Jamaica Gleaner

IT WAS FITMIX WITH STYLE WITH BODY

- BY KURT

KURT DUNN of Body By Kurt certainly knows how to mix and unlock the ultimate you with an intense aerobics boot camp.

On Saturday at the Oasis on the Oxford on Oxford Road, New Kingston, the fitness guru gave The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life participan­ts a workout with a difference.

The morning started off with Stick Aerobics with Donovan Ellis, then it was straight into a slower-pace sensual Latin dancing with dance master Keith Cousin.

Grand Master Bryan Campbell and his assistant Oshane Bryant then turned up the tempo with a self-defence kickboxing session.

Fit 4 Lifers then got a break to get their power shakes from sponsor Chas E. Ramson made with Foska Oats and Blue Diamond Almond Milk, as well as delicious treats from partner GraceKenne­dy’s Caribbean Choice, a variety of natural teas from Shavuot Internatio­nal, refreshing beverages from Grace Aloe and Catherine’s Peak water.

Sponsor Medical Associates also gave free medical checks to ensure that everyone was fit and ready.

The man himself, Kurt Dunn, then took participan­ts down memory lane with ‘70s and ‘80s dance aerobics.

TUFF ENUFF

Of course, what would a Fit 4 Life event be without the challenges to see who was Tuff Enuff?

The Kukibo Crab Walk, Body By Kurt’s Kettle Bell Kinetics and Kukibo Push Up Static Balance definitely were no easy challenges. But Richard Hutchinson won all three challenges in the men’s category, while in the female category Dionne Forbes took the title twice and Francine Richards copped it in the Kukibo Push Up Static Balance.

The winners earned prizes such gift bags from Shavuot Internatio­nal; gift baskets from sponsor Chas E. Ramson; gift baskets from GraceKenne­dy; one month membership with Body By Kurt; brunch at Oasis on the Oxford; T-shirts from JABBFA; and Fit 4 Life gift bags, T-shirts and water bottles.

It’s the TrainFit Games this Saturday, August 25, with the TrainFit Fitness Club. Come join us at 6:30 a.m. at Hope Gardens on Old Hope Road, St Andrew, for outdoor boot camp madness, for the 10th event in The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life Season 2 Tuff Enuff Challenge.

Everyone is invited to come out to each of the Saturday morning boot camps, free of cost, as the Fit 4 Life team journeys with Jamaica to a healthy, fitter life.

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and The Gleaner’s website to see where we will be next - #fit4lifeja.

Each week – starting at 6:30 a.m. – will feature boot camp style workouts, lifestyle and fitness tips, challenges to win great prizes, free medical checks from sponsor Medical Associates; and demonstrat­ions and samplings from sponsors and partners.

Just three more weeks to the ultimate Tuff Enuff Challenge – 10 intense obstacle courses arranged in three supersets – on Saturday, September 8.

The question is: are you Tuff Enuff? Let’s find out. For more details or to enter the challenge, email:

yourhealth@gleanerjm.com.

?? LIONEL ROOKWOOD/PHOTOGRAPH­ER ?? Kurt Dunn from Body By Kurt has Fit 4 Lifers dancing up a storm in the ‘70s & ‘80s Dance Aerobics.
LIONEL ROOKWOOD/PHOTOGRAPH­ER Kurt Dunn from Body By Kurt has Fit 4 Lifers dancing up a storm in the ‘70s & ‘80s Dance Aerobics.
?? ?? Winners of the Body By Kurt’s Kettle Bell Kinetics Challenge – Dionne Forbes (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from Tiyba Wilson (left), marketing officer for The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life; Jordon Harris (second left), procuremen­t manager for Shavuot Internatio­nal; and Lorraine and Kevear Clunie, owners of Oasis on the Oxford.
Winners of the Body By Kurt’s Kettle Bell Kinetics Challenge – Dionne Forbes (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from Tiyba Wilson (left), marketing officer for The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life; Jordon Harris (second left), procuremen­t manager for Shavuot Internatio­nal; and Lorraine and Kevear Clunie, owners of Oasis on the Oxford.
?? ?? Winners of the Kukibo Push Up Static Balance Challenge – Francine Richards (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from the teams from The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life, Body By Kurt, and Shavuot Internatio­nal.
Winners of the Kukibo Push Up Static Balance Challenge – Francine Richards (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from the teams from The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life, Body By Kurt, and Shavuot Internatio­nal.
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?? ?? Kevear Clunie, manager of Oasis on the Oxford, getting his vitals checked by the Medical Associates team.
Kevear Clunie, manager of Oasis on the Oxford, getting his vitals checked by the Medical Associates team.
?? ?? Winners of the Kukibo Crab Walk Challenge – Dionne Forbes (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from the teams from The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life, Oasis on the Oxford, Shavuot Internatio­nal, and JABBFA.
Winners of the Kukibo Crab Walk Challenge – Dionne Forbes (third right) in the female category and Richard Hutchinson (third left) in the male category. Getting their prizes from the teams from The Gleaner’s Fit 4 Life, Oasis on the Oxford, Shavuot Internatio­nal, and JABBFA.
?? ?? Ahon Gray (left) and Richard Hutchinson going at it in the Body By Kurt’s Kettle Bell Kinetics challenge.
Ahon Gray (left) and Richard Hutchinson going at it in the Body By Kurt’s Kettle Bell Kinetics challenge.
?? ?? Dance master Keith Cousin ran a fantastic Latin dance session.
Dance master Keith Cousin ran a fantastic Latin dance session.
?? ?? Grand Master Bryan Campbell (right) teaching Fit 4 Lifers kickboxing.
Grand Master Bryan Campbell (right) teaching Fit 4 Lifers kickboxing.

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