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The Crossfit Secret 

My hopefully lifelong journey with crossfit started out 1 year ago. When I entered Crossfit for the first time I was scared, not sure if it was going to work or not. I had been overweight for some time, and I thought that it could never get better. Up to that point I was unsatisfied with the way I looked and felt, and for the most part, had little confidence. The first workout I did was hard, but afterwards I felt I could stick with it for a while.

So for the next month I went every other day, and at the end felt that something had changed. At the end of November of 2011, I weighed myself on the scale, and I had lost 15 pounds. I was very much amazed at how far I had come in such a short time, and decided that, without a doubt, Crossfit was awesome. So I continued and continued, and eventually leveled out at 155. By June, I had lost 50 pounds. The transformation was so profound I can’t even put it into words. I went from overweight to fit and in shape in a relatively short period of time. From then on I focused on gaining physical fitness more than I had at that point, and once again, Crossfit delivered. It helped me gain almost 20 pounds on all of my major lifts, and today I am still building on to this. 

I feel Crossfit is different than any other workout program out there. Right now Crossfit feels as if it is part of my lifestyle. It is as normal as going to school, brushing my teeth, etc. Not going to crossfit for a week would be like not eating dinner for a week. It just has to be there to be a normal day. Some call it a cult, and if so, it may be one of the best cults on the face of the planet; a cult I would want to be apart of. Along with a general lifestyle also comes social connections that can be built. The rule at Crossfit Brighton is that if you don’t know some, you better introduce yourself or you’re going to do some burpees (rarely). So, you tend to know everyone there, which in turn leads to a sense of community. 

The community at Crossfit is very supportive and always fun to be apart of. Whether it’s everyone always saying good job after a workout or the whole gym bursting out into laughter, there’s never a dull moment at Crossfit. I want to thank crossfit for all it has helped me accomplished. Without it I would be so lost, and most likely where I was a year ago. I just want to say to all those future crossfitters is that it is always worth a shot, no matter how out of shape you are or what physical fitness you have. 

I believe that Crossfit is the best physical fitness program out there, by increasing fitness in all areas. I mean sure, you may have bigger biceps by going to a gym, but Crossfit increases your fitness as a whole, making you healthier and livelier. Whether you’re out shape, old, or young, Crossfit is for everyone, and anyone can succeed with it.