Fed up with her decreasing levels of fitness and increasing waistline Daily Post reporter Anita Moran joined a boot camp. Follow her as she reports back with her progress or lack thereof.
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Okay, don't laugh!
I have enrolled in boot camp. It isn't any ordinary boot camp. It's Bridal Boot Camp and
before you start asking questions, no I have not decided to tie the knot.
According to the group's Facebook page, Bridal Boot Camp is for anyone wishing to shed unwanted kilos, shaping up for an upcoming wedding or special event, or simply wishing to increase their level of fitness.
It is open to all ages, genders and sizes - no discrimination and no excuses.
I was coaxed into joining the boot camp by colleagues, but recent comments which were made to me about wrinkles and baby weight made my decision just that little bit easier.
As far as I know there are only two brides-to-be on the course which doesn't make me feel so bad about it.
I have just finished two weeks of the six-week programme and to be honest I realised I wasn't as fit as I thought I was.
The first week was tests, how long it took us to run 2.4km, how many sit-ups we could do in a minute, how many push ups ... the list goes on.
I wasn't as good as I thought I would be and when we did the dreaded beep test my mission was to not be the first one out. At least I was able to achieve that.
Before boot camp my main physical activity came from netball and I was letting my fitness levels slide, now I am at training at 6am three times a week and the best thing is that it has given me the motivation to improve my fitness outside of boot camp.
Although I haven't seen any major improvements in my fitness or my appearance in the past two weeks, I know it is something which will happen with time and I'm hoping boot camp will give me the much-needed kick start.
For more information about the boot camp visit www.facebook.com/bridalbootcamprotorua or www.facebook.com/fitnesseverywhere
