You may have seen pictures this week of the England football squad being put through its paces by Royal Marines on a military-style ‘bootcamp’ experience. It made for some great shots as footballers who, let’s face it, have something of a reputation as pampered millionaires, were subjected to some fairly brutal-looking treatment. It almost made… Read More
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What is a calorie anyway? – #AskNBC
It’s almost impossible to talk about weight-loss, fitness, or dieting without the idea of calories coming up. Calorie-counting is often considered to be a vital aspect to weight loss, although we’re reluctant to focus on calories excessively. Instead, we like to focus on the nutritional value of food as a whole. Calories are essentially a… Read More
Amazing ‘before and after’ picture competition – win a weekend boot camp!
As you may have noticed, the Northern Bootcamp website has undergone a huge transformation – and we’ve launched an amazing new competition to celebrate! We love it when you send us your transformation pictures, because they show the journey that people have been on. They represent the work that has been put in. They exemplify… Read More
Welcome to the new Northern Bootcamp website
Welcome to the new Northern Bootcamp website! It was time for a refresh, so we’ve spent several months working on the new site to make sure it meets our customers’ high expectations. Our website is often the first port of call for most new customers, so we wanted to make sure their first impressions were… Read More
Let Northern Bootcamp help with your Great North Run training
It’s the end of April and the London Marathon is over, which usually means one thing: it’s time to start training for the Great North Run. Sunday, 10th September might seem like an awfully long way away, but you need to start training now to make sure you do yourself justice – and enjoy yourself –… Read More
Capturing that Northern Bootcamp feelgood factor
We often talk about the ‘feelgood factor’ at Northern Bootcamp, but it’s really difficult to explain unless you’ve experienced it. It’s got everything to do with the feeling of working hard and reaping the rewards, hitting your targets, helping your campers on the way (and being helped!), learning new things about yourself, and genuinely achieving something… Read More
Ultimate HIIT session from Northern Bootcamp
Sample sessions are one of the most frequent requests we receive, so here’s a great one. Focusing on High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), this is a tough session but it’ll raise your metabolism and will help you burn carbs for ages – even after you’ve finished exercising. On this page you will find: The full session… Read More
The dirty side of a triathlon
Olympic triathletes are prime examples of peak human conditioning, and nothing quite encapsulates human endurance and determination quite like a Triathlon. Just ask Dan and Bruce here at Northern Bootcamp – they’ve done their fair share of triathlons over the years and know exactly what it takes to complete the gruelling event. However, there is… Read More
Win a Bootcamp Kitchen recipe book!
It’s been three months since we launched our amazing recipe book, Bootcamp Kitchen, and we are delighted with the response. It has absolutely flown off the virtual shelves, with hundreds of copies being sold via our website, and through some friendly local retailers in and around Bamburgh and Seahouses. We’ve even had campers using Facebook… Read More
Top six reasons why women should lift weights
Not enough women lift weights. There, we said it. The benefits of using free weights (ie, not attached to a machine) are such that anyone who takes exercise even slightly seriously should consider it. We regularly use weights and resistance training as part of our routines at Northern Bootcamp – they are a critical part… Read More
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