This semester there is a new fitness class offered by the Basler Center for Physical Activity that is designed to offer students and professors a maximum workout routine with minimum time constraints. “My boot camp is all about quality over quantity,” says Dustin Mohr, a fitness instructor who is teaching two weekly boot camp classes at the CPA.

As college students and professors, it’s no secret that we are all extremely busy. Breakfast is fast food, and lunch, if it manages to happen, is a series of snacks that often lasts throughout the afternoon. We’re busy. For most of us, setting aside time to go to the gym is the last thing on our minds.

“I feel like with your busy schedules, trying to balance classes with an hour at the gym, six days a week is almost impossible,” says Mohr, who along with teaching classes at the CPA, offers personal training sessions for clients at Snap Fitness in Boone’s Creek and teaches a group boot camp class in Kingsport at Warrior’s Path State Park.

“My classes at the CPA are twice a week, 30 minutes to an hour each session. They’re effective because they utilize different routines to keep your body moving at a constant rate, even if it is only for an hour,” Mohr said.

The classes that Mohr teaches at the CPA are designed for students and professors who might be at any fitness level.

“I’m all about modification when it comes to group classes,” Mohr says. “Whether you’re sprinting or you’re walking, using a 3-pound weight or a 12-pound weight, as long as you’re moving you’re getting a workout that’s designed for your fitness level.”

The combination of the types of exercises is the secret to the effectiveness of the CPA’s boot camp classes, says Mohr.

“We’re using a mix of free weights, body weight and cardio,” says Mohr, who is planning to open his own group fitness studio within the next month, Revolution Fitness.

“This type of exercise takes a tenth as long as just doing cardio to get the same fat loss effect. In my classes, you lose fat and build muscle.”

Group fitness classes can be more beneficial than working out alone says Mohr, who graduated from ETSU in December where he got his start in personal training at the CPA.

“The group atmosphere is extremely motivating for people,” says Mohr. “I really feel personal training is moving from one-on-one work to group fitness. When you get a group of people all in the same room, doing any type of anaerobic exercise, you’re going to see their serious motivation to keep it up and to get the results that they’re looking for.”

Boot camp classes taught by Mohr are every Thursday at noon and every Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

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