Resurgence Health and Fitness Austin Boot Camp

Age: 40

Occupation: Property Management

How long in bootcamp:January 2004 (the original)

Years in Austin: 14 Years

Interests: Running, puzzels, traveling, anything by the water or beach!

Activites: Bikini Bootcamp and Lake Travis Chamber

Favorite bc work out: Tootsie Rolls ip MF mountain (Trick your thighs !...)

Favorite Hangout: Fion's

Childhood Celebrity crush: Michael Jackson

Must Have CD if stranded on a desert island: Emancipation of MIMI(Mirah Carey)

Her Story

Did you ever want to know where the phrase “Yaaaayyy Bootcamp” came from?  Who in their right mind says that while doing bear crawls up “M.F. Mountain"????  ME!

Hello fellow boot campers, my name is Jeanelle Sturdivant a.k.a. “Nelly” and “Nelly…Stop talking and gimme 20!” (That’s why my arms are amazing!)  I started Bootcamp in 2004 at Fort Steiner Ranch. I am the First Bootcamper! I just celebrated my 40th birthday this year and I’m loving every minute of it!

I am a mother of two wonderful boys; John, 17 and Jordan, 10.  They keep me busy with all the stuff that comes with having boys!  I have to do Bootcamp just to keep up with them.  I first met Kenneth (“Bobo”) when I was doing my normal treadmill workout.  My routine consisted of alternating walking and running every two minutes for a total of 30 minutes, a few sit-ups and some 5 lb. curls.  Yaaaaayyy me!  I had been doing this same routine for about a year trying to lose the extra pounds I gained after having children and getting older.  I was always a small girl so I NEVER worked out - that’s how I grew to a size 14!

So, Bobo says to me one day “Come on, lets go run outside…”

OMG! I don’t run outside…I need A/C and a TV to motivate my butt! So Bobo started the first Bootcamp for me and the residents of Steiner Ranch.  When I first started, I couldn’t even run one mile!  Since then, I have completed several 10K’s and 5K’s! I have motivated my friends and coworkers to get up early and workout. My Bootcamp sisters tell me I inspire them and Kenneth insists that people come to class more for me than him. Yaaaaayyy Boootcamp!  ßWe used to say that to annoy Bobo, and now it’s our battle cry!

Bootcamp was very primitive in its early days dating back to the clip-art Logo, flipping the tractor tire, and carrying the bags of concrete.  Bikini Bootcamp has grown over the years and I’ve shrunk to a size 4! I have maintained a fit and healthy lifestyle for 6 years.  Yaaaaayyy Bootcamp!  Thanks to Kenneth and Resurgence Fitness!