Three…two….one…GO! For the next 30 minutes people of all ages and physical conditions shed drops of sweat in an effort to lose the extra pounds or maintain the image they’ve been working toward.

Three…two…one… SWITCH! Onto the next station while surrounded by peers taking large drown out breaths in attempt to catch their breath before the next exercise begins.

Three…two…one… DONE! A rush of relief has overcome everybody in the room knowing they’re 30 minutes closer to reaching their goal.

Fit body boot camp (FBBC) is a workout facility in the area opened by Personal Trainer and alumni Matt Wilber. FBBC has a variety of community members, including students, teachers and parents.

Senior Lexy King joined FBBC only three months ago and has since then lost 20 pounds and roughly 50 inches.

“I feel like it’s so much more effective than getting a gym membership,” King said. “You don’t have any motivation and when you go to fit body boot camp you just immediately see what everybody is talking about. You know that you’re getting the best workout you possibly can.”

Although FBBC has become popular among students, it’s also become a hit for teachers. English teacher Tom Foley attends FBBC to maintain his fitness and believes it’s a great way to exercise.

“I’ve done all kinds of workouts, it’s a part of my life-style,” Foley said. “I’ve done the traditional weight room, lifting heavy weights and I run. But this is the first kind of class fitness that I’ve ever done. I’ve been to a lot of gyms but this one, you have three or four trainers at every session talking to you and encouraging you, correcting your form and challenging you.”

With long days and families to attend to, most teachers don’t believe they have time to get a good workout in. However FBBC offers many different session times ranging from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. depending on the given day.

Foley manages to attend four to six times a week.

“A lot of people make the excuse that they don’t have time in their day to get a really good workout in,” Foley said. “With a busy schedule, the half hour time period certainly works well. It’s a complete workout. There’s strength, theres core, there is cardio, there is flexibility, all into one. In only half an hour you have a great quality workout.”

King believes the most unique aspect of FBBC is the sense of support and community when walking through those doors.

“I love the way they make you think there,” King said. “It’s just so different and it’s such positive energy, it’s awesome. At a normal gym, you don’t get this positive energy that everybody vibes off of. Everybody is there cheering you on.”

Foley agrees.

“There’s a real community feeling about it,” Foley said. “The support of other people, the support of the trainers, the energy that comes from the trainers and the energy that comes from the people that go there certainly keeps me coming back.”

Foley recalls a quote one of his trainers said that has stuck with him.

“He said ‘You can’t spell challenge without change,’” Foley said. “‘Changing a life-style is a challenge.’”