New Body Boot Camp & Wellness

Not your average gym. This is so much more than a gym, it is a supportive community. You will look forward to going to the gym. New body does exactly what it says it will do– it will help you take your body back. I recently lost 25 lbs in 6 weeks just by following the instructions. This will be the best decision you ever made. Don’t wait– join today.

Full disclosure: I used to attend new body bootcamp regularly (4−5x week) for half a year, and was in the best shape I’ve ever been. Sure enough, work got hectic, I started traveling every week, sleeping less, eating more and worse, and started paying less attention to my physical and emotional health. Now back in New York for work, 2 months ago I learned of the opportunity to participate in a 6-​week transformation, I. e an intensive set of bootcamp classes (cardio, calisthenics, etc) one weekly LIFT session (technical, small-​group weight training) and a detailed nutrition plan. The transformation program premise was simple– you need to have at least 20 pounds to lose, you make a deposit to New Body, and you only get it back if you lose at least 20 pounds. Let’s just say it’s been a true, profound transformation for me. From a quantitative standpoint, I lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks. I also lost what I can only described as a translucent dimmer on my mood. Really, it was a dimmer on my happiness. Today, I feel in control of and proud of my body. I really, truly feel like I have taken my body back. This is not a quick fix, it’s not a fad diet with a cult-​like following. It’s a commitment to eat clean, love your body and treat it with respect. I made a commitment to push myself physically and emotionally, and was met with a great group of women of many different shapes and sizes, who are quickly becoming my extended family. The trainers are committed and hold us accountable (phonecall for missed sessions, checking in on fitness pal food logs), and there’s no yelling here, just tough love, technical guidance, and earnest support. I would recommend this Bootcamp in a heartbeat, and really feel like I’m finally back on an upward spiral, and I can’t give up or fall back into my old behaviors. I’m happy and feel proud and am definitely in it at New Body for the long haul.

Excellent trainers great at motivating, switching up workouts & correcting form:) 6 week bootcamp helped me jumpstart my new healthier lifestyle!

I have walked and biked by this funky orange & blue painted space on Union St for a year now and three weeks ago I decided to interrupt their staff meeting and find out what was going on in there. Aja Davis the owner (I believe) greeted me with such openness and cheer that I wouldn’t go away so she told me to come back for a class that evening. I ran around to kill some time and took a class that made me feel like wow I was in one of those reality shows like Biggest Loser or Heavy accept there was no one yelling at me. Actually the only person yelling was me because I was in pain. I have taken about 8 classes now and worked with all the trainers: Aja, Irvin, Naliaka and Tasha and each one is excellent, funny, serious about you and totally present. Each trainer is different, bright and really wants you to achieve your highest potential. I believe its female only but not sure. Their slogan/​chant is Take You Body Back and they sort of have a 10 commandments which I will not state here that are the rules everyone adheres to at this bootcamp. Here is a link to Aja blog which will give you a taste of what can go on
Yeah its a total sweat fest! Oh the fun part is or embarrassing part is the initial consultation a trainer will weigh and measure everything from your neck to your thigh and discuss what is your goal and how they can help you. New Body uses a website
where each week you track your progress and an app called MyFitnessPal to track your diet. So Aja can take a peek at your daily activities (@_@). They use MindBody so you can easily sign up, look up and cancel the classes online and then the app will synch it to your calendar. A no brainer if you like high intensity and want to manifest the body that you always wanted go! Do it… its simple. One last thing the people who gather come from all over well Brooklyn and they are the most supportive and sweatiest people you will ever meet.

Aja Davis and her trainers are awesome. Tasha is always correcting my form. Nalika, Aja and Tasha work their butts off to help women get in great shape. Although I have been going for four years, I am always expected to improve. My partner calls Aja a «genius» because of all of the weight I dropped and the discipline I now show. I attend classes three times a week. My fat is now muscle. I have a new body. Aja’s classes are as challenging as it gets. The Gauntlet is a killer! I am always challenged.
Anyone who states these workouts are not challenging is smoking too much pot or has a personality disorder, or both.
Of course the gym sometimes smells of sweat. We all sweat, we are working our asses off!

Did the 21 day challenge lost 10 lbs. Stayed with it and have lost additional 40 lbs. it works for me.

This place is freaking awesome.
Go every day for two weeks. If you stop drinking and watch what you eat during that time, you will lose 20% of your body fat. That’s what happened to me, and I was astounded.
I used to go to all these different classes at the NYSC — total body conditioning, Pilates, spin — and I liked them. I thought I was getting a workout because I would sweat, but just one class at New Body set me straight. Could barely walk for two days after my first session — have never been so sore after anything in my whole life. After my second workout, still super sore. But the more I went, the faster my recovery. I actually looked forward to going every day. Love love loved it. The atmosphere is supportive, but they will push you. All kinds of people in the classes: some will be very out of shape, most will be pretty average, and some will be ready to run marathons. But that’s a good mix, I think.
It’s not fancy, but the way they work you, it doesn’t have to be, and they have all the quality equipment and supplies you’ll need: boxing gloves/​pads, those super heavy ropes, tons of kettle bells, TRX, all kinds of elastic bands, filtered water, etc. They also have a handheld Omron body fat analyzer so you can see what’s really happening to your body (scales aren’t a good indicator).
I used a 21-​day Groupon and loved it. (Just make sure to email them that you don’t want membership to roll over, and once they verify, you’re all set. This prevents your credit card from being charged.)
I got a Groupon for another Brooklyn boot camp and I went to the first class today… parts of it were hard, but honestly? I was left seriously missing New Body. Once I have a full-​time job, I’m for sure investing in a membership.
Best ever.

I LOVE THIS PLACE!
I am in such great shape lost over 25 pounds!
I found New Body Bootcamp on a groupon and it’s been like family ever since. After I did my groupon I signed up and I love going. I also love all the trainers! The classes are challenging and effective and it’s really easy to talk to them for advice and guidance.
My favorite part of the gym are all the challenges and programs. There are lots of contests and challenges that really help whip you into shape right when you need it most. The trainers are motivating and there are really simple meal plans that are easy to adapt.
This place has really changed my life. I highly recommend it. The classes are so fun and each one has different things to offer (I love the TRX Friday classes). I’ve been coming for 2 years now and I can’t imagine my life without New Body Bootcamp!

BIG CREDIT CARD SCAM!!!
I purchased a 21 day groupon for New Body. In order to register for classes, everyone has to fork over their credit card, even though access to facility was already prepaid. I spoke with CONNIE, and she ensured me that there would be no charges and it was all a matter of formality. Sure enough, a week after my groupon expires, there is a $ 229 charge from NEW BODY BOOT CAMP.
HORRIBLE
MISLEADING
THIEVES
as for the classes – def not worth $ 229
it smells in there as well.
barely worth the $ 49 i paid on groupon.

I bought a living social deal, and I was absolutely turned off by this studio. It was small, quite shabby, and they expected you to workout BAREFOOTED on a carpet. Who does bootcamp classes barefooted?
I had to speak to the trainer from the pavement outside, because you stepped right from the street unto the workoutspace. I’m sorry, but I think your trainer should represent the image that you are trying to portray… He was on the heavier side with more breasts than me (and my girls are DD’s). He suggested that I go to Models to purchase a pair of sneakers solely for class purposes that I had a voucher to workout for only 30 days… crazy!
I never made it beyond the pavement, and I have to wonder if the 5-​stars are real reviews, based on my exprerience.

i’ve tried 2 other boot camp classes in new york and i have to say new body boot camp was by far one of the worst experiences.
the indoor studio in brooklyn is disgusting and small… the floors are sticky and they expect you to take off your shoes/​socks to work out. it was not a hardwood floor, more like the plastic black tarp material found on playgrounds.
the instructor we had could care less what i was doing and did not bother to give us comments on how to improve our form or work out. he just hung out in the front, chatting up some of the girls. the owners/​instructors at other boot camps i’ve been to are more personal, constructive, and enjoyable.

I don’t even know where to begin…
NEW BODY BOOT CAMP & WELLNESS CHANGED MY LIFE!
dramatic? i think not!
When I started college, I was pretty slim but not in shape at all. Over the years, I managed to gain a bit of weight. Before going to New Body, on my own with the help of a few fad diets I was able to lose 15 pounds and keep it off, but I was still overweight.
Now, I visit NBBC & W twice a week and participate in semi-​private training sessions. With the Aja’s help, I was able to become better educated on proper eating and making a habit out of it. I no longer crave junk food like I used to and have way better self control than before.
She checks food journals weekly to keep us on our toes.
I can finally do push-​ups! I’ve seen a huge difference in my endurance and don’t tire nearly as easy. Amazing!
As for my appearance, I dropped a significant amount of body fat and lost about 18 pounds. That may not sound like a lot to you, but I actually have muscles forming now! My clothes are literally falling off of me! I’ll admit, I would have lost more if I had been doing more cardio on days that I don’t attend. However, once I started combining cardio on my own with the bi-​weekly training sessions with Aja, the weight just started melting away.
Another cool thing about Aja’s training program is that she takes monthly measurements using measuring tape, so she does not rely solely on weighing her clients on a scale. I’ve lost so many inches since seeking her services.
I am extremely grateful for all of Aja’s help and recommend any and everyone to give her a try. Everyone in my group who attended with me has seen progress as well. She can do wonders for you, even if your goal is not to lose weight but maybe to tone up. Go for it! It will be the best investment you ever make!

This place is awesome! You will get your butt kicked, but in a good way…
I have been working out almost all my life, but have felt more in a week that I have in months of doing a routine at the gym in this place. I think the combo of circuit training and cardio is perfect. The environment is very supportive too. I just wish it was a little cheaper for the semi-​private personal training sessions. It is totally worth it, but hey I am broke like everyone else these days… lol. Maybe I will try the bootcamp classes next!

Tried it out with the Living Social deal. I hit the gym regularly but usually weights. I wanted to change up my routine to try different gains. Boy did the instructor kick my butt, in a good way. Even though we were there for an hour, it felt like it was mere minutes. Once the class started we were active all throughout, compounding exercises with high intensity movements. After we were done, I just wanted to keep going. Even though I had soreness the next day, it was all worth it.

Aja Davis has improved my muscle strength and body confidence more than 8 years of yoga, pilates, cardio and weight lifting ever did. She also pushes you in a way that you could never do for yourself. She keeps the workout fun and interesting because you are rarely doing any exercise for more than 2 minutes. You will never get bored and she makes sure to give you plenty of encouragement so that you don’t get discouraged. I look forward to my workouts even though they are tough. She has helped change my body and made me feel much better about myself!

I’d been exercising on my own and using my Wii. That was good for a while, but I wanted to kick things up to the next level when I heard about NBBC. Aja and her staff are wonderful! I should say here that I’ve had recurring back issues (including surgery), but they showed me some simple exercises to do at home that would help to strengthen and loosen my back. To that point I thought the main issue was strength, and it is, but they also explained the importance of stretching, and following that advice, along with their motivating training sessions, has definitely moved me into an entirely new fitness realm.
NBBC seems to bring out the best in everyone, so not only do they train you to be fit, somehow they have created an environment you want to return to again and again, both to see them but also to meet with and support your fellow boot campers. I cannot say enough good things about NBBC!

Ok, I started my relationship with Aja and New Body Boot Camp three months ago, not expecting much. I’ve been working out my entire adult life and had hit a plateau. I thought this was it for me– like, «welcome to the rest of your unattractive life.» I’ve been personally trained before, experimented with all sorts of diets and cleanses, yada yada, I figured my I’m older now and this is it.
Oh. My. Effing G*D!!! I was soooo Wrong!!! I look better than I did in high school!!! I look and feel great! So great! So much more energy! My sleep has improved! My waist is smaller than ever!!! I weigh less than ever!!! I’m *stronger* than ever!!! Like, I can do about 20 push-​ups in a row!!! I used to do 1 and pass out!!! (And that was me working out 2 hours/​day) Her work-​outs are only 45 minutes long, which was another reason I thought they wouldn’t be that effective. Sooooo effective! Seriously, I’m smaller and stronger than ever! And it’s easier than it’s ever been!!! Aja really holds me accountable for my full potential!
And I only crave healthy food now! Like fruits and veggies! Without even trying! It’s not forced, I don’t feel limited, I’m not mad at myself or judging myself.. . I feel GREAT! Look GREAT! My digestion’s great, mood is great, skin is great, relationships are going great, work is great!!! I had no idea I needed this like I do!!! I can’t stop saying enough wonderful things about New Body Boot Camp & Wellness!!! It’s changed my life. Changed my perspective. Seriously life-​changing! Gift yourself at least 6 months! You deserve this!!!

Wow. Wow, wow, wow! Can a lazy, non-​athletic, burger-​and-​fries-​eating, beer and wine-​drinking gal pushing 40 who has gained 26 pounds over the last several years pull it together and get in shape? I am here to tell you, YES! Not without doing the work, though…
Fortunately for me, a friend hooked me up with Aja Davis and her New Body Boot Camp class, and I am seriously a changed woman.
Within 4 months of starting, I had lost all 26 pounds, dropped my percentage of body fat by 7%, (!!!) and lost countless inches off my thighs, hips, butt, stomach, and arms. Muscles have begun to appear in places they never existed before. A year ago I got winded walking up the subway steps, and now I’m in the best shape of my entire life. It’s incredible!
I was paying a gym membership at Harbor Fitness prior to this… and I went to the gym maybe a dozen times/​year — yes, per year. I just couldn’t ever seem to commit, to make the time, or to motivate myself to get there. Even when I would go, I never really pushed myself or got a good workout. (and what a waste of money!)
In boot camp class, we all motivate each other — it’s such an awesome group of fun, supportive people, and Aja absolutely wins the prize for the most FUN, happy, encouraging, motivating, inspiring and just plain awesome trainer I’ve ever met. (or person, for that matter.) She is always energetic, upbeat, always positive, but not afraid to give you some tough love when you need it. too. Got an injury or issue with some part of your body? No problem — she can accommodate anything and modify exercises and movements so that you are still working hard and benefitting.
She has proved to me that my body is capable of doing FAR more than my mind thinks it can… and that little push has made a huge difference not only in my body and physical appearance, but also in my thinking, my sense of challenge and adventure — what else am I capable of?
Six months ago I could not do a single military style push-​up. Not one. This morning I just did 20 in a row. I am lighter, infinitely stronger, I have more energy, I’m happier, and I have a whole new closet of clothes to wear that I feel awesome in.
I used to have a lot of lower back pain… now that my core is stronger, guess what? No more back pain!
As an added bonus, Aja and her class have helped me to get the rest of my life in order and reign in my out-​of-​control, terrible eating habits, cut back on drinking. Can’t exactly finish a class the morning after two plates of fettucine aflredo and ¾ bottle of wine… and can’t exactly fit into my new skinny jeans without doing the work at boot camp… you do the math. Plus, once I started feeling cleaner and healthier, I found I didn’t want as many things that were bad for me — it felt better to eat healthy. Aja provides all kinds of ideas and individual support in this department too.
Boot camp is now just part of my life, just something that gets done because I do it, 3 times/​week, every week. It has challenged me and transformed my body. I am actually considering doing a mini-​triathlon now — NEVER in a million years did I think something like that would be on my list, but hey — these last 6 months with Boot Camp have showed me that anything is possible!
It literally took me years to stop making excuses and finally just do it, and wow, am I glad I did. Thanks, Aja!!!

I was so excited to find New Body Boot Camp just a few blocks from my apartment in Park Slope and after a one-​week free trial I immediately signed up for a year long program. I have gone from exercising a couple times a month (and being bored at the gym) to consistently having a kick-​ass workout 3 times a week! And what’s more is that I actually get out of bed at 6AM to workout! But don’t worry non-​morning people — Aja offers classes later in the morning and in the evenings, so you can find a time that works for you. I have never felt this strong and in shape in my life, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to jump start or add to their workout routine. Don’t be fooled by the website — it’s not just a weight-​loss program. It’s more like small group personal training sessions with an emphasis on strength training and a full-​body workout. She gets an A+!

Can I just say– I went from 2 pushups to 20? For me that is a miracle! Except it is not a miracle– it was done by having the smarts to sign up for New Body Bootcamp, where I would have to put in the work. Without this bootcamp I would not be making myself work out at all, or really infrequently, so having to be there 4x a week makes it happen for me. And how can I get myself to show up four times a week? AJA! She makes this fun, I feel supported by her, she walks her talk because she is very fit and I know she uses these same techniques to sculpt her own figure, and she just makes it fly by! This is a total turnaround for me, I never thought I would say I LOVE IT!