Crossfit - also known as "Kicking Your Own *ss and Loving It"

As part of my training, I have started attending weekly crossfit and athlete's yoga sessions at Hillseeker Crossfit. I have always been considerably strong "for a girl"... so thought this wouldn't be all that hard. But boy, was I wrong.

Crossfit is a series of high intensity interval training. First you're running, then you're doing pullups, then you're rowing, and sometimes you're carrying barbells through fields:

Me, on the left, carrying a barbell in a field.

It's so intense and tough, but in the end it's totally worth it. You walk (limp?) away from a crossfit session feeling tired and sore, but in a really awesome way. I can't explain it, but I know that I really enjoy it.

Following the crossfit I then do athlete's yoga. It's a bit more intense than your normal yoga, with the intention of building muscle and endurance as opposed to relaxing the body. Who knew that just standing one particular way would make me sweat and shake more than lifting weights?

I highly recommend these classes if you're looking to get into shape. Check out the Hillseeker Crossfit website for more information.