Are you fit to date?

Here’s a question that flew into RC’s in-box lately….
Dear RC, I’ve exhausted all dating possibilities from speed dating to online sites. How else can I meet a decent bloke? Single in the City

Dear S&C. Have we found the answer for you. That is, if you like getting a sweaty, sexy aerobic workout on the first date. Oh tut, tut. I wasn’t talking about that kind of workout… RC has been informed there’s a new dating venture that’s sprung up in Sydney (and soon to be in Brissy and Melbourne) it’s called Fit2Date. The clever little venture gets sixteen sporty singles together once a week for a one-hour outdoor training session that involves just as much flirting as your average Friday night bar in the city. Methinks this new trend has sprung up for the 30something among us whose livers (and waistlines) need a break from bars and pubs. It begs the question though. Is this a good way of meeting a match? Whilst groaning through crunches, grunting though step-ups and gritting through sprints?
On the one hand – you get to test the endurance skills of your potential date, as well as checking out their goods in a pair of bike-shorts. And there’s nothing like team sports to get closer to your target (I mean, just look at how much groping those rugby player do…)
On the other hand, it means you will have to be prepared not to look at your date-ready best (unless you look like Maria Sharapova and have the heart-lung capacity of Phar Lap) If you sign up with Fit2Date, you can forget about the wonders of GHD or trying to put together an outfit to flatter your thighs. By the third push-up, you’re going to be downright bedraggled.
Personally, I like to think it could work. Perhaps by being prepared to get a little down and dirty, it’s actually going to endear you to your potential partner. And hell, the only way is up from limp hair and blotchy cheeks. Just think how dashing you’ll look when you get to drag him/her off the oval and into a 2 hat restaurant…
So, let’s hear it people. Would you be prepared to mix personal training with dating? Or have you already had a close encounter at the gym/running track/yoga studio? Do tell.
Oh, and if you’re itching to throw on a tracksuit and meet that special someone. You can find out more here. Tell them RC sent you...