A NEW fitness bootcamp is underway at Linton where the community get social and move towards fitness.<\/p>\n
Kate\u2019s Bootcamp combines and range of cardio and strength training and can also help people gain confidence and make new friends.<\/p>\n
Founder, Kate Grigson. said she was asked to host the sessions as there was a lack of something similar in the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was approached since my husband plays cricket for Linton and one of the main guys and his wife asked me to run some classes since there\u2019s nothing local for fitness in town,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
That lack of community fitness options in town was proving off putting for some people, as they need to travel for similar classes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving to drive to Ballarat is off peoples\u2019 priorities sometimes so having something local that\u2019s only five minutes from home and they know who they\u2019re exercising with is great,\u201d said Ms Grigson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everybody needs to keep their body moving and keep healthy especially as they grow older.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sessions are held in the basketball stadium at Linton Recreation Reserve on Wednesday nights at 6pm, Friday nights at 5.45pm and every forth Sunday of the month at 9am.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hold them two nights a week and every forth Sunday for 45 minutes with a basic circuit and I try and do something different each class,\u201d said Ms Grigson.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s for every fitness level and every age with modifications available.<\/p>\n
Ms Grigson said there were many benefits to participation both physical and social.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s improving people\u2019s bones and muscles and their overall fitness, and doing things like squats help you as you\u2019re older sitting down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s also the social aspect because a few participants like me are new to Linton and they can meet people and build a little community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope people find them fun and want to come back and I hope they enjoy them and feel themselves getting stronger every week.\u201d<\/p>\n