Boot Camp Exercise Games

The term “boot camp” is often used in the fitness industry to refer to a fitness class that promotes fat loss, camaraderie and team effort. Some people just don’t like working out alone and they need somebody to push them a little bit to stay motivated. Boot camps are often organized outdoors like parks and public swimming pools. There are plenty of ways on how you can make every session fun and enjoyable like doing boot camp exercise games. It’s inevitable that people get easily bored and if you give them the same routine for the next few months, don’t expect them to stay loyal to you. You have to keep your clients interested and you always need to stir up their energy levels.

One of my favorite boot camp exercise games is the “Ups and Downs”. You need 20 cones spread out around the aerobics area. What you have to do is have 10 of the cones down on their side and the other 10 stand up. Group the class into two teams. The first team has to put all the cones in the upright position and then the other team has to put all the cones in the down position. Start the game along with music. Once the music stops, the game is over. Let the group play for a few rounds. The winning team should be the one that has the most cones in their direction once the music stops. It will be much easier though for the team knocking the cones down so you have to switch directions to be fair for both teams.

The “Story Teller” is also one of the most fun boot camp exercise games. This is very simple but very exhausting. Find a children’s book or basically a story that has a repetitive phrase. Have the group jog around the area in a circle as you read the story to them and when you read the repetitive phrase, the class stops running and should do a series of exercise to each word. For example:

Crock Pot= 10 squats

Dangerous= 10 jacks

Very Bad= 10 push ups

You can always change the locomotor skills like skipping, grapevines or galloping