About us
G I Jane Bootcamp is a residential women only week long course of high intensity physically training supported by an expert team of councillors & personal health coaches to help you achieve your goals whether physical or emotional. During your week long stay you will be provided with nutritionally balanced food and expert emotional support needed to tackle this inspiring yet tough challenge.

You will be asking your body to do things that you’d never thought possible, and you will be pushing yourself to reach personal goals that you thought were impossible to achieve. You will probably find this to be the most challenging yet invigorating thing you have ever done. Time to feel inspired!

Your Physical Training
During your week at G I Jane Bootcamp you will partake in a diverse list of activities that will strengthen your endurance, cardio levels, strength and general fitness.

The intensive bootcamp training schedule has been carefully designed by our military physical trainers (who have years of experience working and training in our British Forces) and alongside our nutritionally balanced diet plan, this course has been specifically crafted to kick start you into a totally new healthier way of thinking thus giving you a solid foundation to change your life for good!!

Testimonial from Sharon Preece

Probably like everybody else I have tried to play at getting fit for several years, joined just about every gym in the area, listed the help of personal trainers etc., had several attempts at learning to run, but never really managed much more than two to three weeks at a time before I either gave up because I couldn’t do or something in life interrupted it and I never got back to it. Knowing I need to do something different I started to google to see what my next “mission” could be – I knew I needed a different approach but wasn’t sure what, then I discovered the GI Jane website and I haven’t looked back since.

I went to my first camp in May 2013, it was probably the scariest thing I have ever done in my life. Arriving on day 1 was terrifying but pretty much everyone was in the same boat so the nerves soon settled down, on our first full day I thought I had made a massive mistake – I didn’t think I would make it through the day let alone the week, but I got through that day, and the next day and before I knew it I had done the week. That week I meet some amazing ladies who gave me nothing but encouragement and support throughout the week, the trainers were incredible especially Leon Taylor and lovely ladies who feed and looked after us.

I am not sure what happened during that week – to be honest it was all a bit of blur but something changed in my head which has carried me through the rest of my journey. Since joining the that first camp I have been back to camp a couple of times and each time I have been stronger and fitter. Each camp has been different but I have made the most amazing friends who genuinely understand the struggles and continue offer words of encouragement. I have been really lucky to have had Leon as the trainer at 3 of the camps I have been on, he is without doubt the most inspirational trainer I have ever worked with – he has perfect balance of encouragement, push and knowledge of when to back off. Leon and Sharon have given me support throughout my journey not just at the camps but outside of the camps too.

At the beginning of 2014 I was starting to feel confident in gaining a better level of fitness, so took a massive leap and signed up for a sprint Triathlon in September, which I completed in just over 2 hours, I cannot begin to describe the pride and emotion I went through in crossing that line – a massive achievement for someone who could even run between two lamp posts on that first camp. During the year of training running has been my nemesis, despite months of trying I just could seem to improve and couldn’t seem to get past 1k without having to walk, so I got myself down to Portsmouth to have a 1:1 session with Leon. The session nearly broke me, but I came away with some sound advice and more importantly the belief that I could do it. And slowly but surely my running got better and better, I was so excited when I hit the 3k mark I emailed Leon to share my excitement. In order to encourage me on my journey he suggested we run a 5k together, so I booked us in for the Portsmouth Bupa 5k, which we completed together in October in 41 mins, not an amazing time for some people but we ran it all, we over took people and most importantly we enjoyed it. Leon stayed at my side all the way along (except when he nipped off for wee) and encouraged me all the way round.

This year I have completed three 5k runs (though I only managed the last one running all the way), and a sprint Triathlon, next year I am aiming higher – I have already signed up for two 10k runs and another triathlon. I can honestly say with my hand on my heart that I would never in a million years be capable of doing any of this if I hadn’t taken that brave step to go on that first GI Jane Bootcamp. For the first time ever I am thoroughly enjoying training, and always aiming for that next goal. I have ever intention of continuing this journey for a very long time and cannot thank GI Jane, Leon Taylor, and all the friends I have met on the way for the their continued support and encouragement.

Looking forward to seeing you all at camp again in January 2015.

Source:- http://gijanebootcamp.co.uk/