Hit perfection with a military-style workout

Fitness trainer Zareen Watson takes Navy Queen 2010 Sarvadnya through boot camp. Here's how you too can get in smashin' form

Fitness trainer Zareen Watson takes Navy Queen 2010 Sarvadnya through boot camp. Here's how you too can get in smashin' form

We all know that slow and steady wins the race, but don't you sometimes wish for immediate results? What if we told you that your wish might have just come true! We're talking a high-intensity, full-body, heart-racing good workout. Not to mention fun.u00a0


TRX press; Good for: Arms, core muscles, chest and shoulder triceps
Pics/ Satyajit Desai

Lateral ladder run Good for: It is a simple cardio interval and facilitates agility training	T push-up It is a twist on a regular push-up. Good for: Helps improve and strengthen balancing skills, core muscles, shoulders and chest. Due to the twist it becomes great for scapular stabilisation and the mid-back area.	lunge press/ overhead with core ball Good for: Works both the upper and lower body , plus oblique and abdominal muscles.

Plank; This is a core exercise. It is very important to have the correct
form here. According to Sarvadnya this is definitely the hardest one, so
don't feel demotivated if you find it hard at first!

Fitness expert Zareen Watson has just two words for us: Boot. Camp. The result? Boot camp is a type of physical training program that was earlier associated with military personnel. It often combines running, interval training, and many other exercises using weights and/or body weight to lose body fat, increase cardiovascular efficiency, increase strength, and help people get into a routine of regular exercise.

As Zareen says, "It is a fairly intense workout. The real edge boot camp has over a regular gym experience is the fact that it's done in a group. People tend to engage in healthy, fun competition and push themselves further than they otherwise would."

Zareen's Boot camp is held indoors, unlike other boot camps. She says that dispels that in a country where weather plays havoc constantly, it is better to have a stable exercise pattern in an indoor environment rather than not to have one at all.

We watched Zareen take this year's Navy Queen winner, Sarvadnya, through five key moves from the boot camp regime that target different areas in the body. Sarvadnya says, "I could see the change in just a week. Plus, you have so much fun doing it you feel great about everything! I'm definitely going to keep it up."
Well, there you have it. Right from the horse's mouth. Ready to start the New Year fit as a fiddle? Sir, yes sir!

All exercises must be continued or held in position for anywhere between 30-45 seconds followed by an equal amount of break time or immediately switching to another exercise. Just like drills in the army! Workout courtesy Zareen Watson; Mode:u00a0Sarvadnya ;