I did two bootcamps this year: One week in their base in Norfolk and one week in Ibiza. And I will definitely make my way from Germany and do it again rather soon!Both bootcamps were awesome: I've experienced 5 different instructors (Danny, Ben, Tom, Gee, and Paul), each one of them very knowledgeable and absolutely dedicated to his job. Despite the military background most of them have, no shouting at all, just pure motivation and inspiration (hey, you might want to impress these guys). And they were all very friendly (and partly very funny) guys, just like the rest of their staff, like the camp managers, the chefs or their founder Deena. You’ll find people there who care about your journey.Also, the campers were lovely people, so you‘ll have a wonderful group experience if this is your thing. Perfect if you don't want to travel alone.So you can really enjoy a week (or more) away from your everyday troubles, and a true reset of your life.As for the quality of the nutrition and training:Personally, I've managed to lose a lot of weight during this year also without the bootcamps. So for me, they were mostly for refining my results, for getting stronger and healthier, for getting more knowledge, and most of all, for uplifting my motivation after some private issues. So my goal was not to lose lots of weight, as I'm very close to my desired goal anyway and can't expect big numbers. Nevertheless I did, and especially my Ibiza result with more fat loss than actual weight loss (while gaining muscle mass) was awesome. They measure it very exactly using the Inbody system.Loved the food in both camps. They have different portion sizes, depending on your gender and goals. And they can adjust it. I never felt starved or too weak for training. Only problem: most dishes were just too delicious, so it was a shame not to have more of them. You get an idea how good healthy feed can taste, and that you don‘t need a big pizza and lots of calories to have enough energy for hard workouts. A nutrition talk at the end of the week gave us even more knowledge and strategies how to continue. Some dishes and especially the food schedule and the snacks were a good inspiration for the time at home.As stated above, the trainers were very motivating, and always adjusting the training to the needs of their clients, by showing lots of progressions and regressions. All abilities are in the same group, and they make the group form a supportive team, with mutual encouragement. Everyone in their own pace, and the stronger ones just do more.Especially their chief instructor Gee justified why he’s in exactly that position, and I would absolutely trust this guy. He was very keen about any potential health issues (you send them a form in advance anyway), he gave me some really good advice during our initial talk and during the first day which help me indeed to avoid some muscle soreness issues from the start which I had experienced prior to that bootcamp. He explained everything, even the running, with a strong focus on safety and how to do any movement in the correct way. Also, during the nutrition talk, he advocated a healthy body fat percentage instead of going as low as possible. And as I was a weak hill runner in a pretty fit group, he told us repeatedly not to compare us against the others. He even joined me at the end of the group during one morning run when I felt very frustrated inside, telling me when to run and when to power-walk, and just did the same. BTW also during the hikes, there’s always one of the instructors at the end of the group.The training is varied and your schedule isn’t exactly the same everyday, also Ibiza and Norfolk were different, due to the environment. You can expect mobilisation, running, circuits, HIIT, strength training with your bodyweight, dumbbells or barbells, long hikes, boxing, yoga, stretch, and spinning (Norfolk), swimming (Ibiza), stair runs (Ibiza), or beach workouts (see what you can do with a towel and a partner).After the hard days, you can treat yourself by booking a massage. I can recommend the massage therapist from Norfolk as well as the one from Ibiza.After each of both camps I felt a lot fitter than before. Even though it is a physically hard week, you don’t leave tired at all (as I would have expected), but instead very energised.The locations:To be honest, in that one week with all that hard training and lovely people, the actual location becomes almost unimportant. Nevertheless, the villa in Ibiza has been absolutely stunning, with a mix of luxury but also a certain simplicity and pureness, in a lush, green environment. Norfolk is more like what I would call cosy, a place to feel at home, in a certain way, and the landscape rather similar to what I have at home as well, but also beautiful and close to the sea … you just won‘t have a beach holiday there!Only a little bit that could be improved: It would be awesome if the payments could also be made via PayPal or bank transfer, not only by credit card.
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No1 is the most established and successful residential fitness brand, hosting fitness holidays, fat & weight loss boot camps across Europe - helping clients achieve maximum results in minimum time. Celebrating its 10th year, No1 has camps in Norfolk, Ibiza, Marrakesh and Portugal.
