Nerd in Another City

Sure, Rapunzel is sort of hemmed into her location and that could make it seem like her fitness game wouldn’t be very strong. But the girl has enchanted hair, don’t count her out just yet!

As we see in her opening song, “When Will My Life Begin,” she has become quite good at finding ways to keep busy in her little tower in the forest. She cleans the tower, does ballet, climbs, rappels, dances, stretches, and so much more. When you are limited, like our girl Rapunzel is, you start to get creative.

This week we are focusing on climbing/rappelling and folk dancing. When Flynn Rider and Rapunzel finally make it to the kingdom town they start to explore the marketplace with it’s charming fare, adorable villagers and impromptu folk dancing which Rapunzel is immediately good at. So that dancing in the tower really paid off.

Climbing/ Rappelling

The best place in Orlando to go for a good Rapunzel climb, imo, is Aiguille Climbing Center. But you can find a place close to you! A lot of gyms have climbing walls, though not as extensive as what you’ll find at an actual climbing gym. Other places to look to climb, other than the mountains in Tennessee, parks, fairs and attractions. Wherever you can find to climb…make sure that you are doing it safely, especially if this is your first time climbing! A lot of gyms require a safety course before you jump on the rock. Don’t miss that helpful climbing information!

Dancing

I was looking for a variety of folk dances to partake in this week. What I really wanted was Contra Dancing…Google it! It’s a cross between a line dance and a square dance. But I couldn’t find any contra dances in my area (sad news.) So I settled for line dancing at the community center in my town. It was so much fun that when I went back for more, I brought my friends!

I really enjoyed this week, but it did feel far less challenging than the previous weeks. But sometimes the body needs a rest. If rock climbing wasn’t as expensive as it is, I would have gone much more often and I think I would have felt far more challenged with that level of physical activity. Lesson learned!