Comments on: Is Bootcamp Worth the Money?

By: Anne @ Unique Gifter

Anne @ Unique Gifter — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:06:34 +0000

Bootcamp is something that I have never tried before. I react really poorly to people yelling at me, so I’d need to see the instructor in person, teaching a class, before I would decide to sign up.

By: Me Against The Debt

Me Against The Debt — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:10:14 +0000

Excellent post. I am a new reader and came across your blog. Groupons can be another way to keep down fitness costs and I am fortunate that I was able to find a Costco deal where I paid $349.00 up front or $14.54 a month for a 2-year membership. Not too shabby!

By: Éva

Éva — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:31:24 +0000

Great post, I like the idea of a bootcamp but have some wrist problem and not sure if I could do a full training. I personally, do workouts at home, using mostly DVDs and youtube and my own mind and quite okay with it. If I lose the motivation, I lose it to go to a gym, too so it doesn’t make much difference if I exercise at home or in a gym. (Money paid for a fitness pass does NOT motivate me, strangely…)
If one doesn’t feel up for a bootcamp, they can still hire a personal trainer in a gym – a bit more expensive than an average monthly pass but there is no yelling only the knowledge and instruction. 🙂

By: Mel @ brokeGIRLrich

Mel @ brokeGIRLrich — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:17:30 +0000

I actually kind of prefer working out by myself, since I feel like I look like someone about to have a heart attack when I’m working out. That being said, I think a bootcamp could be good for getting started and ingraining how many times you have to go to the gym, having someone double checking you’re going, etc. or if I were losing weight for a specific event, but other than that, I think I’m happiest plodding along in the pool by myself.

I have been considering doing Zumba or Yoga though – they both look fun, but I have no idea what I’m doing, so probably at least starting out in classes to get the right forms would be a smart approach.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:03:31 +0000

I have done bootcamps before and had good results. However, I just recently let my membership lapse at a gym that specialized in bootcamp-style workouts. In the year that I was client with them, the monthly price increased from $60/month to $125/month. It was too much to handle financially. (We are also in a smaller city/town, so that is very expensive).
I get that it costs money to run and operate a gym with specialized equipment, but I just couldn’t get over the fact that in the year I was there, with the price doubling, they didn’t add any new classes, trainers, equipment or improve the facility. I had to quit. Now, I am doing spinning for $10/class and running lots. I do weights at home and drop-in to a yoga class one in a while.

By: Cashville Skyline

Cashville Skyline — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:01:07 +0000

I agree that bootcamp is expensive, but sometimes I need that structure to get myself moving after several months of being sedentary. I actually managed to move right into Insanity after a four week bootcamp session last summer. I kept it going fairly regularly for a couple of months or so until life got in the way. I would have never began again without that initial push, though!