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We had a funny fitness story at Boot Camp when one of our Fitmates, Paul C brought his dog along to the morning session.

As dogs can get very excited doing dog stuff,. Tim (Paul’s dog) got confused and ran to the other boot camp that was running in the park trying to find his owner. This went on for some time before Paul realised that his dog was missing and getting involved with another group.

We encourage our clients to bring along the dogs to our boot camp sessions provided that they are restrained and do not present a risk to other participants. Tim is often joined by Maggie, another dog and together they follow their owners around our exercise course and stay by the by the side during exercise.

I often say why leave your four legged friend at home, all alone and bored when you can bring them along to exercise class and everybody is kept happy.

While running our Boot camp session this morning, I came across this rare sighting, a unicyclist in the park.

Just out of the photo is is dog, a friendly Labrador which was very supportive of his owner on his unusual one wheeled bike:))

While riding a unicycle may be a lot of fun, it does require an amazing level of core strength to keep balanced and upright. I have tried a friends unicycle and manage to turn the peddles for long enough to travel 20 meters, hardly setting the world on fire.

The first step is to ensure you have good core strength otherwise you will be compensating with your lower back, a great way to get started is to use a Fit ball or Swiss Ball.

Once you are confident with your core strength you are ready to progress to the real thing.

The best way to learn is to have 2 friends on either side of you while you maintain perfect posture and stay relaxed, looking straight ahead, bracing from below the belly button while keeping your hips directly underneath your shoulders and your weight being placed on the saddle, not the peddles.

Start by trying half turns and once you feel confident, go for the gib complete revolution, eventually with a little practice, you will master the art of riding a unicycle and even venture out into a park near you.

Funny Fitness Story this morning, when a client took their dog to the Vet to investigate why their dog was limping, the vet cast his gaze over to the owners and could instantly understand why their dog was so conditioned.

Maggie, our unofficial Fitstyler mascot had damaged her cruciate ligament and will require surgery.

While knee injuries happen to humans, they also happen to dogs.

So we hope to see Maggie back at Boot camp soon, maybe not necessarily a funny fitness story for Maggie.

Its great to see people performing exercise with their dog at Boot Camp.
So often I see people with their dogs at the park standing around, chatting to other dog owners while they use a throwing tool to pick up the tennis ball from the ground and launch it for their dog to chase.

This is the perfect opportunity to play with your dog and chase after the ball as well to add some excitement. While some people may want a little more than this chasing game, we have found having dog friendly boot camps encourages people to participate in exercise while allowing their dog to get some exercise as well.

Ultimately it is all about safety and an unrestrained dog can not only pose a danger to itself but to other participants.
Funky new dog harnesses and leashes enable their owners to secure their dog while running.

We have some ideas to help you get out and start exercising with your dog today.

So it would be great to see more people getting involved in exercise, be it a Boot camp or any type of outdoor group fitness training to exercise with their dog.