Today I worked out at Crossfit. I just moved to central New Jersey and left a very good gym behind in Austin. I have thought a lot about how I could get as good of a workout and knew Crossfit might be a good option. I really enjoy workouts that are challenging but doable. I knew Crossfit would be challenging :o). I was pleasantly surprised today as I found it was also doable. Crossfit has kind of gotten a bad rep for injuries but just like running and everything else physical I think a lot of that has to do with people and their (lack of) common sense. So I was willing to give it a shot.
If you know any Crossfitters you've heard of the WOD, the workout of the day. They have various classes throughout the day but the workout is the same for all of them. Today we repeated a series of three exercises three times after some strength training. All of the movements were new but familiar to me. There is room to learn but it's not overwhelming which I find comforting. I also appreciate 'git er done' type workouts; 3x3 sounds good to me and I was done in 9 minutes. They said all the workouts will not be that short. Boo hiss. The total class was about an hour (warm up, strength work, and WOD), but it felt like a good length to me. My plan is to go for a full week and then make a decision to commit or commit later (i.e. check out other gyms in the area and come back if I don't find something better).
The cost is a little steep as I knew it would be. But if we will pay for cable (or dining out, or handbags, or vacations, etc.) we- meaning I- can pay for fitness. I definitely believe in that. So Crossfit it is for now. To be continued :o).
