Why I became an instructor...

I joined up OBC because I needed to do something different.  Back in the Spring of 2005, I had a 6 month old baby and my wife and I were exhausted.  She was continuing to work out and run and I had let the baby blues slip in.  I had gained about 25 lbs since graduating from college 9 years before and was not doing any exercise or nutrition plan to do anything about it.  I didn’t want to be the lazy Dad who was awkwardly sluggish but still quite handsome.  That would have been weird, right?!  Seriously, I found a way to lose the weight and run 2 or 3 times a week but had no real regiment.

Fast forward to Spring 2009 and we were expecting our 3^rd child in the fall and mid-30’s were in my rearview mirror.  If I didn’t do something to kick my butt in gear I knew the weight would be back and the post infant sleep deprivation would carry me and the buckets of ice cream into 2010.  I was just going to do it for one month before a big family vacation.  I actually emailed David from vacation asking if I could get a deal in July to come back since I would miss half the month.  After that I decided to do Instructor Training with Rob and Melissa in August last year because OBC was trying  something new with the all day Saturday deal but still wasn’t sure I would like it better than being a camper.  I liked being pushed and was worried I would have to be TLC every day and would not get the real benefit of boot camp.  Obviously I was wrong. 

I didn’t really get to know many of the instructors well before becoming one.  You guys are complete NUTS but if any group can get me out of bed every morning even in 20 degree winter weather … it’s this group.  I agree with Shelton that the laughs are the best part.  The fitness is secondary at this point.  I love when friends say “you are still doing bootcamp?”  I often wonder how long they will keep asking me.  I have enjoyed staying fit over the past 15 months and really feel like it is now part of my routine.  It has been encouraging to see Audrey and so many others like her, experience true LIFE change because of OBC.  I really enjoy being a part of this group.

Ben