FitMania Boot Camp Specialists presents: Lean for Life 90-day Challenge #1 Results (Check back soon. More to be added!) Grand Prize Andy Prater First Place Male Body Building First Place Female Figure Building First Place Male Fitness First Place Female Fitness First Place Inspirational Second Place Male Body Building Second Place Female Figure Building Second [...]

When I was at the height of my sugar addiction I was with my sisters and daughters in Ashland, Oregon for the Shakespeare Festival. We had stopped at the local chocolate store before a play.  My sister, Gigi and I each bought the same thing and while we were eating it she said, “It’s too rich!” I thought [...]

  FitMania’s LEAN for LIFE 90 day Challenge Final Judging in Progress Challenge Celebration Sat June 1 at FitMania Attend the Challenge Celebration Sat June 1 at FitMania to: – Find out winners in multiple categories – Enjoy a FREE all-comer’s boot camp outside at 9am. Bring shoes! – Enjoy FREE food Friends and family [...]

  Diets* don’t work.  We know it and yet they are ubiquitous.  It seems that every other person you know is dieting and the book stores always have a new program on display.   Let’s look at why they don’t work and offer an easier alternative. Main Reason Diets Don’t Work:  Going without enough food is like [...]

“Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.” – Bruce Barton 1. DO NOT DIET!  Finding and maintaining a healthy weight is not about eating less, it’s about eating more—more nutrition-dense food, to crowd out the empty calories and keep you full all [...]

Dieting? One of every four pounds you lose is probably muscle. Studies show that this is what happens to people who just cut calories as well as people who cut calories and do cardio exercise (you know, walking, running, cycling, hiking, etc). Not dieting? You still may be losing muscle. Adults lose 1/4 – 1/2 [...]

“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – stairs or pills.” – Joan Welsh When was the last time you climbed a tree? Got down on the floor and crawled on you hands and knees?  Skipped? Ran across the grass – just for fun? Balanced on one foot? Climber [...]

  “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”  Jim Rohn This boot camp program is the best in Boise!  Here are 14 reasons why. This boot camp is metabolic training and most boot camps are not. It’s a metabolism builder. We do High Intensity Interval [...]