Remember when you played team sports in school or on community teams? Remember the competition and enjoyment that you got out of participating with others towards common goals; victory, team work, progress, etc.? For many of us we don't have discretionary time to join a community team so it is hard to find that same sense of competition and enjoyment while working out at the gym or running. So is there a prescription to this problem? Yes, the doctor says... CrossFit.CrossFit workout
CrossFit workout is a strength and conditioning program that many police academies, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and many professional athletes use worldwide. It delivers a fitness that is designed to be broad, general, and inclusive. "constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement"is how trainers describe the Crossfit workout. It is not a specialty workout like running, swimming, biking, or bench press. It purposefully prepares you to complete functional tasks that you find in the everyday world like moving large loads over long distances and doing so quickly. But dint be deterred or intimidated by all these intense professionals that use the program because it's scalability makes it a perfect application for everyone regardless of your experience.
CrossFit Culture
CrossFit is just what the doctor orders because it combines the benefits of a team sport, competitiveness and community without the intense time commitment involved in being on a team. Speaking of CrossFit Culture Greg Glassman of CrossFit.com describes it best, "We’ve learned that harnessing the natural camaraderie, competition, and fun of sport or game yields an intensity that cannot be matched by other means." This is accomplished by having daily prescribed workouts that fellow crossfiters complete at the same time in a competitive environment. So if you are finding it hard to motivate yourself to go to Gold's Gym everyday and lift the same weights on the same 5-6 machines or are tired of running 10 miles by yourself in an effort to stay in shape then a CrossFit workout might just be a breath of fresh air. Try it out.
P.S. After your intense workout you are going to need some healthy protein to replace the muscles you have just damaged. Check out this next post for a great local sushi recommendation. http://allthingsutah2012.blogspot.com/2012/09/demae-japanese-restaurant.html
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