Philadelphia - August 15, 2007

Rock 'n' Roll Thigh School

Punk Rock Boot Camp

Going to the gym is many things: good for you, overpriced, and likely to involve scary old men doing water aerobics to the song “Down Under.”

One thing it’s definitely not: punk rock.

That’s why Philly native Brian Adoff started Punk Rock Boot Camp, a workout that offers cool kids, er, adults, an alternative. Not so much in the musical sense (though he loves the stuff and pumps it gloriously at each session) but in its DIY, nontraditional approach.

Start by playing tag (try that at Bally’s), move onto core training, then follow up with breathing and relaxation techniques. Weekend drop-ins are only $5 and take place at Penn Treaty Park. 

It’s all the fun of going to the gym — without any Men at Work.

Or men in Speedos.

Punk Rock Boot Camp, weekdays at Penn’s Landing, at Chestnut Street; weekends at Penn Treaty Park, Deleware Avenue at Columbia Avenue. For more information, go to punkrockbootcamp.com.