Fitness instructor ups competitive ante
The West Shore boot camp diva placed second in her class at the Sandra Wickham Fall Classic body building competition in Vancouver on Nov. 13.
The 5-foot-9, 32-year-old executed a stage routine designed to show off her body in the tall figure category, a balance of muscularity and femininity.
It was Lahti’s first foray into the competitive world. With a break until her next competition in the spring, now’s the time for the ultra-hard working Lahti to ease off the pedal.
Or not.
“Technically, this would be considered an offseason,” said the certified fitness trainer. “Generally it takes 12 to 16 weeks to prepare for a show. For now, I will increase my intake and put on some more size.”
Married with two kids (five and six years old), Lahti’s made a career out of putting high-performance athletes and regular folk alike through high tempo, group workouts at her studio, Cardio Core Boot Camp in Langford.
She started preparing for the Wickham Classic back in February but said she first got serious in the gym about six years ago, following the birth of her first child.
Since 2007 she’s been sharing her expertise as a fitness buff with anyone who comes through the doors, from beginners to marathon level athletes.
But there’s always room to improve.
“I have a contest coach preparing me on what I need to improve.”
For the rest of the fall and into the holidays Lahti has a great excuse to chow on holiday meals. Lahti will ease off her cardio routine while increasing her diet in an attempt to add as much as 15 pounds (seven kilograms).
She’ll come back down that much again by the next event, she said.
“When you’re in that final training window, the last thing you do each day is get on the bike for one more round of cardio.”
To the regular weekend warrior, the current break in Lahti’s time spent working out isn’t much.
She’ll retain her well-sculpted frame and high-level cardio conditioning. Come March, however, Lahti will bear down in an attempt to achieve a top placing at the Western Canadians in Kelowna in May. It’s also a building block for her biggest goal of 2011, the provincial body building championships in July.
“The B.C.’s will earn me much more exposure,” she said. Figure is one of many competitive categories in the B.C. British Columbia Amateur Bodybuilding Association.
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