I have been teaching the boot camp at the Orem Fitness Center since Thanksgiving. It has been a lot of fun, but can--at times--also be a stretch to come up with a new work out (or even just a new way to do the work-out) that will be fun, exciting, and beneficial for all of my boot campers. A couple weeks ago, I a lady started coming to my tuesday/Thursday morning camp. Just like everyone else in the class, she is very dedicated and works hard. She informed me today that she was the 2nd place winner in the Orem Fitness Center's weight loss challenge!
This challenge started at the beginning of the year and was a competition based on percentage of total body weight lost. The final weigh-in was this past Saturday, after seven weeks, and she won second place! I didn't ask how much total weight she lost during this challenge, but she did say that she dropped 6% body fat in those seven weeks. The cool thing--at least as I saw it--is that she said she didn't drop ANY of that body fat until the last two weeks of the challenge... when she started coming to boot camp!!! She credited me and my boot camp with helping her do so well.
I don't know if I deserve that credit, though. She was the one doing the work. I may have been showing up there at 6 a.m. to tell people what to do, but she was showing up at 6 a.m. to do whatever I told her to do for an hour. It's a big class, usually at least 20 people; she could have easily slept in. Instead, she showed up every Tuesday and Thursday morning and worked hard. And it shows! She is a winner, and she deserves it!
Welcome to my blog! I am Scott Swift, former competitive swimmer, casual cyclist, and non-runner trying to turn Triathlete. I'm also an NSCA-certified Personal Trainer, looking to make a difference in the world and in individual lives. Help me raise funds and awareness as I race this year to benefit Special Olympics Utah!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Getting closer...
This has been a very busy winter for me so far. I got married, continue to work and try to build my business, have been working on home improvement projects, planned my race season, and have been coordinating that race season to be a fundraiser for Special Olympics Utah. If this hasn't been enough, I have also been training for my races.
Just a couple weeks ago, it felt like my very first race was so far off. Just today, however, I realized that my first race is only a month away. It's a good thing I've been training the way I have. And it's also turned out to be a good thing that my car broke down a couple days ago. Because of that, I've used getting to and from work as a chance to get in either a good bike or run work-out. It's been a good way to jump start an already busy work-out schedule.
I hope to do very well this season, and my first race will tell me where I am at, how I'm doing, this early in the year. After that first race, I have almost two months till my second, and so I will have a good chance to get ready to dominate! I have pledged to donate a certain amount of money--depending on race results--to Special Olympics Utah. To see that goal and pledge, and for directions on how to make your own pledge or one-time tax-deductible donation (should you feel so inclined and have the financial means), please click on the "Fundraising: Special Olympics Utah" tab at the top (under the header).
Special Olympics Utah has been very gracious and helpful so far, and I haven't even done anything yet! I think that's pretty indicative of how the athlete's compete and live. It's all about pushing themselves to reach the best of what they can be, and helping their friends and fellow athlete's to do the same. We could learn a lot from these amazing athlete's, and I hope to be able to share some of their stories here alongside my own. Until then, remember that life is to be joyful: find the best in yourself, your family, your friends, and in life!
Just a couple weeks ago, it felt like my very first race was so far off. Just today, however, I realized that my first race is only a month away. It's a good thing I've been training the way I have. And it's also turned out to be a good thing that my car broke down a couple days ago. Because of that, I've used getting to and from work as a chance to get in either a good bike or run work-out. It's been a good way to jump start an already busy work-out schedule.
I hope to do very well this season, and my first race will tell me where I am at, how I'm doing, this early in the year. After that first race, I have almost two months till my second, and so I will have a good chance to get ready to dominate! I have pledged to donate a certain amount of money--depending on race results--to Special Olympics Utah. To see that goal and pledge, and for directions on how to make your own pledge or one-time tax-deductible donation (should you feel so inclined and have the financial means), please click on the "Fundraising: Special Olympics Utah" tab at the top (under the header).
Special Olympics Utah has been very gracious and helpful so far, and I haven't even done anything yet! I think that's pretty indicative of how the athlete's compete and live. It's all about pushing themselves to reach the best of what they can be, and helping their friends and fellow athlete's to do the same. We could learn a lot from these amazing athlete's, and I hope to be able to share some of their stories here alongside my own. Until then, remember that life is to be joyful: find the best in yourself, your family, your friends, and in life!
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