| One expression which is often misunderstood is that | | | | boxing, martial arts and other solo and team-orientated |
| of 'boot camp'. Many people associate a boot camp | | | | activities which are fun, healthy and helpful. Whatever |
| with a military lifestyle, with route marches, heavy | | | | else your child will find at these adventure boot camps, |
| packs and orders being barked at miserable teens | | | | they won't find free time and boredom. |
| who are there as a form of punishment. This is | | | | The holiday boot camp follows many of the traditions |
| certainly not the case with most camps. In fact they | | | | of other boot camps. The residents get to wear the |
| are holiday camps. They are places which operate for | | | | camp uniform, the staff has military titles and simple |
| kids during school vacations. They are a godsend for | | | | drills, marches and parades add to the military |
| parents who worry their kids will become bored and | | | | atmosphere. |
| get up to mischief. Or, just as bad, their kids will spend | | | | Because the activities are so active, the children really |
| their holidays sitting in front of the television and not get | | | | become hungry and that's where another first class |
| proper exercise or be challenged to make something | | | | benefit of these camps is seen. Professional catering |
| of their life. | | | | staff provide plenty of appropriate food to help the |
| This is where a holiday camp under the title of a boot | | | | growing bodies of camp residents. One fear parents |
| camp is the ideal answer. It will give your child a wide | | | | have for their children when on holiday is that they will |
| variety of wholesome activities. It will enable your child | | | | eat badly and not exercise. These two factors will |
| to learn new skills and face new challenges. It will most | | | | certainly not help your child. But on an adventure boot |
| likely motivate and excite your child and, in so doing, | | | | camp, there is a heap of exercise, no junk food and |
| give their self-confidence a real boost. | | | | plenty of nutritious offerings to help your son or |
| Variety, they say, is the spice of life and one thing your | | | | daughter grow healthy. |
| child will never face at a holiday boot camp is | | | | The end result of their time in this type of camp is the |
| boredom. There are so many programs available that | | | | development of their self confidence. They face |
| every day brings new games and challenges. It might | | | | challenges in the physical activities and they succeed, |
| mean hiking, climbing, cycling or water activities like | | | | they may become a leader of their team and carry |
| kayaking. These give a healthy boost to the growing | | | | out their role with distinction. Their body will feel tired |
| bodies in the camp and help develop teamwork and | | | | but healthy and having the right diet only adds to their |
| the opportunity to build leadership qualities. Those | | | | happiness. From an adventure boot camp, your son or |
| activities may take residents away from the camp | | | | daughter can return home having spent the best |
| base but closer to home are gym courses, trampolines, | | | | vacation of their life. |