Fitness Swellness: Kick It Up for Kidney Cancer boot camp recap

June 10, 2015

On Sunday, I met up with my teammates Megan and Sharon (our fourth member, Diane, wasn’t feeling well so couldn’t make it out) at Varsity Stadium for the Kick It Up for Kidney Cancer boot camp. We were blessed with perfect weather, sunny but with a light breeze. And Varsity Stadium is such a great venue; it was fun to have a chance to work out on the field.

Not going to lie: the idea of a four-hour boot camp was daunting. Add to this that I feel like I’ve been working out daily for the past few weeks; I haven’t but I’ve definitely been more active than my usual 4 workouts a week, and doing activities I don’t normally participate in, such as SUP and hiking. So I was a bit tired to start but excited for a fun day with my friends.

The dream team of Brent Bishop of Think Fitness, Michael Decorte of Jock Yoga Guy and Dara Bergeron of Belly Bootcamp each taught sessions of 15 minutes each, with a 10-minute break between sets.  We did so many push-ups and vinyasas, some running, and so many drills that those breaks were very much welcome. Jully Black co-hosted the event and she has such a fun energy; she even lead a few minutes of the workout and had us all twerking (there’s some video of it on my Instagram). Here’s a video of Jully leading us through a chant of “I am powerful, I am wonderful, I’m free.”

Halfway through the boot camp, we took a moment to remember loved ones affected by kidney cancer, many who were at last year’s event and no longer with us now. It really was a touching tribute and a reminder of what the event and the money raised is for.

The event was bigger this year than last year, but there’s always room for more, if you’re up for it in 2016! And even though the event is a wrap, you can still show your support for kidney cancer. Just visit www.kickitup4kidneycancer.ca to make a donation. Whatever you can spare will help (and donations of $10 or more will get you a tax receipt).

Thank you to Kidney Cancer Canada, the team at Environics and the dream team of Brent, Michael and Dara, and Jully Black for a fantastic day of fitness for a great cause.

 

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