Our Baton Rouge Boot Camp Moves Indoors!

A quick question:

What do pre-dawn exercise, Fire Ants, dog poop, wet car seats,  and a cat-lady all have in common?

They're all a normal part of your typical Outdoor Baton Rouge Boot Camp!

There's nothing worse than showing up to your local BREC park before the sun has come up so you can walk right into the special gift some local dog-lover left for you. Thanks to the plentiful supply of irresponsible dog owners, our boot camp members were constantly dodging those canine "landmines." Luckily we only had one or two casualties...

Of course you can also look forward to a Fire Ant attack in the middle of your workout. Doing any exercise that requires being on the ground is like asking to be turned into a tasty treat. The scary thing is that some news sources are citing a 40% increase in the Fire Ant population, by 2010. The simple fact is that the little critters aren't going away any time soon.

Lastly, there's the nothing more fun than having to show up during heavy rain to run through the mud so you can train underneath one of those park pavilions that barely gives you any cover.

Ok, so maybe I'm the only person who likes to do that.

The simple fact is, only a few people ever wanted to show up in the rain. We can sit here and brag about how "hardcore" our training is, but people often need to go to work after they train, and drying off their soaking wet car seats isn't in their schedule. Of course you could call off the boot camp for that day, but what happens when it rains the entire week? Do you lose 1/4 of your months training volume (and calorie expenditure) because of the weather?

And last, but certainly not the least  in weird outdoor boot camp experiences...

*drumroll*

The crazy cat-lady!

The best part was when she'd drive through the parking lot at around 40mph and then jump out of her car to throw cat food to all of the stray cats in the area. Then she'd jump right back in and peel out of the parking lot...

It was like watching a one-woman Cat-Feeding SWAT Team.

It's really hard to say what motivates her. But hey, while she seemed to scare boot camp members with her unkempt hair and crazy driving, she's obviously passionate about what she does.

I've got to give her that.

So with all of this in mind, we decided it was in our members best interest to move indoors. Of course we'll still be doing some of our favorite exercises like sled-pulls outside, but now we've got the option of air conditioning and showers. It's the best of both worlds.