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At Boot camp last night, we had a funny fitness quote when a Fitmate Rochelle saw the mini hurdles and commented that “the thought of hurdles gave her instant weight loss”.
Fortunately we only use 2 heights of mini hurdles and while they may appear a bit scary, they provide a safe and effective way to add a little bit of plyometric exercise.

Remember when performing any type of exercise that places stress on your knees, hips and ankles to start with low intensity and monitor your ability to maintain control and posture throughout the movement.

Always progress the exercise, maybe starting by stepping over the hurdles first before moving to more advance movements whereby your full body weight is being absorbed by your knees, hips and ankles. Your knees, thighs and ankles should be perfectly parallel to each other with no internal or external rotation. Without having adequate support and strength to maintain correct posture through these movements, you can quickly cause damage or sustain injuries.

A simple test is to perform a single leg squat without the knees and legs turning inwards or outwards, similarly standing on either your left/right leg and while bending your free leg, bring your heel to your butt. Once again your should be able to perform these movements with perfect control.

So using the mini hurdles are great for weight loss when used correctly and preferably under supervision.

Well after the massive hail storm last night in Melbourne who would have believed we would have this amazing morning at Boot camp.

Melbourne is definitely living up to it’s reputation of four seasons in one day or rather four extreme seasons in one day.

This morning at our Melbourne Bootcamp, I came across this abandoned guitar just after sunrise.

Mmm, I have seen some interesting things in the park, but never have I found something as valuable as a guitar even though it did look a little worse for wear with dents and scratches.

Hopefully the owner will make the journey back to this Melbourne Park at Edinburgh Gardens to reunite the guitar with it’s rightful owner.