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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — New scenery and growth is a common sight during the spring season, and so it’s fitting that this be the season Joint Task Force and Naval Station Guantanamo service members will also see new fitness classes from the Morale Welfare and Recreation.
Monday marks the second class of the new weekly Mixed Martial Arts circuit fitness training, an afternoon workout taught by Carl Heron, a trainer with the MWR, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A high intensity class involving martial art oriented stations; it is part of an effort by Joseph Belt, the new MWR fitness director, to bring more people in during the day.
Since it’s a brand new workout, not many people have caught onto it yet. Kristine Davis, a Department of Defense contractor with Public Works, is one the new attendees and finds herself to be quite a fan. Davis explains that she spent the first half of last year in chemotherapy. Having beaten cancer, she has spent the past six months recovering and getting back into shape.
“If I can do this after going through that, anyone can get in here and do it,” said Davis. “I came to the first class and was sore for a week, so I decided this was definitely where I needed to be.”
With the gymnasium under construction, it does affect the turnout for some classes offered by the MWR. There are showers at the gyms, but they aren’t particularly accommodating for a whole entire class of people trying to get back to work. Belt hopes when the new facility opens, it will encourage more people to come back during the day, since there are still quite a few people who still look to find their exercise during the lunch hour.
Like Davis, Jamie Bodlovic, a contractor with Ratcliff Construction at GTMO prefers to go to whatever class is offered during the day.
“I was doing spin classes during the day, but it was cancelled, so this was the next option. A lot of people don’t want to come and work out during the day, but that’s my time to go to the gym,” said Bodlovic.
As he transitioned into his new position with the MWR, Belt says he waited a little while, getting used to what was already in place, before he added anything to the schedule. Having spent five years coaching high school football and utilizing different workouts like speed and agility training, using what has worked well for him in different areas in the past, he brings new ideas and experience to those looking to get fit while at GTMO.
“You don’t want to change everything, you look to enhance it,” said Belt. “So I added what I was good at and have experience with.”
| Date Taken: | 03.14.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 03.14.2014 10:41 |
| Story ID: | 122002 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
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