In 10 minutes this street will wake up. Sedgewick place (the name of
the street) cares about getting fit, they workout. Three days a week
this group pulls themselves out of bed at 6am and goes straight to
bootcamp.
What makes this group different? Their bootcamp is right off
their curb. 360Fit has been hosting a bootcamp on their street for the
last 3 weeks and I have been handling most of their workouts… It has
been Awesome!
Here is how my day starts Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. I wake up around 5am, grab a quick shower, plan my workout, hop
in my car and head over to Sedgewick place. Being up before the sun has
its advantages number one being no traffic, number two no guilt about
napping later. Park the car and get out to what is hopefully the sun but
recently has been a mix of clouds and rain… no use in complaining
though we live in Nova Scotia, I knew what I was getting into. At 6am
the warm up starts, 45 minutes later I am heading back to the car
usually straight home to nap (advantage of not working normal hours).
Everything happens right in the street, everyone brings yoga mats, water
and work ethic. This to me is the best way to start your morning.
The
best solutions are the simplest ones. This neighborhood does not worry
about the common excuses: I have no time, I can’t leave my kids alone
(baby monitor on the street solves this problem in our bootcamp), 1-1
training offsite is too expensive, I am not sure what to do when I go to
the gym, the gym is boring, I don’t have anyone to go to a fitness
class with. They just wake up hit a workout then start their day as
normal… easy.
This group of neighbors though maybe a little bit
different than your average. They know each other on a first name basis
which is rare, they spend time together on the weekend which is rarer
but explains the first name basis, and they actually seem to like each
other this last point is critical. This has become less and less common
unfortunately, but this Bedford neighborhood has found another way to
stay connected. When we check Facebook and Twitter (I just got twitter
might be a bit addicted at the moment) six times a day, it seems to me
that we might have overlooked the simplest connection, our neighbors.
-Ben Costigan
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