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‘R ight leg in pivot position,and on my count. One, two,
three and hit it,” shouts a Rock-ette over the music.
My right leg kicks out, then Iturn and throw up my left, right,left, right as I keep my back ram-rod straight and my sweaty palmsnestled in the smalls of my neigh-bours’ sweaty backs. This kickclinic is the highlight of an hour-long dance class taught by mem-bers of New York’s famous dancetroupe on board Norwegian Brea-kaway, Norwegian Cruise Line’snewest ship. I’m sweating bucketsas I bounce, completely aware ofhow ridiculous I must look, butit’s too much fun to care. Plus, I’mgetting a great aerobic workout.
Earlier, we’d gone through aslow stretch warm up and then amental workout as we tried tomaster some of the famous chor-eography in Parade of the WoodenSoldiers, a routine the troupe hasperformed since 1933 in theirRadio City Christmas Spectacularshow. It was surprisingly hard tomove in precise lines and pat-terns, and we weren’t even wear-ing pumps.
But if you need a heartier work-out, take the Rockettes fitnessclass. It’s a masterful mix ofdynamic stretches that focuses onyour glutes, legs and core.“Dynamic stretches protectagainst injury, they increase theheart rate and blood flow to mus-cles just enough so they’re readyfor quick firing,” explains ElaineWinslow, the troupe’s head trai-ner and a former Rockette.
There’s no chance of gettingbored in this 45-minute class, butyou may lose your balance.
“We’ll have to modify it for thesea,” grins Winslow as oceanswells continually move the floorbeneath our feet during a sessionon the inaugural cruise in May.It’s a true core workout that you’llfeel for days afterward – makesure your first after-class stop isthe hot tub on Deck 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norwegian Breakaway offersRockettes dance and fitness classeson the first cruise of every month.Rockettes-themed stretch classes aretaught by the ship’s fitness staff onall itineraries.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The writer sailed courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line.
CRUISING
New York’sRockettes run akick clinic at sea
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GLOBE TRAVEL •
THE ACTIVE TRAVELLER
On a recent trip to Europe, myitinerary left me with about
10 hours each in Frankfurt andAmsterdam – two cities I hadnever visited. Searching for waysto efficiently get in the mainsights, I came across a type oftour I had never seem before:sightjogging, a sightseeing/run-ning combo that I figured wouldhelp me get in some exercise toward off both jet lag and the in-evitable effects of a five-day river-boat cruise with a buffet and anopen bar.
Multitasking on the road? Signme up, I thought. So I bookedprivate tours with SightjoggingFrankfurt and Tourist RunAmsterdam that brought me upclose and personal with the citieswhile giving me the chance toask questions, take photos andget an insider’s view of myguides’ hometown. And now thatI’m looking, I am finding thesefitness-oriented tours every-where, with the travel industryjumping to provide vacationerswith a workout while theyexplore.
“There’s been a real increase inplaces that offer explicitly activetravel,” says writer Emily Match-ar, who covered fit vacation des-tinations for Lonely Planet’s Best inTravel 2013. “People are less inter-ested in passive beach sitting andmore in getting out and beingactive.”
While boot camps and retreatsmight have received much of theattention in the past, the trendnow is for active offerings thathelp travellers get closer to thedestination, rather than justfarther from home.
“These vacations aren’t onlyabout the training,” says Torontowriter Stephania Varalli, whosefitness-oriented vacation résuméincludes mountain biking inAndalucia, Spain, and a muaythai boxing camp in Thailand.“They’re a fantastic, unique wayto see a country.”
In Madagascar, for example,she says, “we trekked throughremote villages that haven’t hadforeign visitors in over 50 years –and that’s if you count theFrench Legion as visitors.”
That’s why “sightjogging” ispopular; it’s an efficient way forrunners to clock kilometres andtake in the rhythms of local life.“Discovering a country or city isintenser when it’s done in anactive way,” explains Paul Bier-man, co-owner of Tourist RunAmsterdam. “That enables you toreally absorb the atmosphere.”
On my 7.5-kilometre joggingtour past Amsterdam’s museums,canals and red-light district,there was time to stop for expla-nations and to take photos.
Hotels have noticed the changeand are moving beyond the basicgym and offering in-room fitnessamenities as well as destination-specific programs. Some Fair-
mont locations offer regularguided runs with hotel staff, thehotels also offer a tai chi masterin Beijing, kettlebell classes inPittsburgh and yoga on stand-uppaddleboards in Hawaii. And ifyou forget to bring workout gear,many hotels will lend you cloth-ing and shoes. In St. Lucia, TheBody Holiday resort devotes itselfto rejuvenation through fitnessand offers many wellness pro-grams and dozens of classes.
In Vancouver, complimentarybikes are becoming de rigueur asa means for visitors to get aroundthe city: The Opus, the Burrardand the Loden all have them onoffer, and the latter has in-roomyoga mats and a TV channel ded-icated to yoga programming.
There is such a demand foractive vacations that tour com-panies such as G Adventures,Butterfield & Robinson and MyAdventure Store are revampingtheir catalogues with fitness-ori-ented trips for all levels. “A lot ofpeople go walking or cycling as ahobby and because of that, theywant to do it during their holidaytime,” says Alistair Butchers,innovation manager at G Adven-tures, who increased the com-pany’s active offerings by 30 percent this year. “It’s a differentway to see a country.”
Even operators that skew to anolder demographic, such as river-cruise company Avalon Water-ways, are seeing a shift. “Thedesire to exercise and maintain
fitness seems to be on the in-crease,” says managing directorPatrick Clark, an avid runner whojogs along riverside pathwayswhen he’s on a cruise. Onshoresightseeing includes bike tours incities such as Lyons.
For Butchers, whose favouriteactive holiday was a dogsledding,snowshoeing and ice-walkingtour of Swedish Lapland, part ofthe appeal is trying new things ,which is why G Adventures in-cludes multisport trips on theirroster, allowing travellers to ex-periment with kayaking, cycling,hiking and other self-propelledmethods of getting around.
Next on his list? Climbing Tan-zania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, a tripthat requires not just pep, butprep. “The enjoyment of thetraining is part of it,” Butcherssays. “People don’t always realizehow difficult it can be.”
Whether you’re a gym rat orjust enjoy fresh air, buildingsome sweat time into your nextgetaway might make the wholetrip that much more meaningful.“Our motto is ‘slow down to seethe world’,” says Kathy Stewart ofButterfield & Robinson. “There isso much more to experiencewalking or biking through thecountryside than seeing it from acar window or lying on a beach,and it is a great way to get someexercise to justify all the gourmetfood you will eat.”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special to The Globe and Mail
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In Hawaii, try a Flo-Yo (floating yoga) core workout. Or see a new neighbourhood by joining a sightseeing jogging tour. THE FAIRMONT ORCHARD
THE WORKING (OUT) HOLIDAY
Who sits on a beach any more?Goodbye boot camps, hello fitness-themed exploration. Travel just got a lot more active
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