Houston Area Adventure Boot Camp

Like others who have commented before me, I love, love, love the Bellaire edition of this Boot Camp. For personal reasons, I have had to miss a few months a few times over the past 18 months that I have been doing this, and I really miss it and crave my return. The instructor, June, is awesome in her commitment and passion. You go at your own pace, based on what shape you’re in, your age, etc. and it is a challenge whether you are a teenager or a retiree, whether you are just starting out or a ninja warrior. If you live in Bellaire or Meyerland, this is the place to be at 5:30 in the morning. At 6:30, you’re sweaty, exhausted but exhilarated. Yes, it is tough to get up at 5 am, but once you do and adapt, it is the best thing you can do for yourself. Go. Do it. Now. You won’t regret it.

Love, love, love the 5:30 am boot camp class in Bellaire with June Garrison! I have been with this class for 18 months, the longest I have ever stayed with a program. June provides encouragement and motivates me! Getting up early takes effort, but knowing I have already accomplished something by 6:30 am makes the rest of the day easier! Awesome group of work out buddies makes it a joy too!

We (Me and My Husband) attend the Bellaire Boot Camp with June. This class really is a great class. June is motivating without being pushy… but just enough push to make you want to try harder and do better. She varies the classes so that it’s not the same monotonous workout and that makes it all worthwhile. I had such a hard time getting my husband to workout in the evenings and worried because he would get winded trying to run with our dog. Well now he far out runs me! SO it works! It really works! We started over a year ago and this is the longest we have stuck with a workout program! Thank you also for changing to Co-​Ed! Sometimes it is so hard to get up at 5AM :) but, when we are done with the class we feel so much better. Come Join us! You won’t regret it!

As good as it gets is right for June’s Condit Boot Camp! I’ve been doing it for 2 years and LOVE it. OK … maybe getting up at 5 is difficult, but when I am there June is so motivational and enthusiastic that all of us dig in through the sweat and enjoy the class. June is excellent at finding different ways to work out and keep the class interesting. Last year when I got an injury, June made sure to have special exercises and stretches just for me until I healed. She’s so good and adjusting the workout to suit the individual. I very highly recommend the Condit Boot Camp to ANYONE who is thinking of giving morning workouts a try … it doesn’t get much better than this.

I was visiting from Chicago and my friend invited me to drop in on two classes at the park. I am in pretty good shape and hit the gym 4 times a week, so I was happy to drop in and get a workout in. But for being an active person, the workout sure kicked my butt. The trainer, TJ, had a very planned out workout for the two sessions I joined and they were completely different. He was also very motivational and pushed everyone to keep going. No matter what fitness level you are at, the workouts are as intense as you push yourself. You may feel super exhausted after the workout, but the feeling of accomplishment and wanting to do it again makes it a fun and motivational experience.

I went to the spotts park location from 630 to 730 for a few different classes. The different trainers helps to mix things up, in a good way and bad. If you get some trainers who just throw some exercises at you for you to do, then its not so good. It doesnt seem like they gave much thought to the routines. Some of the other trainers had well thought out work outs that were not similar and keep you from getting bored. They also were very attentive to your form. Its way too expensive to go there session after session to really see the results unless there is a groupon or you take advantage of one of their specials.

Unlike other boot camps you are not going to come here and play around or plan the next happy hour. The instructor (TJ) makes class fun and he really gives results. I will be signing up for the 12 month session as I really like making it a part of my routine. This is also a great place to make new friends and get out and do something.

This is great! I go to the Heights location… Candice is a great trainer! It is fun and they know how to keep you motivated!

My late night habit of checking Groupon when I’ve run out of things to do online (note to self: check in 11 minutes) got me a Groupon for ten sessions of boot camp. There’s a few different options and locations. You can choose between three, four or five days; co-​ed or women only; Westchase, Heights, Bellaire, Sugarland, Katy, Cypress, Museum District; What Are You Doing Up At This Hour (5am or 5:30am), You Lazy Bum, You Should Be At Work (8:30am), Really, Are You Still Going To Be Motivated After Work? (6pm or 6:30pm).
I’m a lazy bum, and did the 8:30am one in the Heights, which was co-​ed. I should’ve been at work. Hey, health first. The Heights one is in Spotts Park. Parking sucked on some days, because there was some other fitness thing for high schoolers (summer only, I imagine). Oi, lady! Once your kid gets in your car you can leave! However, it’s really easy to park on the street.
On my first day, though I’d peed before coming, I’d chugged too much juice. The instructor told me there weren’t any restrooms, but there were plenty of well-​positioned bushes. After peering in at the abandoned YMCA building, I thought, screw it. It’s not a good idea to make hopping from foot to foot take up the full hour of the boot camp. I tramped around and looked for a secluded bush out of view of the basketball court, where the boot camp meets. When I finally found a bush out of view, I looked behind me and saw someone pushing his kid on the swings. Since I didn’t want my boot camp experience to end with me doing jumping jacks in an orange jumpsuit (orange is not my color), I trudged back and hoped there wouldn’t be too much bouncing. Fortunately, the first day was the fitness test, which consists of three one minute sets of push ups and sit ups and a one-​mile run. The run is four laps around the inner track of the park. Don’t pat yourself on the back yet, because it’s more of a .96mi run. I was able to motivate myself by pretending I was running from an attacker, then running to the bathroom. I think the latter worked better.
Each hour started and ended the same. The warm up consisted of push ups, crunches, back extensions, a lap around the track, and two other stretching type exercises (it looks like you’re bending at the waist and flopping around). The cool down was stretching. Each day was different: cardio (running and hills), abs (a lot of exercises in the high plank and side plank position), upper body (I think I missed the days we did this), lower body (bridges, squats, hills), interval training, and all over body. Given that the exercises are back to back, it’s hard, but, since the instructor will give you modifications and you can go at your own pace (this isn’t the sort of boot camp where the instructor yells at your maggoty face and lazy ass), it’s as hard as you push yourself.
There weren’t a lot of people in my session, from six to maybe twelve. I had a make up class and went to the night class, and there were a lot more people, around 20. They also met up on one of the hills, since people were playing basketball.
When I started the boot camp, I wasn’t so sure I’d do any future sessions. Plonking 200 – 300 clams seemed excessive, since I already had a gym membership. However, it’s a good way to get yourself in the habit of exercising at a set time, the instructors are awesome (mine was Kat, and from people who’d been to previous boot camps, Stacy/​Stacey and Karen are great, too), and the exercises you do are all things you can do on your own, even if you don’t have a gym membership. If I’m done with my «try out a ton of different fitness options» phase in a few months, I’d definitely do this again. I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that they’ll have a 6:30am session, which my instructor said she was trying to convince the owner (Karen) to do.
Don’t go into this expecting to lose a ton of weight at the end of it unless you’re overhauling everything – my continued propensity for baking being a case in point. You will get stronger and improve, as the fitness test at the end of the session shows.

This is the best boot camp. I keep coming back every session because it’s so motivating and I feel so good after each morning session. When you get your workout out of the way first thing in the morning, it effects your whole day. Stacy and June, our instructors in Sugar Land, are so good at changing up exercises every day. They are always encouraging and pushing you just enough for you to give it your all. No matter your age, weight, or fitness level, this boot camp is for you. If it wasn’t for Houston Adventure Boot Camp, I’d still be paying my gym membership and never going!

Boot camp is the best way to get into shape. I am fortunate enough to have Jeff from Houston Adventure Boot Camp teaching classes at my place of employment. After 5 weeks i have more energy and endurance for any activity. We only use 3 to 8 pound dumbbells and at the end of our one hour Boot Camp in the Houston heat if feels like 20 pounds.
We will be re-​measured at the end our 8-​week program… i will update then.
I highly recommend Boot Camp for the marathon runner to the guy who only lifts weights in the gym.

I took my first boot camp class in 2006 and I was not in shape at all. I tried to get back into workout mode but I would always make excuses. I knew I needed a push and this boot camp was it. Since then my run time has improved from 12 minutes a mile to 8 minutes a mile! I go back twice a year. Once in the fall before Thanksgiving and once in the Spring and the rest of the year I maintain because I remember how hard I worked to get to where I am now.
They do not yell but motivate which I think is very important. If you can not do the exercise they modify it for your ability. I would recommend this boot camp to anyone.

After my second month of boot camp, I was able to fit into a skirt I bought 3 years ago… and wasn’t able to fit into then. (It was a good deal! I knew I’d be able to squeeze into it one day!) My wardrobe has doubled since I began boot camp. All my old clothes squeezed my fat the wrong way, but everything fits just right now! Yeah!