Hello and Happy Sunday! I hope your day is treating you well 
Today’s Fit Tip is all about trying new things, things that are fun and exciting, and calling it exercise. About a year ago, my boyfriend, Spencer, and I were looking for something fun and exciting to do. I had heard about a rock gym in Longwood, FL, and we decided to give it a shot. Aiguille is just a warehouse on the outside, but on the inside it is a large gym, its walls lines with rocks and holds, colorful tape, and numbers, of which I didn’t know the meaning. Once Spencer and I rented our harnesses and shoes, we attended the belay class, and we were on our own to conquer the walls. And it was a blast!
Since that first trip, rock climbing has become a sport for Spencer and a hobby for me. I have learned a lot about the sport, such as:
- There are 3 types of climbing: Top Rope, Bouldering, and Lead.
- There is a lot of unique terminology: Dyno, Sent, On Sight…
- There are many different types of holds: Crimp, Pinch, Jug…
- The routes are rated on different scales: Top Rope and Lead range from 5-6 (easier) to 5-13 (way hard!); Bouldering routes go from v-0 all the way up (the hardest I’ve seen is a v-8)
- According to on-line calculators, a person my size can burn from 500-600 calories per hour climbing!
- Rock climbers are cool, chill people, and it is a very fun and social sport
Top Roping on a 5-8
Spencer Bouldering
Attempting a 5-11...didn't make it much past that
Spencer going shirtless..haha
The next thing I want to try, trampoline workout classes at Rebounderz!
Leave a Comment: What is something unique and fun that you do for exercise?
August 30, 2009 at 9:11 pm |
Rebounderz sounds fun – although I know someone who broke his leg there, so be careful!
August 31, 2009 at 1:57 pm |
This is so cool! I’ve always wanted to go to a climbing gym, but there aren’t many places in this area and it’s a bit pricey for me right now. One day!
Unique and fun? Sometimes, when I’m feeling like a spunky rebel, I veer off the road whilst running and into the paths I come across that tractors use to go into their cornfields. I run to the end, turn around and run back! A little off-road running never hurt, and I keep off the corn.
September 2, 2009 at 9:04 am |
haha…you sound like a redneck…just like me
September 1, 2009 at 4:45 pm |
I love hola hooping
That’s pretty rare to do for a workout, I think. But it’s so much fun 
September 2, 2009 at 9:04 am |
wow…that does sound like fun!
September 8, 2009 at 10:47 am |
hey~ just found your blog! Are you climber? I love love indoor climbing but haven’t gone for a year!!
anyway, it’s a fun workout!
September 8, 2009 at 12:03 pm |
My boyfriend is a serious climber; I just do it for fun…I love it though! It’s a killer workout!
September 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm |
[...] For some more details about rock climbing, visit Sarah’s post here! [...]