It’s a perfect time of year to get in shape with the Elevation Place 30/30 Fitness Challenge!

Adam Robertson from the Town of Canmore asked if I’d be keen on participating this year so I said…why not?  He told me the challenge runs from January 11th to February 21st this year and talked about the new Kid’s Challenge.

This is actually a pretty big step because this is basically me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGLzm-Gy0dQ

Adam and Marg Szamosfalvi took me on a tour of the facility, showing me the workout areas and core classrooms.  I was already familiar with the pool area so they then took me down to the climbing area where Brian Spear offered an orientation on the bouldering wall and auto-belay system.  Wearing jeans I wasn’t exactly expecting to be attempting the Elevation Place climbing area for the first time ever today but they put me in shoes and a harness and sent me up!  The auto-belay system will take some getting used to, letting go and dropping with the trust that a machine will carry me down gently, but it’s a great way to climb without a partner and will definitely encourage me to use this area to complete my challenge.

My goal is to try out as many areas, machines, and core classes as possible to complete my punch card.  I’ll be posting it all on my blog as I go!