Last Friday, it was drizzling, clouds and thunder filled the sky and the brilliance of a warm summer storm filled me with vitality. The Fitness Nomad Boot Camp has moved to Westmorland Park and it’s almost like a totally new beginning.
When I started the boot camps last October, the program offered a special challenge for all of us, especially me. It had been quite some time since I worked out that hard, and in those first few weeks, all of us had to be careful not to overwork our ageing physiques.
One week at a time, we pushed a little harder, went a little deeper, and ultimately I think gained confidence and momentum in our bodies and our lives. Now, as we move to the park for the summer, The Midvale Boot Camp offers a special challenge for all of us. For me personally, it takes my right back to my days as a collegiate Division I soccer player, arriving for training camp in Mid-August to push our bodies to the complete limit in order to get in shape for the season. I used to come back two weeks before camp even started so that I could spend time acclimating to the elements. The Midwestern Summer is only a far distant relative to that which I experienced in San Diego. The air is dry, the beach is close, and the girls love to show off their tans.
On Monday we had easily one of the top 5 hardest boot camp workouts yet. I’m actually still feeling it today and am working hard to recover so that I’m ready again at 6 PM. Lots of water, Performance, vitamins, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread, and a quick dip in the Shorewood pool should have my in prime form to do it all over again.
So, for those of you who are coming – be ready!
For those of you who are thinking of skipping it because of the heat – be strong!
And for the rest of you – we’d love to have you! 🙂
Take care, and see you at the park…
John
Sweat in the eyes,
Sand in the shoes,
Bugs in the mouth,
So humid, you feel like you are breathing water.
In the end,
exhaustion…
And at the same time:
Satisfaction, accomplishment, exhilaration.
You pushed your body
Beyond your imagined limits
and you survived.
That’s boot camp in the park…
Sara, this is great stuff. Thanks for sharing this. You really captured the essence of the experience for me too…