Teen Bootcamp in the Times-News
Exercises = Fun
What do scorpions, wheelbarrows, Alcatraz and Queen of Spades have in common?
They’re all exercises at boot camp, an exercise program for ages 12 through adults offered at Fitness Playground, 204 N. Fifth St., Mebane.
Annie Luxmore, owner of Fitness Playground, described it as a six-week program which approaches exercise as a team activity.
“Boot Camp provides a team atmosphere and accountability. It’s a want-to- be-involved type class,” Annie said in a recent interview.
Annie got her inspiration from John Hinds at the Monkey Bar Gymnasium in Madison, Wis. She likes the boot camp atmosphere because it is not repetitive and she “hates the thought of being stuck in a gym.”
Classes are held three times a week for six weeks. Campers do a lot of different workouts. The Animal Workout involves scorpion push-ups, duck lunges, bear crawl and frog hops. The Farmer Workout requires wheelbarrows with weights that get heavy fast and carrying sandbags, which gets harder with every step. Escape from Alcatraz challenges campers to dig, crawl, run, swim and “escape” from the hour-long workout. In the Card Deck Workout, each suit stands for an exercise and when a card is drawn you must complete that exercise.
