Fitness Bootcamp Equipment DO’s and DON’TS

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1. What Do You Really Need To Get Started? Investment: a few bucks Markers / Cones / Witches hats If I had to choose only one piece of equipment to run bootcamps , I would choose these cheap lile plasc hats. They are so versale. I use them as staons in circuits, markers for agility drills, score counters, relay batons, currency(!) and even as team mascots! www.kaizenoutdoorfitness.com By Garry Robinson www.kaizenoutdoorfitness.com Bootcamp Equipment How much equipment do you really need to run an outdoor fitness business? What is the best equipment to buy? One huge advantage we have as personal trainers is that you can start an outdoor fitness business with literally no equipment and just acquire it as your client base grows. By starng small at first and seng aside 10% of your income each week for invesng in equipment, you will have all you need to run a very profitable, full-scale outdoor fitness business in just a few months.

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By Garry Robinson http://www.kaizenoutdoorfitness.com/fitness-bootcamp-equipment-dos-and-donts/ How much equipment do you really need to run an outdoor fitness business? What is the best equipment to buy? One huge advantage we have as personal trainers is that you can start an outdoor fitness business with literally no equipment and just acquire it as your client base grows. By starting small at first and setting aside 10% of your income each week for investing in equipment, you will have all you need to run a very profitable, full-scale outdoor fitness business in just a few months.

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1. What Do You Really Need To Get Started?

Investment: a few bucks

Markers / Cones / Witches hats

If I had to choose only one piece of

equipment to run bootcamps , I

would choose these cheap little

plastic hats. They are so versatile. I

use them as stations in circuits,

markers for agility drills, score

counters, relay batons, currency(!)

and even as team mascots!

www.kaizenoutdoorfitness.com

By Garry Robinson

www.kaizenoutdoorfitness.com

Bootcamp Equipment

How much equipment do you really need to run an outdoor fitness business? What is the best equipment to buy?

One huge advantage we have as personal trainers is that you can start an outdoor fitness business with literally no equipment and just acquire it as your client base grows.

By starting small at first and setting aside 10% of your income each week for investing in equipment, you will have all you need to run a very profitable, full-scale outdoor fitness business in just a few months.

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2. Next Steps – What To Buy Next? Investment: a few hundred bucks

After a few weeks, you should have enough put aside to invest in some useful additions. At this stage, I would go for

Skipping Ropes / Jump Ropes

Balls of various shapes and sizes

Rubber resistance bands

Battling ropes

Bands and ropes are important because it is difficult to train pulling movements with bod-yweight alone.

Go for a purpose made rope that is thick, heavy and has sealed and coated ends. Ideally they need to be about 15m long and at least 75mm thick.

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Knowledge about bodyweight training

You will need to understand exactly how to use gravity and bodyweight to increase and decrease the re-

sistance for fundamental bodyweight exercises such as push ups, pulls and squats. Dragon Door publish

the best books available on this subject.

You’ll also need access to a library of functional exercises that will add variety and fun to your training.

3. Running a Full Time Bootcamp Business Investment: a few thousand bucks

OK. Once you are rocking along with 30+ clients you should be thinking that it’s time to turn this into a full

time business and get serious. At this stage, you should have some money set aside and you will be ready to

invest in some truly versatile and quality training equipment. Here’s what I recommend you get:

Sandbags

Sandbags are an awesome substitute for barbell training and have an added advantage that they simulate

real-life loads.

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Get good quality, waterproof sand-

bags with good seals so that they do

not leak. Both zip and Velcro. You

will need bags that have sealed in-

ners so you can interchange them

and make various weights. Get twice

or three times as many inners as you

have sandbags and fill them up with

dry sand in units of 5kg and 10kg.

For my workout programs, begin-

ners would start out with 5k to 15kg

bags. Intermediates 15kg to 30kg

and Advanced participants anything

upwards of 30kg+

Sandbags are the most affordable way to acquire heavy weight. Sand is free if you live near a beach and can

be purchased very inexpensively from builder’s merchants if you are land-locked.

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Kettlebells

Kettlebells are so versatile – they can

be used to develop conditioning as

well as strength. Originally used by

the Russian military, this training

style was introduced to westerners

and made popular by esteemed

strength coach Pavel Tsatsouline.

I would suggest 8kg and 12kg for la-

dies and beginners, and 16kg and

24kg for guys and intermediate to

advanced clients.

It’s vital to learn how to coach and cue basic kettlebell lifts such as swings, get-ups and the clean and press.

Do not introduce kettlebell training without first learning these movements yourself, preferably from a quali-

fied RKC.

When used properly, kettlebells have been proven to repair and rehabilitate all manner of shoulder and back

injuries but they are often blamed for doing just the opposite if you are careless.

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Rubber-coated Dumbbells

A good alternative to kettlebells for

beginners or those client who are

not ready for kettlebells.

I found that having just three or four

smaller sizes is optimal. I like 4kg,

7kg and 10kg

Medicine Balls.

3kg or 4kg for beginners, 5kg or 6kg

for intermediates and 8kg to 10kg for

advanced.

Get the rubber-coated balls that you

can throw around and bounce off the

ground.

Boxing Pads and shields

Boxing is an awesome way to train

lactate and aerobic conditioning and

build muscular endurance. It also

adds fun and variety to your sessions

and everyone loves to punch and

kick, even though they might not

admit it.

It’s worth taking a short course or

certification to learn how to teach

and cue properly and safely. You

don’t need to be too technical. In fact it helps if you keep it really simple.

The Bootcamp Workout Ideas e-Manuals contain over 60 different boxing combos and drills to spice things

up if you run out of i

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Bootcamp Equipment DO’s and DON’Ts DO take a short course or certification in the equipment that you use. You get way more out of it when you learn how to use it properly.

DO design your workouts to make maximum use of minimal equipment

DO have mostly lighter weights. Group outdoor training is popular because it is fun, accessible and non-threatening. Most civilians fall into the beginner and intermediate categories – so cater for them first.

DON’T invest in a lot of equipment if you are just starting out. Grow your equipment inventory as you grow your business.

DON’T be tempted to make your own equipment. Its unsafe, unprofessional and unnecessary.

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