Mo
From day one of setting up Army Boot Camp Fitness, I wanted to create something special and thanks to the whole team and all the mega members, Boot Camp is undoubtedly the best fitness clubs going as it’s more than just a sports club – it’s a community.
Like all our instructors, I’ve served in the British Army too.
Whilst in the army, I was a part of 16 Air Assault Brigade based in Colchester.
Hi there Boot Campers, I'm Mo
I passed the most physically demanding course in the forces (not including special forces selection) with the Parachute Regiment and then spent the rest of my time in the Army with the artillery attachment of 16 Air Assault Brigade.
Believe it or not, my fave sport is football and one of my big regrets is that I did not become a professional footballer because I was really good at it as a teenager. Just think, I could be seeing Jordan and driving a pimped out Range Rover rather than a two-seater Connect. Be careful what you wish for!!
Nowadays, I’m a fire-fighter with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and I’m based in sunny Brighton. I love taking an interest in politics and if I had to pick one political slogan to sum up my life it would be Mr Obama’s “Yes we can“. Trust me if I can, anyone can.
I firmly believe that you should never train just for the sake of training – you should always have some goal or target to aim for. As for my own training I’m not a mega fan when it’s freezing out, but mentally I tell myself I have to do it as the rewards are well worth it.
Fitness is not just physical it is also mental and you need to win the mental battle before you tackle the physical battle.
The most important person in my life is my little girl Abigail and there is nothing that I enjoy more than looking after her. When not training Boot Campers I love dressing up!!! And trying to perform Valentino Rossi style moves on my Suzuki SV Sport.
See the resemblance? Uncanny!
Young “not little” Jim
Jim has since swapped his rifle for a hose and has been a firefighter in east London for the past 8 years.
A big fan of boxing, Jim used to captain his regimental boxing team but has long since hung up his gloves and now enjoys watching other people inflict pain on each other, hence why he loves being a Boot Camp instructor!
Young Jim doing his moves!
He likes the fact there are no large gym style mirrors at Boot Camp for the members to pose in but dislikes that there are no large gym style mirrors for him to pose in whilst taking his brilliant classes.
Terry
My name’s Terry and I work for Army Boot Camp Fitness. I’ve been with the organisation for about umm, nearly five years or so and it has been a great place to train people.
I was in the Signals Regiment as a reservist and learned alot in the Army. I also used to box and was a champion at Light Welterweight until I damaged my knee which ended my career.
Now, I’m at University though I’m in my 30s and studying Physiotherapy which is really fantastic – I love it!
Terry. Boxing sessions welcome.
When I’m not training or studying, I use my tight buns to crack walnuts for Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut bars or doing cover shots for Men’s Fitness.
James
My military background is that I was a member of the 1st battalion Coldstream Guards and did five years service for Queen and country, where I was able to learn the skills needed to be a physical instructor and much more.
I’m interested in and keen on keeping my body in the best shape possible so I do weight training and also CV. For sports I like football and was interested in boxing.
Kick-ass James
Chris King
My philosophy on fitness is that you have to know where you are going, be it to good health or to Olympic gold, and most importantly enjoy getting there.
Likes: Aussie Rules Football, Adventure Racing, He-man “By the power of grayskull” and Peter Andre (greatest Australian export ….. ever!!)
Dislikes: Australia…the movie and Shetland Ponies (Angry little buggers with small horse syndrome).
Captain Chris King at your service!
Biker Jim
Biker Jim firmly believes in the old and trusted motto of play hard and train hard. All of his sessions are tough but rewarding. When he is not training the boot camp crowd biker will be doing one of three things…
- Putting fires out ( he is a London firefighter)
- Riding his Harley or his Suzuki superbike
- And if he is not doing one of the above the chances are he will be performing tons of pull ups.
Jim. Muscles as standard.
Morgan
I first met Mo in 2006 and started helping him at the very beginning by setting up a web site for Boot Camp. I only realistically expected to spend a weekend on it tops and I’ve been underestimating things ever since!
Since then, we’ve had many adventures, done a lot of classes, run many races and marathons, written a lot of Christmas cards, and faced many challenges.
Boot Camp has changed my life, because I’m fitter now that I ever was at any stage in my life.
Morgan at Fire Island, Long Island, NY
I used to go to Boot Camp four days a week and I loved it (nearly) always, indeed in many respects, it has been, by a large margin, the best job of my life though it is voluntary. The people are really outstanding at Boot Camp; that’s the staff and the people who come down every night and work out. It has become my family in London from very early on and I miss it alot.
Right about now, I’m in the US and help build and run the web site from there thanks to that interweb thingy. I’m cycling across the United States and have already done around 4,500 miles to date. I’ll probably come back to Europe when I hit the magic 10,000 miles.
I’m in San Francisco at the moment on a stopover training for the Oakland Marathon in March 2011 and running about 50-60 miles a week. The funny thing about Boot Camp is that once you join it and get into it, you never really leave it / it never really leaves you somehow.
My philosophy on life is to always try to reach out to people, use the term ‘yes’ as often as possible, be positive, give everything you can and always be grateful for the simple things in life like your health, your fitness, education and literacy – four things I have come to really cherish about life. And snowboarding.
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Can you please remove my details from this website
Hi Dean, no problem, but can we puhleaaaase keep the pics?? – you’re a lovely lookin’ fella and I’m straight!! Be good, much love and happy trails!! Thanks for everything you’ve put into Boot Camp too. See you if I’m in the UK again. Best, Morgan
Hi Morgan,
There still appear to be some pictures of me on the website. I’d greatly appreciate you taking them off
for me.
Kind regards,
Dean
Hahaha, flattery will get you everywhere Morgan, but
On this occasion I will have to ask for any reference
To me at all being removed.
Thanks for the good times, it was a blast.
Let me know when you’re next in the UK and
We’ll go for a drink.
Take care,
Dean