Cross Fit=Ouch!

Three visits last week and boy was I sore.  With every workout, legs are involved with exercises from squats to box jumps and many more.  I may be hurting a bit more because I normally don't (in my own workouts) lift my legs.  I leave the workout of my legs to running and biking but I am learning a painful lesson that I should have been involving my legs more in my workouts.

Several months ago I went to my wife's gym and attended for a trial week.  Her gym is called Orange Theory Fitness or OTF. OTF is a blend of cardio, weights and upbeat instructors that move you between different exercises for 60 minutes.  I enjoyed my workouts there and was able to take away some things that made my workouts better.  For instance, when I did cardio at OTF the instructors instructed us to increase the speed/incline to different levels.  I realized that in my workouts I would often just set the cardio equipment to one speed/incline and leave for the duration of my workout.  Now I work to keep my body guessing by changing the speed/incline.  My takeaway was something that makes me happier in my every day workouts!

I can already tell that I will be taking away some positive/good stuff from Cross Fit.  The different exercises are important because it keeps your body guessing (changing up your workouts)In addition to getting results, it has made me happy.  The encouragement from fellow classmates I do not get in my every day workouts and I really enjoy that.  On the other hand, I have experienced failure during my Cross Fit classes and in some cases (hand/wall stands/ pushing weight over my head) I feared I could hurt myself if I kept going.  There are some things that I won’t take to my own workouts.  But, with that said, I do enjoy my workouts at Cross Fit and will be incorporating some of the new exercises into my own workout.

A good investment is a roller for massaging out the sore legs; it hurts but helps.  I forgot to mention that I wear a Fit Bit.  Depending on how competitive you are and the people in your group, Fit Bit can help in increasing your activity; at least it does for me.  I have just under two weeks left of Cross Fit and five days of my cleanse; I have a ton more energy and feel great!