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Like many people this year, I decided to make a New Year’s resolution that would see me become more physically active. After years of performing the same workout three to four times per week, I wanted a change and to try something new.On the way home from work one evening, a friend recommended I try CrossFit and after telling him that I had no idea what CrossFit was, he responded: “Allow me to introduce you to Angie, Elizabeth, and Cindy.”
Over the next three days I became very familiar with Angie, Elizabeth, and Cindy. Not individuals, but rather the names of exercise programs given by CrossFit: Angie, Elizabeth, and Cindy represented sheer physical and mental exhaustion. For instance, Angie consisted of 100 pull-ups, 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 squats in thirty minutes. Elizabeth and Cindy weren’t much easier.
What exactly is CrossFit?
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