How I Started at Cross-Fit

Hi! I'm Lauren's mom and I'm a recovering coach potato! Lauren lives in Atlanta and I'm here in Orange County, CA. We'd talk on the phone about once a week and Lauren would tell me about her X-F workouts and encourage me to start eating healthy. Finally I did. So in January of this year, I did a little 'bragging' about losing 20 pounds since November, and said maybe I might possibly think about joining a gym. Maybe... Well she saw her chance, and did the research, found me a couple of X-F locations to check out, listened to me whine about ...I'm not sure, maybe next week....etc. So Thurs. night I had an intro at one X-F location, liked what I saw but definitely was not signing on for six months! (Committment phobia or what?). That Saturday, feeling brave, I did the friends and family workout at X-F Next Level Performance ("NLP"). Trainer/owner Zionna aka Z assured me that there was a place for me at NLP. She explained the X-F concept and talked about how the workout would be modified to challenge my fitness level (Ha, what fitness level.) She's wonderful!
I had seen lots of photos Lauren emailed me of her workouts and frankly it was more than a little indimidating and embarrassing to go to that first friends and family workout that first Saturday being as out of shape and overweight and 59 3/4 years old! But stubborn me, I showed up, did the workout, joined the 2-week Ramp Up (intro class). The first night of Ramp Up I asked Z to take a photo and post it on the website so I could prove I actually did it!
So that's how I got started at X-F. I'm still very new (only nine weeks) but I've seen my fitness improve right from the second class! I have to admit, at first I had ups and downs, felt self-conscious, discouraged, embarrassed, emotionally drained, and sometimes just felt silly trying to do the workout. But with lots of encouragement from Lauren, my private cheering section, and the skill and kindness of my trainer Z, I have kept on keeping on.
This blog got a little long cause I had to get you caught up on my fascinating story! I absolutely love X-F and I worry that I'll quit cause that's what I've always done! Not this time! I can do 20 sit-ups (started with 3 and a bit!)...but more of that in my next blog. L-mom.