Great recap SadieKate.
I started my first boot camp this Monday - with the same parent company but in the Seattle area. This is a short session - just 2 weeks so we go all 5 days. The structure is a bit different from yours. We meet at a local high school and are outside MWF for cardio and inside T Th for Ab work. It's been a great workout and for me a much needed motivation for these long, dark winter days. Mine starts at 5:30 am (ugh) but its a perfect time to get back home and showered and to work on time. I really had no excuse - afterall it's only 2 weeks, right?
Well, I've been quite sore but all of it is needed. I'm pretty sure I'm signing up for the next session which will be 4 weeks long. Then, I'm hoping the days will be a bit longer here to get back on my bike during the week.
Anyway, like you I would highly recommend boot camps to anyone who is considering for that little extra bit of motivation to get a great workout and the camaraderie with the other women is great. My camp has all shapes, sizes and ages and every one is encouraged to push themselves at their own level - a good kind of peer pressure.