CrossFit
In December 2011, I took my first ever CrossFit class, and I loved it almost immediately. Since then, I’ve grown to love it more and more. I honestly can’t imagine my life without CrossFit, so it often becomes the topic of blog posts. Here are some posts about my favorite way to workout!
I love that so many of you are interested in learning more about CrossFit. I’ve received a ton of questions from you guys over the past several months, so I decided to do a little Q & A on CNC. If I missed any of your questions, just leave a comment on this post, and I’ll do my best to respond!
At-Home and Budget-Friendly CrossFit Ideas
In the past several weeks, I’ve received a ton of questions from you guys asking for cheaper and at-home ideas for CrossFit. It seems that quite a few of you want to try it, but don’t live near a CrossFit location and/or don’t have the funds to afford a membership. With that said, here are a bunch of at-home and budget-friendly ways to get your CrossFit on!
A Feel Great Workout: CrossFit
CrossFit is the hot new workout right now, and like many other health and fitness enthusiasts, I wanted to see what it was all about. So, about a month ago I took my first CrossFit class—I loved it almost immediately. The culture and workout method really spoke to me, and I signed up for a membership that very same night.
A bunch of readers asked if I’ve seen changes in my body and physical abilities after three months of doing CrossFit. Here’s a post about the changes I experienced.
Apparently, running sneakers (like I wore for the first month of CrossFit) are the wrong type of shoes to wear for lifting weights. Here’s a post about what you should wear and why.
Running + CrossFit: A Match Made In Heaven?
CrossFit really interferes with my running— not really my motivation to run, but my physical ability to actually do it. Typically, I’m too exhausted to run after a CrossFit workout, so I try to run before, but, sometimes, my body is just too tired from the previous day’s workout, so I skip my run all together. Here how I try to balance both workouts.
Bob Harper on CrossFit, The Biggest Loser & His Last Meal on Earth
I had the opportunity to interview Bob Harper, and many of his responses included mentions of CrossFit! See what he has to say about it!
Bob Harper Interview: All About CrossFit
Bob Harper has been training at BRICK CrossFit in Los Angeles, where he has been rockin’ the WODs and absolutely loving it. So, when the folks, who represent both BRICK and Bob Harper’s Smart Success Products, contacted me, I was all about asking them for an interview. In this interview, Bob talks all about his love for CrossFit!
15-minute (Or Less) At-Home WOD
Mal and I created our own WOD and did it our basement. No CrossFit? No problem! We cleared some space, turned on some tunes, and got down to work.
Except for the last WOD in this post (which calls for a jump rope), these workouts don’t require any equipment and can pretty much be done anywhere. Mal and I just found some space near the track on the cruise ship and busted out the exercises.
Recap of My First CrossFit Workout
I didn’t know what to expect going to CrossFit for the first time, but I loved it! Here’s a post about my first experience and intro session with CrossFit.
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Thanks for putting all of these together in one post! Really helpful! I don’t have any locations within an hour so I’m trying to figure out how to do this work out from home!
Love this!
My free month trial ends next Wednesday and I am not going to be able to purchase a membership, so I really, really appreciate this post! I think I’m going to find a basic gym and do the workouts from the main site there until I can afford the CrossFit location here. Thanks again!
Hi Tina
Looking to get more into crossfit and attempting to start at home before joining a box! For the Travel WODs how many should you do in order to have a “full” workout at one time? I see some are timed and some are by the amount of exercises. How many exercise or what length of time is best to start with? Thanks so much!
It’s really up to you and how much time you have to exercise. Most WODs are 10-30 minutes, so you could pick and choose one or two (or three) workouts to do at a time. Some of the WODs are really challenging, so you might even feel like you got a serious workout after just one!
@Tina: Thanks so much! I hope you have a nice weekend.
Hey Tina, I was wondering if you could tell me more about the bands used for pull ups during CrossFit. How to know which ones to use and if they really do help you? thanks!
The bands are great for assisted pull-ups, and they definitely help! As far as which to choose, it really depends on the individual and their current abilities and strength.