I’ve run on cruise ships many times and have blogged about this experience
once. Several years ago Shannan and I participated in the fitness program on the NCL Sea. We went to all the classes- early morning stretch, yoga, aerobics and “earn your meal walk a mile” before lunch and dinner. They had two physical challenges over the course of the week, including running the stairs. I managed to win both. We had lots of fun and felt psychologically better about the 5000 calories we consumed per day, not to mention we earned really groovy T-shirts for participating in all the events.
This evening we travel to Barcelona where we’ll board the Norwegian Jade tomorrow afternoon. I have exercised today, but will need to preserve
The Streak upon our arrival in the morning. In the past, this been a relatively easy task. Shannan kindly watches our belongings and I hit the streets. Ah, the joys of
Insanity. I’ll have to wait to board the ship to complete the Plyometric Cardio Circuit.
Fast forward--We boarded and I rushed to the aerobics studio. It made for the perfect space for this sort of exercise. The room had mats, towels, and even a table for my swanky portable DVD player. Several employees and passengers peeked in the room during the hour long workout. Luckily doing this program in the great outdoors in
Independence, MO, has broken me of all potential embarrassment. I did feel weird with three walls of mirrors, although. In the end, I found the mirrors useful to ensure I used proper form in the exercises. I worried about staying on schedule with the Insanity program while on the ship, but it looks like this is going to be a breeze.
Tom
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