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By Jack
Riggs
A very special, intense weight loss and
fitness camp is set to begin on the sands of Miami Beach in
September. The Re-Juven8 Women’s Boot Camp will take place over
a series of weeks on the beach at 10th and Ocean
Drive.
“This is
for people who want something of a drastic approach,” said
Re-Juven8 Women’s Boot Camp trainer Antonio Almeida. “You have
to get up at 5 AM to be at 6 AM classes. It’s really for
executive women who work but who can make a commitment to a
month. With that commitment, people will then do everything
necessary to make sure [the program] works – diet and nutrition,
etc. It’s a real boot camp with a lot attached to it. It is
intense, but people will be in the best shape of their lives.”
Almeida
said the camp is structured on a modified boot camp and that
even obese people will leave in better shape than they might
ever have been.
Almeida
has the pedigree to be leading such a class. The Portuguese born
renaissance man’s first experience with the disciplines
connecting mind and bodied followed his moving to the United
States in the early 1960s. Antonio began a journey that would
propel him to acquire a level fourth degree black belt in the
martial science of Aikido. Antonio’s understanding of Aikido was
not just limited to the practice of the martial science itself,
but its higher spiritual purpose as a lifestyle that would play
a large role in his future.
The lure
of California drew Almeida there, where he pursued the growing
sport of bodybuilding. Returning to New England, Antonio won
titles such as Mr. New England, Mr. North America and placed
third in the Mr. Universe contest. For the next few years, Tony
owned and operated 15 health clubs, in New England and Florida.
Returning to California, Antonio worked with a private
organization focused on rescuing the abducted children of
diplomats and high profile individuals all over the world. All
of these assignments were achieved in secret-- as those that
were close to Antonio at the time had no idea of his private
employment. During that time period, Antonio rescued seven
children from the hands of abductors, with the most important
element being that Antonio never used a weapon other than his
physical and mental attributes in order to perform his missions.
Almeida
ran health clubs in New England before moving his work to Miami
Beach, where eventually he became personal trainer for Gloria
Estefan and worked for the Estefan family for nine years. He
worked for and continued to work with numerous high-profile and
celebrity clients such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jon Secada,
Madonna, Cindy Crawford, John Walsh, Lindsay Lohan, Ingrid
Hoffman, to name a few.
The
Re-Juven8 Women’s Boot Camp is Almeida’s initiative to bring the
intensity of his personal training and other aspects of his
background to bear on assisting those in need and with the
necessary commitment.
Almeida
points out that there is a lot of positive affirmation during
the program.
“There
is a lot of talk,” Almeida said. “I have a background in life
coaching. While working out, [participants] are bombarded by
positive reinforcement to encourage them. I wanted to gear
Re-Juven8 to working people who want an intense experience and
to be in the best shape of their lives.”
For more
information on the Re-Juven8 Women’s Boot Camp, call (305)
527-7410 or visit www.re-juven8.com.
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