Bootcamps: Kick Your Butt Into Gear (on a budget)
It’s that time of year again—Spring! Okay, maybe not officially, but here in Vancouver, we like to declare it Spring earlier than the rest of the country. Why? Well, because we can. Hereabouts the flowers come alive and the sun starts to—gasp!—actually feel warm a few weeks before it starts to seem verdant elsewhere. It’s one of the reasons that I put up with a long and rainy winter, because I love Spring. Take your summer and your fall, cuz Spring is where it’s at for me. A few sunny days in a row also means you start to remember the beach exists. And if you’re anything like me, that means you start thinking about the wintertime pounds you’ve packed on. Fear not, intrepid Vancouverites! For there are many ways to get fit, even for gym haters like yours truly. And one such fitness method, albeit an adventurous one, is the bootcamp. Specifically, the outdoor bootcamp. I was reminded of the idea of an outdoor bootcamp in my repeat viewing of Bridesmaids the other day. There’s that awesome scene in the park with Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Lillian(Maya Rudolph), where