"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got!" ~NLP Adage
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Founder of Boot Camp Babes,
Andrea Friedman
Andrea Friedman
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*ONE OF ARIZONA'S TOP YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS, AS NAMED BY THE AZ REPUBLIC |
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Hello, and thank you for your interest in Boot Camp Babes! Just as we make it a point to get to know you, I want to tell you a little bit about myself. I am AFAA certified, which is a fancy way of saying I am a group fitness instructor, certified by an elite association. I have always enjoyed athletics. At a young age, I got involved in dance, swimming and softball. Eventually I coached a 5A high school spiritline, was a lifeguard supervisor, taught swim lessons, led aerobic classes and was a camp instructor for NCA (National Cheerleaders Association). I was also a professional cheerleader in the NFL for 4 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. After retiring there, I traveled overseas working for the Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE). Our tours were amazing. We met the most inspiring people. We traveled to bases in Egypt, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Germany, Honduras, Guantanamo Bay, Qatar, Puerto Rico and Baghdad. During my tours, we participated with the military during their morning fitness training. What an amazing way to get fit! It felt so great to get up early and train outdoors. The best part was I felt energized the rest of the day and knew I didn't have to worry about fitting a workout in. I wanted to share my experience with other women and have done just that with Boot Camp Babes. Together we will make it through the sweat and sore muscles and actually have fun while we do it! We will get to know each other on a personal level and unite as a team during our camps. Camaraderie is so important when you are working towards a common goal. Stick with us, and we will make your fitness goals a reality.
:) Andrea
Ok, so let's get right to it! You need to see the pictures below. I am sharing these with you because I want you to know that I understand what it feels like to wake up in the morning and not like who you see in the mirror. I went from having an awesome "6 pack" to being unrecognizable to myself. I became pregnant and, for the first time in my life, didn't think about my body and threw everything I knew about eating healthy and exercising out the window. You see, when I became pregnant I thought, finally... "I'm free"... no more obsessing about what the scale says, no more worrying about fitting into size 2 designer jeans. For once I can just relax and not worry about my waistline, after all, "I'm pregnant!" Well, as you can see, that really didn't turn out so well for me. Once I began to gain weight, emotionally I went off the deep end. I literally would eat a pan of Ghirardelli chocolate turtle brownies in one day, fast food all the time and no exercise because I didn't want to get my heart rate up too high for fear of it "hurting" the baby. All RIDICULOUS!!! I was in denial that I was depressed and in a very, very bad emotional place. I was using food as my escape. This was a horrible cycle, and my body was responding so badly to all the sugar and processed foods it wasn't used to. By the end of my pregnancy I weighed almost 200 pounds! (I am around 120 at my healthiest weight.) Now I'm pretty sure my precious little newborn, Ryder, didn't weigh that much.... so guess what? I had to lose all of the weight afterward on my own. I took a good hard look in the mirror and decided that I had to do something. Once I held my little pumpkin I had a wake-up call. So I did what each of you is going to do, took it one day at a time, one push-up at a time and never looked back! Within one year I was back to my healthy weight and I will never, ever, take my body for granted! I went to hell and back so believe me, I know it is hard to come to class everyday when your entire body aches and all of your muscles are sore. But it is WORTH IT! I'm not talking about just your physical appearance, but the reward of spending more years with your children and grandchildren because you took control of your life and made a change, from the inside out!
Check out those thighs, baby! I am not ashamed of these photos because this is my journey and I wanted to share it with you. I have had to work hard my entire life to be healthy and look good. It does not "come naturally" as you may have thought. I understand the emotional and physical turmoil weight issues can cause, and I am here to help you with your own. I am a woman just like you and I "get" it.
:) Andrea
Ok, so let's get right to it! You need to see the pictures below. I am sharing these with you because I want you to know that I understand what it feels like to wake up in the morning and not like who you see in the mirror. I went from having an awesome "6 pack" to being unrecognizable to myself. I became pregnant and, for the first time in my life, didn't think about my body and threw everything I knew about eating healthy and exercising out the window. You see, when I became pregnant I thought, finally... "I'm free"... no more obsessing about what the scale says, no more worrying about fitting into size 2 designer jeans. For once I can just relax and not worry about my waistline, after all, "I'm pregnant!" Well, as you can see, that really didn't turn out so well for me. Once I began to gain weight, emotionally I went off the deep end. I literally would eat a pan of Ghirardelli chocolate turtle brownies in one day, fast food all the time and no exercise because I didn't want to get my heart rate up too high for fear of it "hurting" the baby. All RIDICULOUS!!! I was in denial that I was depressed and in a very, very bad emotional place. I was using food as my escape. This was a horrible cycle, and my body was responding so badly to all the sugar and processed foods it wasn't used to. By the end of my pregnancy I weighed almost 200 pounds! (I am around 120 at my healthiest weight.) Now I'm pretty sure my precious little newborn, Ryder, didn't weigh that much.... so guess what? I had to lose all of the weight afterward on my own. I took a good hard look in the mirror and decided that I had to do something. Once I held my little pumpkin I had a wake-up call. So I did what each of you is going to do, took it one day at a time, one push-up at a time and never looked back! Within one year I was back to my healthy weight and I will never, ever, take my body for granted! I went to hell and back so believe me, I know it is hard to come to class everyday when your entire body aches and all of your muscles are sore. But it is WORTH IT! I'm not talking about just your physical appearance, but the reward of spending more years with your children and grandchildren because you took control of your life and made a change, from the inside out!
Check out those thighs, baby! I am not ashamed of these photos because this is my journey and I wanted to share it with you. I have had to work hard my entire life to be healthy and look good. It does not "come naturally" as you may have thought. I understand the emotional and physical turmoil weight issues can cause, and I am here to help you with your own. I am a woman just like you and I "get" it.
If I can do it, so you can you!
