 2008, I’ve been searching for ways to lose the residual fat that comes from pregnancy. Over the past few year’s I’ve tried several different diets that I just couldn’t seem to stick to. My husband and I joined a gym, but we really didn’t get any use out of it. I even resorted to taking diet pills for a short time to lose weight. When I first heard … [Read more...]

I am a 45 year old “athletic” wife and mom of three who has struggled with that extra 15 pounds (and sometimes more) since high school. After having kids, the struggle included the “mom pouch” that I was told would never come off. I actually believed that because I worked out or ran 5 days a week with other trainers or at other gyms for years and while I had positive results, I never saw a … [Read more...]

I rejoined Memphis Adventure Boot Camp in the fall of 2011.  I was attending class regularly, 3-5 times a week, but not seeing the scale change.  It wasn’t until I joined the Resolution Challenge that I got serious about the nutritional aspect of a healthy lifestyle.  That is why I love Memphis Adventure Boot Camp, they focus on the whole body (nutritional and physical)!!! I was diagnosed … [Read more...]

100 Pounds Gone! I have had a weight problem all of my adult life.  I got very serious about getting it under control when a very good friend of mine had a heart attack at the age of forty-nine.  She had brain damage and was never the same again.  She passed away this past year.  I knew in just a few short years this could be me. I tried everything I could think of trying.  I’ve been to … [Read more...]

As a child and young adult, I never had any weight issues. Even during my first pregnancy, I did not gain excessive weight. But, my first child, Jeff, was born prematurely. We were very lucky and he was a healthy baby, just small. Because he weighed less than five pounds, Jeff couldn’t go home when I did. By the time he was ten days old, I had lost almost all of the baby weight. Jeff was still … [Read more...]

In Jan 2011 I set a goal for myself to loose 50lbs before the end of the year. I started by going to the gym regularly and attending group exercises class. In Feb I came across a Groupon deal for Memphis Adventure Boot Camp but it was close to expiring and I couldn’t get any of my friends or co-workers to sign up with me. I purchased the deal on the premise that I either never go back after the … [Read more...]

I have been overweight all of my life.  In elementary school, I was the chubby kid (also the tallest in the class), and then I really gained weight after my Mom died.  I had just turned 13 when she passed away, and I found my comfort in food.  My Dad started to date a woman he had met at square dancing, and I was left with my grandmother, who really didn’t like my dad that much.  But then my … [Read more...]

I was a very athletic person all my life. I did a different variety of sports since I was a little girl. Since relocating to the US in 2002, I had many ups and downs with maintaining the weight.  I have joined various gyms many times and try to work out and eat right but the weight would always catch up with me at some point and I would go back to where I was. It has been very tough the past … [Read more...]

I had started thinking I hadn't been taking care of myself and that I needed to lose weight. I originally joined Memphis Adventure Boot Camp to get ready for a class reunion. I lost over 30 pounds to get ready for that class reunion. I have now lost over 50 pounds and I will never go back! I learned how to shop for better health and made a habit out of exercising. It was like a magic wand, or … [Read more...]