<p>Non-expert here as well. After researching a bit and taking into account my own present/past fitness history (non-athletic!) the intensity/extremeness of Crossfit doesn’t seem like a healthy option IMO. I DO support cross-training - having more than one type of exercise in your repertoire/routine and/or core training. </p>
<p>One of my main goals with exercise because I am enjoying the exercise and the benefits (feeling better/looking better) is to avoid injury at all reasonable costs. It seems I hear/read about a lot of injury with Crossfit - correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>OK … I think I will try the one class (since I got a groupon for $29 that covers 10 classes – so if I don’t like it after 1 class, it’s not that big of a loss to scrap the whole thing). I will put my ego on hold and make sure I do NOT push myself beyond any comfort zone I have, and I will not be intimidated by any jocks in class!</p>
<p>I agree with you all re cross-training in general. My “repertoire” is (in no particular order) running, elliptical, tandem bike ride, yoga, pilates, strength training, swimming / deep water running, dance class and of course the perennial walking the dog. I’m really just trying to integrate movement in my life. I think it is amazing I haven’t weighed 200 pounds as I really have been sedentary most of my life. I still can’t believe it’s taken me to age 48 to actually like, enjoy even crave physical activity. It’s a real change for me.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine you being intimidated by anyone! As Deborah mentioned though it might be a bit much before the race even if the only goal is to finish. Just my two cents for what it’s worth- and yes, we expect a report! </p>
<p>PG–I tried a Cross Fit class last year because I bought a groupon special too. The class was just too fast for me. I can do lots of squats and planks and don’t have any problems doing them. I’m also pretty strong, but I was working so hard to keep up in the Cross Fit class that I was just frustrated. I left feeling like an old lady because I couldn’t keep up–which is usually not how I feel when I’ve done a good workout. I agree with Idad’s assessment–lots and lots of reps isn’t always better. </p>
<p>Feeling pretty good after yesterday’s workout. Thought I’d be sore, but discomfort is minimal. Ankle was a bit swollen at the end of the day. I will definitely check out the compression sock website. The ones I have are definitely ugly.</p>
<p>Well, I have financially supported a Lab rescue for a number of years and finally applied to foster and adopt. We were rejected. They felt we lived too far from their service area and we also don’t have a fenced yard. So, I’ll keep sending my contributions but that didn’t solve the problem of a friend for Sabadog. I know quite a few breeders and just heard this am that we will be adding a black female Lab to the household. I’m pretty excited. We got Sabadog’s predecessor from these folks, and yep, I’ll be walking her too!</p>
<p>I appreciate the sentiment - but I have so many demons around being-picked-last-in-gym-class-before-the-fat-kids it’s not funny. I had to go to an office event involving bowling, and I can’t bowl to save my life, and I was almost in tears. No one else cares, but it seriously gives me flashbacks. Every week before I go to the burlesque class, I sit outside in my car thinking - I can’t do this, I have two left feet, who am I kidding – and then I tell myself to buck up and go inside. I guess we’ll see - if the Crossfit group is people who are chill, I’m fine, but if it’s a bunch of very-intense, competitive jocks, I am out of there. It’s hard to tell. </p>
<p>The knee is getting better - thanks for asking - I still feel discomfort when I put my body weight on it when kneeling, but it’s discomfort vs pain, so I think it means that the tincture of time is the only remedy here.</p>
<p>Pizzagirl, I have the same feelings. Always the last picked in gym, it’s a terrible feeling. I have only been to a few classes because of my feelings of inadequacy. So kudos to you for going. </p>
<p>D’s boyfriend is big into cross fit and belongs to a gym. He says the classes are guys who used to do other things but because of injury do cross fit and women who got a groupon deal lol! </p>
<p>I saw a flyer about couch to cross fit class, I wonder if this gym offers it and if that would be the way to go. </p>
<p>On my exercise front, I took a week off running but yesterday ran 3.2 miles pain free. Whoo hoo! D visited this weekend and it was H’s birthday, I ate so much it was criminal. Back on the wagon, I don’t think I have ate so badly in so long. I don’t even remember eating this bad on vacation. But had tons of fun.</p>
<p>Pizzagirl, FWIW, I was among the last kids to get picked in gym class when it came to ball games even though I was not the shortest! But I could run, do those dreaded 40 pushups in 1 minute, and climb to the top of the infamous rope like a monkey. I still dread any game that involves a ball. I can’t dance either and I’m so uncoordinated, it is a miracle I learned to walk! So I tend to concentrate on things I can do and gradually add things that I find uncomfortable. I really wish I had time for any organized classes.</p>
<p>Good to hear everyone’s injuries are healing. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p>Here is my bad news: I felt pretty bad in the past week, thought I had a bladder infection, went to see my doc, and she diagnosed me with IC and - to add insult to my injury! - she also told me to lay off all Vit C (including citrus), caffeine, vinegary things, and alcohol for a month. What a fun treatment plan!</p>
<p>But… Here is my good news: I signed up for a race - yippee!!! Now the training begins - YAY!</p>
<p>BB- Boston??? What is IC? Hope you recover quickly.</p>
<p>A bunch of my friends missed out on getting into Boston by 2-15 seconds. They had the qualifying times, but the slots filled up with the runners who qualified with faster times.</p>
<p>Yes, you guessed that right, MOfWC, my Boston registration is confirmed, so it is time to plan for the race. Sad to hear about your friends - it sucks so much to qualify and not get in!</p>
<p>Apparently, interstitial cystitis (some kind of inflammatory process of non-bacterial origin) can have similar symptoms to bladder infection. Yuck. I am on a diet of eggs, yogurt and watermelons.</p>
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What a fun treatment plan!</p>