The one thing that the Renton Results Boot Camp isn’t: boring.
Fitness expert Luka Hocevar makes sure of that. Hocevar runs the boot camp at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance, located at 1222 Bronson Way North in Renton.
“It’s a pretty cool environment because you have pro athletes working alongside 55-year-old moms,” Hocevar said. “Nobody cares what anyone else’s ability level is, everyone is just trying to make it through this boot camp.”
The gym offers semi-private training in addition to the popular boot camp. Hocevar said the boot camp attracts people from 18 to 70 years old and from every level of fitness. And that’s the beauty of his system, is its versatility.
“The fittest person in the world can do the hardest level and still get a great workout,” he said. “Or if they’re just starting off at Level 1, almost anyone can do it.”
The typical boot camp starts slow rolling and self massage with foam rollers to get the muscles ready to even get warmed up. Then the group starts with dynamic warm-up drills, which are a combination of body weight exercises and stretching.
“At that point everybody is sweating,” Hocevar said. “Then we explain what the bootcamp is for today, and just crank it.”
The workout portion usually lasts 20-25 minutes and might consist of anything from kettle bells, to sand bags, to medicine balls in a circuit fashion.
“It’s never boring,” Hocevar said. “No one has ever come in and said, ‘I’ve done this already.’”
Hocevar and his staff attend various seminars throughout the year to always stay on the cutting edge of exercise ideas. That keeps the boot camp sessions fresh and efficient.
As part of Hocevar’s goal to change the lives of 10,000 Renton residents by 2015, Vigor Grounds decided to set up a weight loss contest earlier this fall. For every pound lost, the gym donated $2 to the Boys and Girls Club of Renton/Skyway. That totaled 682.7 pounds and $1,365.40 over the eight-week contest.
For more information about the gym, programs, or videos of classes, go to www.rentonresultsbootcamp.com.
