My body will always be a work in progress, I am comfortable with that, but I feel like I've gotten to a point where my fitness feels stagnant, like I'm just maintaining, not changing or growing anymore. It was time to add something new, or maybe it's just something old, but in a new way. When I started exercising for weight loss back in 2009, my "strength training" was lifting 5 pound weights while following along with Jillian Michaels workout videos. It was challenging to me at the time and I saw changes as a result of those workouts. But I knew as my body progressed, that lifting 5 pound handweights was not going to cut it anymore. Last year I started experimenting with dumbbells and free weights but without direction, progress had been slow and I kept getting caught up in the mechanics of certain exercises while taking my time to learn proper form. None of this is a bad thing but the end goal is to see results and to be honest: the results are not coming fast enough.
I am trying a new direction, this time through Crossfit. Considering my lifestyle, it might be surprising to some that I've never tried it before now (as a mostly Paleo-eating, barefoot-running, hiking, rock climbing, outdoorsy fitness enthusiast) but I try to make my own way and not follow the crowd, so I was not sure I wanted to go in the expected direction. Now I wonder what took me so long. I have been involved in so many different kinds of fitness, and I think there is a time and place for them all to peacefully coexist. I may be getting into this style now, but it does not mean that running, cycling and other types of fitness are left behind. I'm just adding variety to my activities. The more, the merrier!
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