MUNIfit
Taking your workout outdoors
Inspired by a desire to get outside to exercise,
working with personal trainers LaMaine
Williams and Leo Andrades, we designed an
outdoor fitness course that makes use of stationary
objects found along Wrightsville’s famed
2.4-mile Loop. Using ordinary benches, picnic
tables, raised curbs, bridge railings and even
equipment found on a children’s playground, we
created a municipal fitness routine we call the Muni Fit.
Once your eyes are open to the possibilities, the Muni Fit
encompasses the notion that practically any fixed object in an
urban setting can be used for an outside exercise regimen.
In the process, making
use of relatively common
exercises, and even more
common fixed objects,
we have created a fitness
routine that is adaptable
to any park or municipal
setting — literally in the
world. Once you try it,
you will never look at a
street or parkscape the
same way. A vast number
of opportunities appear,
creating a personal exercise
routine with a difficulty
level tailored to each individual. It’s a great workout that can
be completed in any order, with no rules about starting or
stopping. Jump in wherever you happen to be. And, as you
can see, the Muni doesn’t have to be a solitary workout.
LaMaine
Michelle
The team
leo
Brenda
Michelle Daniel This doctor’s wife is a mother of two who is
avidly engaged in her fitness.
Lamaine Williams is a full time personal trainer with 12 years
of experience, who limits his training to women serious about
their fitness.
Brenda Hughes This two-time regional Emmy award-winning
documentary filmmaker has increased her level of fitness with
each passing year.
Leo AndrAdes has been a personal trainer for seven years
and is also a holistic life coach.
Using an ordinary
benches, picnic
tables, raised curbs,
bridge railings and
even equipment
found on a children’s
playground, we
created a municipal
fitness course we
call the Muni Fit.
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WBM june 2012
by Pat Bradford with
LaMaine Williams and Leo Andrades
photography by Allison Potter