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Women Finding Success, Confidence In Boot Camp Exercise Program
Group Mets Five Days Per Week
UPDATED: 7:39 am CDT August 21,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- Boot camp normally doesn't sound like an experience people would be excited about but some area women are finding it's a surefire confidence booster.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportThese women said getting up at 5:30 a.m. for their "Pink Platoon Boot Camp" is the perfect way to help them get fit.Boot campers help each other with a combination of exercise, nutrition and encouragement.Sessions last four weeks with camp every morning Monday through Friday."If you're out going for a run, you're not going to push yourself as hard. But if you see other people push themselves, you'll go I can do this. If she can do this, I can do this," said Katie Hawkins, a Pink Platoon trainer.Hawkins said when women call her and tell her about their weight loss and self confidence she finds it very rewarding.For those interested in getting involved in the next boot camp session, click here: Pink Platoon Boot Camp
VIDEO: Watch The ReportThese women said getting up at 5:30 a.m. for their "Pink Platoon Boot Camp" is the perfect way to help them get fit.Boot campers help each other with a combination of exercise, nutrition and encouragement.Sessions last four weeks with camp every morning Monday through Friday."If you're out going for a run, you're not going to push yourself as hard. But if you see other people push themselves, you'll go I can do this. If she can do this, I can do this," said Katie Hawkins, a Pink Platoon trainer.Hawkins said when women call her and tell her about their weight loss and self confidence she finds it very rewarding.For those interested in getting involved in the next boot camp session, click here: Pink Platoon Boot CampCopyright 2008 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
