Remember when I said I was doing a bootcamp to get ready for the Chicago marathon?
Well, I did. And it was all sorts of awesome.
Michelle Cushing, the amazing Michelle Cushing, is the brains (and muscle) behind Dare to Be Fit, her venture to help people stay “healthy, emotionally wealthy and fit.” Her passion is evident in how she runs her classes, be it pilates, yoga, or her famed booty camp.
Let me tell you something about booty camp: your booty is guaranteed to hurt after every single class. Running around Lincoln Park, using various steps, benches and hills to get in a sweaty 60 minute workout will do that. But any lasting memory of how hard the last workout is completely vanishes when you start seeing results. After 5 weeks, I feel…stronger and totally ready to dive into marathon training.
Oh and there’s also something call “Build Your Own Burpees” which are super fun hard as hell and I love them don’t hate them that much (Michelle, are you happy now?).
The heat wave to hit Chicago has taken some of us inside for our workouts so here’s a link to Dare to Be Fit’s “Total Belly Meltdown“. Click here for a core friendly workout that you can do in the comfort of your air conditioned abode.
Want to take it out into the elements? Booty Camp is an amazing workout in an hour that flies by. Michelle is one of the best fitness professionals in the city, hands down.
Keep sweating it out, Chicago.
