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I managed the three laps around the park in Dublin Ranch and the two circuits of lunges and push-ups. My breaking point came when Deborah Sandoval, the owner of Tri-Valley Adventure Boot Camp for Women, directed me and the four other students to frog-jump across the sand-filled volleyball pit.
After one jump from a squatting position, my thighs screamed. Still, I pushed myself to do two more frog jumps. Class ended a few minutes later, at 6:30 a.m. My lungs were filled with fresh morning air, the sun was just starting to fill the sky, and I felt very much like the few and the proud.
Boot camps are springing up all over the East Bay. They offer intensive coed or women-only courses that last several weeks and take place outdoors, rain or shine. Despite their hard-core reputation, boot camps are appropriate for students of all ages and fitness goals. |
