When I tell people that I go to Aquafit for exercise they smile at me a little indulgently. It's not hot yoga, extreme cycling class or judo kickboxing. It seems to people what grandmas do in order to get some pretend exercise. And there are certainly ladies in the pool who take that approach... they float around on their noodles, chat for 45 minutes and dry off. The Indomitable Sara and I have been attending for about a week now and have attended three different pools : Bennetto, Central and Ryerson. Here's the thing... up until tonight it has been a little bit like everybody thinks it is. It's been challenging but only because the Indomitable Sara and I work it hard. The leaders have been these tiny little things who call out moves and look slightly exasperated at the flotilla of lazies.
All that changed tonight. Tonight at Ryerson we met Brittany. She is the Mightiest of all Mighty Aquafit instructors. This little boot camp martinet almost killed us. Tonight, really for the first time I can look all those people in the face who snicker a bit and say "oh yeah... I DARE you to get in Brittany's pool". It was flippin' awesome!!
FYI... One of the reasons Sara is the Indomitable Sara is because this tough broad went to Aquafit tonight after having a tooth extracted today. I'm gonna tell you... I would have been on my couch moaning in self pity but this kid got in the pool and gutted it out. Looking for inspiration ? Take a look at the person beside you and you'll be surprised what you find :)
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