It has been a long while since I last posted anything. I never had intentions of abandoning my blog. I didn't fall ill, or have a tragic life occurrence that kept me from blogging. Simply, I got lazy. It's the truth and I know most of you, if not all, have fallen trap to this dilemma. Life gets busy with this or that, we find ourselves in new relationships, or jobs, or hobbies. We say to ourselves, "Once everything settles down, I'll get back into it." Then a week goes by, a month, a few more months, and two years later here I am. I didn't completely stop being active, I just simply didn't give it my all anymore. Running was still an issue for me because of the ankle (which by the way is all better now), and the gym became a stale environment for me. I tried taking various classes like Zumba and Cycling, did what weight machines I knew how to. Quite frankly, I had no motivation. Aaron was always, and still is, a great supporter (and fabulous boyfriend). He would always suggest things like playing tennis, or going for more hikes to get me out there. But I needed more, I knew this.
In May of this year Aaron brought up CrossFit, for the billionth time, in conversation of things he would love to try out. I was aware of CrossFit, honestly who hasn't heard about it by now, but I never had a desire to look into it. I had never gave myself a moment to really think about what CrossFit really is. Well on Aaron's billion and one mention of it, I secretly googled CrossFit and learned more about it. By the video's I saw, I was intimidated right away. I actually thought that maybe I should go work out at my local gym and get into shape for CrossFit. How absurd, right? Don't laugh, the sad thing is many people think that way. I searched for some local CrossFit gyms, read up on them, and decided to pay a visit to one. Aaron was beyond excited to hear my interest, and it didn't take much to get him to go with me.
We arrived at CrossFit Stumptown and were immediately greeted by Ashley. She began to tell us about the box (that is gym for you non-crossfitters) and some of its history, and stated that we could stay and watch a class that was about to begin. She introduced us to Joon, one of the coaches there and he was awesome from the get-go. As the class was in session, being taught by the other coach and owner of this box, Tony, he explained to us what was going on. We asked questions, he answered honestly without hype. I surveyed the men and women that were clearly working their butts off and sweating almost immediately. I was amazed at the variety of people. There were all shapes and sizes, genders, colors, etc... I knew that I would feel quite welcomed here if I decided to join. Joon explained that by looking at any individual working out at that moment you could not gather who was stronger than the next. Simply put, we all have strengths and weaknesses, and working out there you will quickly learn what yours are and begin to work on them.
At home Aaron and I talked about what we learned and if this is something we wanted to try. And if we could afford to do it as well, it's not a secret that CrossFit can be a little pricey. We were given some time to try out some classes to see if this was the "thing" and the "place" for us. It took me a week after my first class to attend my second, my legs were pretty worthless. My second and third classes made me so nauseous, I was miserable, yet I went back for a fourth, fifth, and so on. I was hooked, so much so I became a member right away and get annoyed when I can't attend a class. I guess you can say I drank the kool-aid.
So now I'm on a new journey, one I am sharing with Aaron... and with you. I don't where this road will lead me, but I know that what has been revealed already only makes me want to keep going. I've changed, mentally and physically already, in ways I can never explain. I hope you will stay tuned...
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