Comments on: Jackie Warner’s Skylab Workouts on “Workout”

By: Kimberly Day

Kimberly Day — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:20:22 +0000

Laura (not McB),

You posed a thought to the other Laura “if you consider her workouts intense…” Have you actually worked out with Jackie or any of the trainers that actually work at Sky Sport or are you basing your opinion on the show?

If the latter is the case, then I hope you are intelligent enough to realize that “reality” TV is very far from reality and that everything is stated, cast, and edited for the highest drama possible.

Also, before you judge someone’s capabilities and expertise, I strongly suggest that you engage in the activity with the person(s) in question rather than watching and commenting. I can promise you that every person who attended the real SkyLab retreat (not the one staged for the show) found the workouts to be very intense, safe, and effective and the nutritional advice to be solid. Best of all, everyone took the new knowledge they gained about both fitness and nutrition back home with them so that they could continue their journey.

By: Laura McB

Laura McB — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:36 +0000

If you did not attend the SkyLab week, and you did not participate in four intense hours of exercise plus one hour of Yoga each day, for 7 days, then how can you intelligently comment on this experience at all?

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:06:19 +0000

Laura McB, if you consider her workouts intense, than your idea of a good workout differs from mine. I require from my trainer I high level of expertise that by mere example Warner and staff lack.

By: Laura McB

Laura McB — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:13:34 +0000

It’s best not to review movies you haven’t seen and/or books you haven’t read…..

I can speak more accurately than the “Laura” before me (I am a different Laura…), because I actually did attend the first SkyLab week from May 31- June 7, 2008.
It was not a “paid vacation” or a “Biggest Loser-like camp”, and definitely not for “desperate” or “undereducated” people.
However, in our group of 12 participants, most of us were in good shape, already having a solid base of exercise and good nutrition, and not one of us was obese.
It was held at a very upscale resort, and the accommodations were the best I’ve ever experienced, but the daily routing, while very enjoyable to me, was certainly NOT for sissies.
If you want to leave your troubles behind and get yourself in better health, and enjoy a new level of fitness, this is for you. No matter how good your personal trainer is now, there is nothing like getting away from the daily grind, for 7 days of intense exercise, delicious food, encouragement and camaraderie.
It’s the best money I’ve ever spent and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

By: Laura McB

Laura McB — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:08:59 +0000

Well, I can speak more accurately than the “Laura” before me (I am a different Laura…), because I actually did attend the first SkyLab week from May 31- June 7, 2008.
It was not a “paid vacation” or a “Biggest Loser-like camp”, and definitely not for “desperate” or “undereducated” people.
However, in our group of 12 participants, most of us were in good shape, already having a solid base of exercise and good nutrition, and not one of us was obese.
It was held at a very upscale resort, and the accomodations were the best I’ve ever experienced, but the daily routing, while very enjoyable to me, was certainly NOT for sissies.
If you want to leave your troubles behind and get yourself in better health, and enjoy a new level of fitness, this is for you. No matter how good your personal trainer is now, there is nothing like getting away from the daily grind for 7 days of intense exercise, delicious food, and comraderie.
It’s the best money I’ve ever spent, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:58:59 +0000

So many thoughts. At this stage of the game, no I would not do Skylab because of the price, short duration, and well, frankly, crappy training program and poor understanding of the obese body and its needs during weight loss. The facility’s understanding of nutrition for the overweight is poor, in my estimation.

However, I can see how someone would choose to do this, like a paid vacation for a few days of Biggest Loser-like camp. But people do such things when they are desperate and undereducated on the topic of training.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:09:36 +0000

I originally started watching WO because of the time I’m spending in training and at the gym. I stayed, sucked totally in by the drama (both there and in my gym, LOL). One thing I’ve learned, she and several of her trainers really aren’t very good! I was shocked.

I must say I totally agree that no obese person should be put through high impact routines like that. I say that as a boot camp addict who did speed and agility training as well, and paid with aggravated joints.

My previous trainer (also ISSA, ; P) did much what these trainers do. Now that I’m with another (with NASM), I see a world of difference and now know what defines a great trainer from an adequate one.