Fitness Bootcamp
The last few years I have been steadily putting on weight. I finally got fed up with not having the energy, being caught in the cycle of work, sleep, work sleep that I decided to join a Fitness Bootcamp in Richmond.
On Tuesday, I started my first bootcamp run by the pain maker, Maki Riddington. As quoted from his website, Maki is a BCRPA strength and conditioning and body recomp specialist who has close to 10 years of fitness training experience and has worked throughout the Richmond area and parts of Vancouver in a number of gyms. Even though Tuesdays class was not a full class, it kicked my ass!
I honestly have not been very active in many years since changing careers. In my teenage years I was active in martial arts, Taekwondo is particular, volleyball, tennis, and rollerblading. I love rollerblading around False Creek. I would go every evening from Science World to Stanley Park and back again.
I was warned that many people have puked from his class, but I was up for the challenge. I needed to kick start my fitness some how and mindlessly going from machine to machine at the gym was not working.
The fitness bootcamp is 3 days a week starting at happy hour, 6AM. I am nowhere near a morning person, night owls FTW! Drastic measures were needed. I was met there by various athletic abilities from returning bootcampers, gym staff, to hockey players looking to get to the next level. I felt very intimidated being so out of shape. This coming from someone who use to break boards and bricks without a hesitation.
This is not the stereotypical boot camps you see on reality shows where some guy is just standing there yelling at you. Every day is a different workout which varies from lines, to circuits. Drawing figure 8’s with a bosu ball may sound\look easy, but after dragging a tire back and forth, rowing, skipping, etc. that ball feels like a 1000 pounds!!
If you are looking for that extra push to the next level or a kick in the ass to get your health back in the gear I highly recommend Maki’s Fitness Bootcamp. You be reunited with some long lost muscles. Let him know you heard about his program from my post.
What do you like to do on your workouts?
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July 26th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Eeek don’t we all gain weight as we age… I know I have to work harder to stay in shape but it is always a matter of managing to find the time.
Good luck on the blogathon.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:15 am
ouch. This sounds painful! But good on you for taking it up. I’d wimp out rather embarrassingly
July 26th, 2008 at 12:19 am
Okay Danny…it’s midnight and this is the hour that separates the men from the boys, especially the “Old Boys”…
You know I am not going to be able to match this kick ass post…tho if you wimp out I will be on your case until the cows come home…and there ain’t no cows in the West End.
I said I would follow your post for the next 24 hours but I didn’t mean that I would sit up with you…
I’m going to bed as I have a work shift tomorrow and so I am going to bid you a fair adieu and remind you…
“Whaddaya mean, it’s Showtime?
I ain’t prepared! What do I do? Crap! Those other guys/gals are so together.
But…IT’S Showtime!!!
Gotta dance, gotta sing…”
-(Gene Kelly, Singin’ In the Rain)
I will catch up tomorrow but in the meantime…
Tap, tap, tappity, tap, tap tap tap de tap…
Keep kickin’
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
July 26th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Not sure if I like the idea of fitness bootcamp, but Pride weekend is coming and I need a six pack
July 26th, 2008 at 1:31 am
[...] know I do! The past little while I have been adjusting my schedule and waking up at 5AM to make my Fitness Bootcamp class. I have also been waking up at around 8AM on the weekend. I have noticed I am starting to [...]
July 26th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
[...] in Taekwondo, but I am not actively training. I believe it has been over 8 years. Since joining fitness bootcamp I am trying to get back in shape and maybe take up another martial [...]
July 27th, 2008 at 1:14 am
yum…. six packs
Go danny go!