Friday, September 05, 2008, 1:51 PM
Boot Camp

Day 12

This morning's boot camp workout was great, as usual. So great, in fact, that I'm already getting sad that it's halfway over. Today, we were given exercise bands before we took off on our warm-up jog, so I was nervous (and a little excited) about the burn I’d be feeling soon. Though I have no talent for judging distance nor do I wear a watch at boot camp, we jogged for somewhere between 3 and 5 minutes, and I was happy that I didn’t have to stop once. That alone should give you an idea of how out of practice I am with physical fitness. And that’s why I’m in boot camp: to increase my endurance (and kick off my new lifelong commitment to taking better care of myself). So we had our jog, and then circled up in front of the zoo to do a series of other warm-ups, like (lightly) kicking the curb with alternating feet at a high speed (super hard) and “Mission Impossible” sideways walking lunges. That was just the beginning. From there, we ran all over the park, stopping every 5 minutes to do another series of exercises. One of them was called the 21 gun salute, which builds the biceps with band exercises. Ooh, did that burn! Then we did them again … and again. It was fabulous. Listen to me! I already sound like a fitness junkie. What’s happening to me? I did the extra encouragement today, too. I wasn’t feeling it, but Melanie, fellow camper, said, “Come on!” and so I did. And I think I might go back tomorrow for Saturday morning’s voluntary session, as well. I’m having too much fun!