Melanie LeederB次元官网网址檚 driveway is covered in chalk-drawn arrows and plastic cones. On her front lawn stands a maze of wooden stakes and yellow police tape.

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Leeder, a personal trainer originally from Youbou, B.C., moved to Victoria from Vancouver last July.

She quickly renovated her Colwood home to include a 400 square-foot gym with a shower and kids play area.

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Leeder began her business, Follow the Leeder, as a personal training service last September. But she soon realized the concept didnB次元官网网址檛 fit the needs of the community.

In January, Leeder developed the idea of incorporating a CrossFit-style bootcamp course for her clients.

The workouts use a mixture of weights, gymnastics, running, rowing and more.

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Her goal is to get her clients to try different workouts they thought they wouldnB次元官网网址檛 have enjoyed, she says.

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One workout, a seven part obstacle course, looks like a game kids might dream up, only this one is done under the demanding eye of a bootcamp instructor.

On a recent Tuesday evening, a group of seven clients weaved through the course, crawling under a web of police tape, lunging while holding a tube above their heads and trying to keep a Ziploc bag filled with water on their back as they crawl across the driveway.

B次元官网网址�(The trend in exercise is about) thinking outside of the box on how you view working out,B次元官网网址� Leeder says.

People of all shapes and sizes, and fitness levels can do these workouts, Leeder said.

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For more information about MelB次元官网网址檚 Mudder Madness Bootcamps, see Followtheleeder.com.

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