Ready to sweat and learn cool moves to impress your cat with afterwards (mine were actually bored when I shadow boxed with them, though...)? Come kick and punch @24 Hour Fitness!

*Before you stop reading because you aren't a member, members can bring free guests this month, so don't worry! Enough 24 Hour members should show up to get you in!*

I tried the class a few weeks ago, and I did sweat a lot, and the moves weren't that hard to follow (given, I lack general coordination though, so you'll probably be better off than me!).

Their description of turbo kick boxing:

"Pre-designed Kickboxing interval class using no equipment. Cardio section uses intensity drills and increased energy sprints followed by work recovery segments."

Do you enjoy going in circles for hours on end? How about doing that on skates!

On Sunday nights the Golden Skate has a a session of all you can skate (from 6:30 to 9), eat (pizza, although my husband proclaimed that it may be the worst pizza he's ever had, so if you have a problem with AYCE, it may be a deterrant), and drink (soda) for 2.5 $10. Not too shabby. Fun is included for free.

You can rent old school quad skates for $4, inline skates for $5, or bring your own.

Let's meetup a half hour before the skate session so we can socialize and get to know each other before skating.

This is a family friendly event and will be cross organized with two other meetup.com groups--the East Bay Married Girls and the Fun and Fabulous Ladies Friendship Club.

Have you played the Nintendo Wii yet? It's fun, and it burns calories! Here's an article that shows a university study on weight loss, and I found on another website that "Wii Boxing burned an impressive 125 calories/half hour followed by Tennis at 92 calories/half hour and Bowling at 77 calories/half hour." Sounds good to me!

Come over to my house and we can play Wii tennis and bowling (the boxing is HARD). I also have Dance Dance Revolution games, but I don't have any mats anymore (go figure!), so if anyone has them they could bring them if they want.

Please bring a healthy snack (list in your response, please!) or a drink. Also please be advised that if you have allergies (I do too), I have dogs and cats. The dogs will probably go elsewhere for the evening with my husband, and the cats will most likely hide in a bedroom, but they do shed.

I'll send out my address and home phone closer to the date to people RSVPed.

Thanks!

I received another email on a free boot camp; last time I (Elizabeth) posted this type of event I hurt my leg the day before and was on crutches and the event on my end fell apart, but I certainly hope it isn't the case this time.

The session is provided by Contra Costa Adeventure Boot Camp. I did a session last spring and lost 5 pounds over that month; it was also the fitness kick in the butt that I needed that six months later led me to hobble (see above injury!) through my first marathon, so I can attest that it is effective.

This is just a sample class. From the same email I received, they describe it as: "The Saturday class is slightly different than our weekday boot camp classes in that we use no dumbells and do no mat core work (we do strength and core work using other tools). It does give you a great workout and will give you an idea of how our weekday classes are structured, what kinds of exercises we do and the superior, unique total body fitness you will develop from attending our boot camp classes."

They are also having a free nutritional seminar afterward from 8:45 until 10:00am. I have no clue what it entails and if they are into pushing products to sell, so if you are interested there is also that, but we can also go to Cafe La Scala, which is a block away, for well earned post workout warm beverages.

As always, I hope to see you there!