Camp Discipline

"Palmer said the program works to change a cadet's behavior to be a responsible member of society.

Barbie McLaughlin was one of those mothers who heard the gate close and watched her son enter the boot camp.

The Tioga High School teacher said life had become rocky with her 14-year-old son, Sean, and she wanted to stop the pattern before it got to be something she couldn't handle."

"Upon moving back to the East Coast Michele and Real realized the need to bring Tae Bo to Connecticut so she went back to Los Angeles and received her Tae Bo certification and blessings from Mr. Blanks. Making her the only certified Tae Bo fitness instructor in Connecticut. It has always been the desire of Michele and Real to open their own gym and keep the wisdom, inspiration and passion of Mr. Blanks's amazing creation alive and growing."