Diary of a Bootcamp By Dominique King
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anuary and February were a turning point in my life. I was grounded mentally and physically. I put it down to having been confined to bed for two weeks with the flu, but then I also found myself in a complete state of mental disarray for another four weeks thereafter. Looking back, I realise that it was my body simply shutting down and forcing me to rest after what has been four pretty intense years setting up my business Wunderlife. When I started to gradually feel better, I decided it was time for something new. My health seemed a good place to begin so I enrolled with Achievement Coaching Bootcamp. I didn’t really know anything about it, other
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than that ‘Bootcamp’ was not something I had ever considered, as I don’t like getting too dirty and close to mud. In my view, I thought Bootcamps would be too hard core for my liking. And exactly for those reasons it felt right to sign up for it – I wanted purposefully to push myself out of my comfort zone; get fitter by doing something totally new and ‘not me’.
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Feeling a bit nervous but mostly excited. Brigitte, the owner and lead coach, greets us all warmly. To my surprise, we’re only women (I always thought Bootcamp to be more of male, butch sort of thing). After a brief warm up, we are
straight into sit ups; sprints etc. quite often working in teams of two, accompanied by great music throughout. Brigitte keeps a close eye on us to make sure we are not twisting and turning in the wrong direction, which is good as I have no idea what I am doing. Halfway through the session I’m starting to run out of puff but I am determined to keep going. Our noses are in the mud a lot, and by the end I am covered in it, but also feeling quite proud for having completed my full first session. The next day I found myself walking sideways as my leg muscles were in serious pain; but I had an appetite for more, and was looking forward to the next session.
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