BOOT CAMP

Losing weight is about hard work and discipline. It is about perseverance.

Though exercises may be excruciating and sometimes very hard to do, research shows that exercising is one of the best ways to burn fat and help one eventually lose weight. Aside from that, exercising is very natural thus health can never be harmed, unless of course done over the natural limit.

There are so many exercises and routines that one can do in order to lose weight. Many claim that swimming is a very good exercise because the whole body is used. Other sports and ball games are also considered good exercise for it burns fat faster than other routines. However, these sports are not always applicable for all people. Nowadays, people get busy everyday and indulging themselves in sports for 3 hours is something they can never consider.

Losing weight must not be that sacrificial. There are exercise routines that one can use that are as effective as the outdoor games.

In boot camps, recruits perform challenges and routines that are very good losing weight exercises. Boot camp exercises does not just involve losing weight but also other fitness development routines like agility, leg power, endurance development, etc.

Here are some of Boot Camp Exercises that you can do to help you lose weight:

Squat and Thrust

This is one of the easiest of the boot camp exercises. You start by standing straight with feet closed. Drop your body down and squat placing your hands adjacent to your feet for support. Slide your feet backwards as in a push up position. Go back to a squatting position and then stand. Repeat the routine for about 6 times but not too much. Cool down by means of marching in place and after recovery repeat the same routine for another 6 reps.

Slow Push-ups

Ready yourself in a pushup position. You can do this on toes or on knees. Do 4 pushups continuously. Perform this with your back straight and your abs in. Lower your body halfway and stay for 4 seconds on the fifth pushup. Push back and continue doing the same routine.

Side Lunge with Windmill Arms

Position yourself in a free space. Extend your arms on the side parallel to the ground. Open your legs to a 50 – 60 degrees angle. Do the routine by bending your knee on the left and bringing the right arm down touching your toes. Do it on the other right side and continue the routine alternately. Aim for a faster bending. This can be done for about 32 reps on both sides.

Ski Jump

Put your feet together while standing. Jump to one side with knees bent and land in a squat position. Jump as far as you can reach. Jump back to the other side. Repeat jumping from one side to the other 16 times.

High Jogs

Close feet together and put hands and arms straight in front of your pelvic. Do jogging in place and let your knees touch your hands. Do not lower your hands during the routine. Do this routine for about 30 seconds.

Before doing the following routine, you must first ready your muscles and do warm-up for 5 to 10 min. Do some stretching, walking and shaking before doing the actual exercise.

Perform the exercises correctly and as many as you can. Never stop moving. During the exercise take a little cool down to catch your breath and to drink water. Do this by walking around or jogging a little.

After the workout, do not ever forget to cool down and relax your muscles. Make some records about your exercises and monitor your development.

There is a great history behind the words commitment, honor, and courage when talking about becoming an American Sailor or a U.S Navy. Its tradition has spanned for more than two centuries.

Any civilian who wished to become a sailor should report to the Recruit Training Command or RTC in Great Lakes, Illinois. Take note, RTC is a big campus but you will never experience being alone. You will meet other recruits with the same goal as you are. The training and skills that you will obtain from the boot camp will be your stepping stone for your future success whether wearing a uniform or not.

A Boot Camp is eight weeks of physical and mental training. As many would expect, it would be very demanding and rigorous. It is hard work because recruits will gain everything that is well worth it in being a navy man. From the Boot Camp, the recruits will emerge as Navy sailors with high physical condition. Every recruit has the chance of accomplishing what are needed to become a true sailor ready for any adventure.

Week 1 is considered as the processing week. Once you have arrived at the RTC, you will be issued with Navy clothing. Right folding and storing your belongings and making your bunk are properly taught. You will also receive complete medical and dental exams and even a haircut if it is needed.

As the week passes, you will spend your time in conditioning, marching, drilling, swimming, and most significantly attending your Navy classes. You are required to push yourself beyond mental and physical limits to achieve higher levels of performance which you thought you cannot do. Then honor, courage, and commitment will become the words that you will be required to live with. These are the Navy Core Values which will become your ideals as well as your shipmates'.

Week 2 focuses on building your confidence. You will take a confidence course designed for simulating shipboard situations during emergency cases. This will taught you how to be sharp and cooperative with other shipmates.

Week 3 will be your reality check. You will learn about ship nomenclature, first aid procedures, semaphore or signaling using flags, and other real-world lessons to survive the Navy world. It also includes Customs and Courtesies, money management, armed conflict laws, identification of aircraft and navy ship, basic seamanship, and shipboard communication. You will then be subjected for two tests to physical training including curl ups, 1.5 mile run, push-ups, and sit-reaches.

Week 4 will be your weapons training. You will be taught how to handle a 12-gauge shotgun and an M-16.

Week 5 will focus totally on you. It will answer what, where, and how questions to assess the things that you have undergone already and seeing what the future brings.

Week 6 is all about firefighting and shipboard damage control. You will learn about extinguishing fires and escaping a compartment filled with smokes.

Week 7 will be your ultimate test. You are provided with exercises of twelve different scenarios incorporated with what you have been previously learned. You, together with your team are graded according to your ability on executing the tasks being required. Successful completion will enable you to obtain the ball cap as a full-fledged Navy Sailor.

Week 8 will be your graduation. Be proud that you have successfully passed the Boot camp and achieved your dream to become a member of the U.S. Navy with honor, courage, and commitment.