05/08/08

great outdoor boot camp

by keribrooke

I have been attending the PacWest boot camps for a year... four seasons including the dreaded winter season and I have loved it.

I attend the south beach / mission bay one, the trainer is awesome and the area is really fun to work out in... GREAT sunrises and we vary the route each time. OK its at 6am BUT it is 100% worth it.

It's primarily strength training and we use a resistance band and the outside "terrain" for equipment

I would never have tried it but my friend dragged me along to the first and I have been going ever since.

It is also a very reasonable price for 2 sessions a week and 8 weeks a season

try it for a session... you will have fun!

• Pros: Exercise is done for the day by 7:15, trainers, scenery
• Cons: getting up at 5:30 but it is worth it

05/04/07

Great workouts...amazing views!

by thunder4170

This is my first bootcamp experience and am very impressed with the PacWest program. After playing tennis and working out in gyms for years, I decided it was time to experience the beauty of Marin while challenging my personal fitness level. PacWest has exceeded my expectations in both areas.

The locations they use are inspiring (the marina and beach in Sausalito, Dipsea stairs in Mill Valley, headlands overlooking the GG bridge, etc.) and provide a variety of natural elements that are incorporated into the workouts. I love seeing the sun rise over the bay while sweating on the beach or in the middle of a forest grove.

The workouts become more challenging each week and include cardio, core, strength, stretch and plyometrics. It's a total body workout that inspiries me for the day. The trainers are focused and creative and each brings a little something new and different to their sessions. There's not a lot of conversation or needless rah-rah, just encouragement and tips on form. Every participant needs to take responsibilbility for their own level of effort. The atmosphere is non-competitive and more about exceeding your own previous limitations.

PacWest also does a very good job communicating via email and providing opportunities to make up a session if you have a conflict. The prices are very reasonable and the value is outstanding.

I'm really glad I found PacWest and have signed up for the next session as well.

• Pros: Inspiring locations, excellent results, great value
• Cons: None

04/02/07

Terrible Trainers and Beyond Bad Exercise Routines

by jg2129

Do you seek added aggravation? Is your life lacking excuses, punitive personalities, and neediness beyond compare? Do you enjoy dull, uninspiring, less than challenging, workouts provided by trainer who possesses no motivational ability whatsoever? Are you looking to be beleaguered by annoying requests to explain yourself beyond reason? If so---Pacific West Athletics is for you.

I thought, this will be fabulous ---I'll get out of the gym, mix it up with some new people, enjoy the fresh air, and conquer a new challenge. WRONG!

PacWest is a waste of time! You are much better off to call a group of friends and go for a run than to spend a dime on the lackluster programs offered by PacWest Athletics. They specialize in frustrating their clients, offering zero motivation, lack of creativity, lack of varitey in exercize, and disorganization.

Do not look to PacWest to provide challenging workouts, inspiration to keep it moving, or new and innovative exercises.

Sign up only if you enjoy being bored to death and brutalized by nonexistant personalities.

• Pros: none, nada, zip, zilch, ZERO
• Cons: trainers, the owner, the venues, the exercise program as a whole