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Brandon woman brings fitness boot camp to city park
By By Jill Meier
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EmailJune 29. 2009 6:00AM
Siobhan (pronounced Shi-von) Bruning promises not to bark orders at the recruits to her fitness boot camp, Bruning Intense Circuit Training.
Instead, she'll be more of cheerleader, encouraging participants through hour-long circuit training sessions at Brandon's McHardy Park, starting July 1.
“I'm not a drill sergeant, I'm a real person,” Bruning said. “I'll be there to motivate and I'll be working out with them too.”
Bruning, 33, relocated to Brandon from Arizona with her husband, Jeff, and 18-month-old daughter, Peyten, two weeks ago, and will begin leading her first four-week circuit training course next week. She's scheduled two sessions of orientation at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 29, and will offer a no-cost trial session at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 30. Both will be held in McHardy Park.
“I really want it to work,” shares a pumped-up Bruning. “It's such a great experience and a great opportunity. It's a great program to lose weight through. It's a great program to tone up, and it's a great program to help maintain. It's just about staying healthy.”
Bruning hasn't always had a passion for exercise. It was after the birth of her daughter that she acquired a liking for exercise. Weighing 237 pounds then, she initially began working out with other mothers in the Stroller Strides program, but found herself wanting more of a challenge.
“I was losing weight, but not fast enough,” she recalled.
So Bruning joined an intense training challenge through CATZ, where, for the first time, she saw results from her efforts. “I trained with CATZ and learned how and what to do to lose weight and more importantly, keep it off,” she said.
Over the course of 16 weeks, Bruning shed 40 pounds. “It was pretty intense, but it's so fun, too,” said Bruning, who's now down to 165 pounds.
“Now, I'm maintaining. Obviously, I'm not 'Miss Fit,' so I have to stick with it.”
Results from the fitness program led Bruning to become a group instructor while living in Arizona. She is now in the process of obtaining her group fitness instructor certification and next her nutritionist certification.
Bruning's mother-in-law, Marilyn Bruning of Brandon, has been trialing the program for about a week, and was one of the first to sign up for the fitness boot camp. In the test run, Marilyn said she didn't realize just how out of shape she had become.
“It's quite a workout, but I feel really, really good afterwards,” she said. “You can even be in your late 50s - I survived and it was good.”
Marilyn's motivation for joining the program is her granddaughter, Peyten.
“I want to be able to play with my granddaughter for a long time - that's my motivation,” she said.
The fitness boot camp uses a circuit-training concept. Bruning said the classes will consist of a warm-up, cardio and strength exercises, core work on the stomach and back and a warm down. Participants should bring a yoga mat or towel, a bottle of water and a good pair of tennis shoes. Besides the workout, Bruning will provide nutritional counseling and will share some of her favorite recipes and health tips. “I do have a diet for them if they want to follow it,” she said. Participants can also weigh in weekly, if they choose.
“It makes you more accountable if someone's going to look at your weight,” she said.
“It's sort of like having a personal fitness trainer, and I know it works, she's living proof that it works,” Marilyn Bruning said.
At the end of the four-week program, participants can expect a 3 to 5 percent reduction in body fat, 5 to 15 pound weight loss, 25 percent improvement in strength, a gain in self-confidence, endurance, improved posture, better relaxation, and a 1- to 3- inch decrease in the midsection.
To date, only women have signed up, but Bruning said men are invited to join, too.
To learn more about Bruning's Intense Circuit Training, log on to http://bruningsbootcamp.com.
Instead, she'll be more of cheerleader, encouraging participants through hour-long circuit training sessions at Brandon's McHardy Park, starting July 1.
“I'm not a drill sergeant, I'm a real person,” Bruning said. “I'll be there to motivate and I'll be working out with them too.”
Bruning, 33, relocated to Brandon from Arizona with her husband, Jeff, and 18-month-old daughter, Peyten, two weeks ago, and will begin leading her first four-week circuit training course next week. She's scheduled two sessions of orientation at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 29, and will offer a no-cost trial session at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on June 30. Both will be held in McHardy Park.
“I really want it to work,” shares a pumped-up Bruning. “It's such a great experience and a great opportunity. It's a great program to lose weight through. It's a great program to tone up, and it's a great program to help maintain. It's just about staying healthy.”
Bruning hasn't always had a passion for exercise. It was after the birth of her daughter that she acquired a liking for exercise. Weighing 237 pounds then, she initially began working out with other mothers in the Stroller Strides program, but found herself wanting more of a challenge.
“I was losing weight, but not fast enough,” she recalled.
So Bruning joined an intense training challenge through CATZ, where, for the first time, she saw results from her efforts. “I trained with CATZ and learned how and what to do to lose weight and more importantly, keep it off,” she said.
Over the course of 16 weeks, Bruning shed 40 pounds. “It was pretty intense, but it's so fun, too,” said Bruning, who's now down to 165 pounds.
“Now, I'm maintaining. Obviously, I'm not 'Miss Fit,' so I have to stick with it.”
Results from the fitness program led Bruning to become a group instructor while living in Arizona. She is now in the process of obtaining her group fitness instructor certification and next her nutritionist certification.
Bruning's mother-in-law, Marilyn Bruning of Brandon, has been trialing the program for about a week, and was one of the first to sign up for the fitness boot camp. In the test run, Marilyn said she didn't realize just how out of shape she had become.
“It's quite a workout, but I feel really, really good afterwards,” she said. “You can even be in your late 50s - I survived and it was good.”
Marilyn's motivation for joining the program is her granddaughter, Peyten.
“I want to be able to play with my granddaughter for a long time - that's my motivation,” she said.
The fitness boot camp uses a circuit-training concept. Bruning said the classes will consist of a warm-up, cardio and strength exercises, core work on the stomach and back and a warm down. Participants should bring a yoga mat or towel, a bottle of water and a good pair of tennis shoes. Besides the workout, Bruning will provide nutritional counseling and will share some of her favorite recipes and health tips. “I do have a diet for them if they want to follow it,” she said. Participants can also weigh in weekly, if they choose.
“It makes you more accountable if someone's going to look at your weight,” she said.
“It's sort of like having a personal fitness trainer, and I know it works, she's living proof that it works,” Marilyn Bruning said.
At the end of the four-week program, participants can expect a 3 to 5 percent reduction in body fat, 5 to 15 pound weight loss, 25 percent improvement in strength, a gain in self-confidence, endurance, improved posture, better relaxation, and a 1- to 3- inch decrease in the midsection.
To date, only women have signed up, but Bruning said men are invited to join, too.
To learn more about Bruning's Intense Circuit Training, log on to http://bruningsbootcamp.com.
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Siobhan Bruning plans to hold hour-long circuit training sessions at Brandon's McHardy Park, starting July 1. Jill Meier / Challenger Editor |  |
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