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Put those kids to work!

Written by David Krainiak

Topic: Fitness and ExercisePublished June 1, 2011

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Your days are full of work, taking care of the home, the kids, and yourself. It’s hard enough to fit all those things in and find time for fitness. When you cheat yourself out of your fitness time, you’re not just cheating yourself. You’re cheating your family too. They need you at your peak. If you take care of yourself, you set the example for your children. They will emulate your good habits just as easily as they’ll emulate your bad ones. Why not let those little bundles of energy help you meet your daily fitness goals?

ï They never seem to get tired. So you’ve been kicking around a ball with your kids in the backyard for the past 20 minutes. If it was up to you, you’d stop now. This is rather boring, and it stopped being fun five minutes ago. But the kids want to keep playing. All right, you say, ten more minutes. Tada! 30 minute workout done with quality time with the kids thrown in. ï They have an amazing sense of wonder. Have you ever been to the zoo with a child? Everything is new, exotic, and exciting. All the exhibits become a distraction to the long trek around the winding trails to see them. Your feet are always less sore when you’re having fun. ï They will find any opportunity to dance. If you have an especially young kid, like under the age of four, they love to dance. Almost every kid loves music, singing, and moving to their own beat. If you’re not a fan of kids’ shows that encourage kids to get up and move (and Mom along with them) there are lots of other ways to find a beat. Online services like Pandora have playlists for kids and parents already put together, and the best part is it’s free.

Kids are a great motivator to do something good for yourself. Whether it’s signing up for a program like Michigan’s Adventure boot camp or just playing with them, kids are an excellent tool to keep yourself fit. Who says you have to spend money on an expensive gym? You have your own little personal trainer sleeping in the next room.

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David Krainiak is the Head Trainer of Southern Oakland County's Adventure Boot Camps.

Also, David is Program Director and Owner of all the Adventure Boot Camp locations.

David is a highly qualified and multi-level fitness instructor. He attended college for Exercise Science and Business. He continuously educates himself and is currently a NESTA Certified Adventure BootCamp Instructor and has acquired 15 certifications. David K was born and raised right here in Detroit. He has over 15 yrs of health and fitness experience starting back in his earliest years playing sports and competing in martial arts as a kid. He grew up in a very athletic environment and always had a passion for health and fitness. David is very active physically as well as in the community. He trains regularly and is active in fitness events and charity runs. His company (David K Enterprises Inc) is working with other professionals in Michigan to innovate new fitness and health programs for adults as well as our kids to make Michigan a healthier and leaner state. David is also a published free lance writer and co-author and continues to write articles for various publications. He frequently does public speaking engagements as well and is available for bookings. He has appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers, the local tv news, on the radio, and is available for media opportunities.

Why a women's only camp at 5:30am? Funny...but the inspiration came from being surrounded by amazing women in my life starting with both of my grandmothers who have passed away, my amazing mom, and my older sister that used to kick my butt a lot when I was very young! lol... I saw the struggles they went through with trying to stay fit at all ages, and wanted to create an environment that any of them could join and feel comfortable in..unlike the typical gym atmoshere experience where they were left intimidated, confused, and at some points... even felt taken advantage of by high pressured, sales people (I mean trainers).

I am proud to say Michigans Adventure Boot Camp is rapidly expanding throughout Southeast Michigan as I continue with my vision of attracting professionally like-minded women, moms, and housewives to our boot camps which is ultimately a comfortable community where women can connect and make friends, receive support and motivation, while receiving premium fitness training that is safe, fun, and effective for all fitness levels. This is all part of a much bigger vision we have to be a major component and catalyst in helping the women of Michigan become the healthiest and most fit women in the country.

There is so much fallacy and fiction when it comes to exercise and diets. This site will provide information that is true, safe and also practical. The demands placed on women today are more than ever as your days are becoming more like a juggling act with so much to do….the life of a mother! Our website will provide information to make your life easier as I provide real useful information that will get you better fitness results in less time and easy eating tips that are practical and not going to leave you drained and confused.

David was nominated as best personal trainer in Hour Magazines "2010, and 2011 BEST OF DETROIT"

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