Motor Appreciation Day - MAD
Come embrace the madness!
(Event page photo credit to Cadre Igor at his favorite set of stairs)
Nothing makes you appreciate a motor better than carrying heavy things uphill.
What:
Wednesday Fitness Meetups alternating between downtown Leesburg and One Loudoun. Focused around their parking garage stairs.
Concept:
Fitness Meetups are more valuable when they offer you activities not accessible alone or elsewhere. One example is teamwork; can't really practice teamwork without a team... Another is equipment such as sandbags; not everyone has a 1400lb arsenal of sand in the bed of their truck. And of course large stairs; many of us do not have +4 flights of stairs in their neighborhood open for fitness use. So the idea here is that we ALWAYS default to stair climbs on MADs. We might do less stairs and more exercises or teamwork based upon the weather and turnout. But we will always to 15 to 60 minutes of stair climbs.
Fitness Levels & Scaling for Ability:
This is for challenging each participant to THEIR ability. So long as you're fit enough to walk a 5K without weight, you should be fine to participate with us. You will be under frequent contact and supervision to make sure everyone is doing okay. There are ways to reduce the strain such as walking the ramps instead of stairs to reduce intensity. Progression in bettering ourselves is always the goal, and that means not exceeding capabilities to the point of harm or injury. And of course we are always encouraging to one anothers efforts. We do not tolerate shaming.
Gear Requirements:
Athletic Attire
Closed Toed Athletic Shoes/Boots (No sandals)
At least 1L of water
Ability to carry that 1L of water hands free (ruck, vest, harness, etc)
Reflectors/Headlight Requirements:
A flashlight and reflectors are required during the months when it's likely to be dark at least by the end of our activities. A headlight with a red light function is highly preferred to a handeld flashlight. This includes the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, and March.
Gear Recommendations:
Rucksack, Plate Carrier, or Weight Vest
Weight (Anywhere from water weight on up)
Further Gear Considerations:
Electrolytes
Fitness Sandbags willing to share
Bug Spray
Sunscreen
Headband / Hat
Portable Speaker (Keep in mind what's appropriate, especially around kids)
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