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Health & Fitness

Optimize Your Health, Fitness & Vitality with Brien Shamp: New Youth Obstacle Boot Camp coming in November

The Youth Obstacle Boot Camp, is an After School obstacle-based fitness program for kids eight and up, developed by Brien Shamp and Mike King. The program is designed to help kids get fit while having fun.  It is also designed to promote confidence, leadership, and teamwork—skills that kids can use for a lifetime.

WHAT IS THE OBSTACLE COURSE LIKE? Each course employs obstacles and other equipment such as hurdles, battle ropes, monkey bars, quick-foot ladders, balls, and cones to help develop dexterity, endurance, and agility.  By tackling these obstacles, kids will also develop a mental strength that they can use for a lifetime.  Each session begins with instructions and warm-ups, which are then followed by the day’s obstacle course.  The obstacle course in each session is set up differently. This not only keeps boredom at bay, It also teaches kids to adapt to changing environments and to embrace new challenges.  Kids are divided into small groups so that the obstacle course can be completed in a timely manner (generally 25-30 minutes).  Each group will rotate through the obstacles until all obstacles have been completed.  A 5-10 minute cool-down completes the class.

WHAT IF MY KID ISN’T ATHLETIC? Your kid does not need to be athletic to participate!  The program is designed to help develop athletic skill—athletic skill is not a requirement.  Each obstacle can be modified to suit a kid’s specific physical strengths, and our trainers will work closely with your kid to make sure your kid can confidently tackle each obstacle.

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WHAT IF MY KID IS ALREADY VERY ATHLETIC? If your kid is very athletic or already is an athlete, the obstacles will enhance your child’s agility, coordination, and endurance.  Our trainers will work closely with your kid to make sure your kid is appropriately challenged.  This program is also a great compliment to every sport since it focuses on strength building and cardiovascular conditioning. 

WHAT WE BELIEVE: We believe that children who associate fun with fitness are more likely to adopt healthy physical and mental habits that they will use for a lifetime.

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WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR? The Youth Obstacle Boot Camp is the perfect fit for kids who want to:

·       Improve their overall fitness level

·       Cross-train for a specific sport

·       Lose weight and build strength

·       Build-up coordination, agility, and endurance 

·       Participate in team building activities

·       Learn leadership skills

·      Have fun!

WHO RUNS THE CLASSES? Classes are taught by the same Certified Personal Trainers and Coaches Brien Shamp employs for his adult Boot Camps. Trainers for The Youth Obstacle Boot Camp are handpicked based on their previous experience working with kids. There are two trainers present in each class, and all trainers are CPR-certified.

The Youth Obstacle Boot Camp will take place at: Shamp’s Studio Boot Camps 248A Harbor Blvd., Belmont, CA 94002Start Date To Be Determined (Should be first week in November)

Program Days & Times:

•    MWF: 3:30 – 4:10 pm for Kids grades 3-5

•    MWF: 4:20 – 5:00 pm for Kids grade 6 and above

Please let me know if you are interested in our new program for your youth!

For more information and to sign-up for the Beta Test Grand Opening Promotion-->http://www.brienshamp.com/yobc/

Space will be limited to 15 per session for this NEW Beta Test Program.

Your friend & coach, Brien Shamp brings you 22 years of experience as a Body Transformation Expert, Personal Trainer, Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, Massage Therapist, Strength Coach for College & Pro Athletes and Reiki Practitioner. In 2011 he was nominated one of the top ten trainers in the country. Brien has a degree in Biomechanics from UC Davis and extensive graduate studies in Exercise Physiology from SF State. Brien won first place in the Met-Rx World’s Best Personal Trainer Contest in 1999 and was nominated Best in the Bay by KRON 4 for Weight Loss in 2009. He is an active author in Parenting on the Peninsula, Ms. Fitness Magazine and his FREE Blog with thousands of subscribers at www.BrienShamp.com

 



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