February Fitness Challenge

With the start of the new month approaching in a few days, there will be a new challenge. Keep up with all those burpees, push ups & squats for the remainder of January and get ready for some core work!  Those of you who like a challenge know how to increase the load or the intensity to fit your activity level.

An AMRAP is "as many rounds as possible". So, on Saturday's you will do as many rounds as you can of the 3 movements for 20 minutes. Start your timer...begin doing the noted sit ups, v-sit ups and plank. At the end of 20 minutes how many did you complete? Let's say the first week you did 4 full rounds and you did only 5 of your V-sits when you reached 20 minutes. You would have completed 4 + 15 reps.

Here is a V sit up

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

My outdoor playground

How cool is it to have your very own outdoor fitness playground? VERY COOL!! 

And it's even better when you get to invite your fitness friends over to join you. 

Bring your group out to train outdoors! 

This is The Leviathon by our company -The Big Bad Rack 

40' hand over hand, 6 20' rope climbs, 16 wallballs targets, Salmon Ladder, Parallel Chin, Battling Rope hook ups, & plenty of space for chin ups & squats.

There are many tires for flipping, along with a 1/4 mile fitness trail with rock climbing walls, log jumps, chain climbs, straw bale jumps, chin up rack, and tire runs all within a beautiful wooded setting. 

Rain or shine, you are bound to have a great time. 

Here are some links to some video trailers of groups working hard & having fun.

CFM Adventure WOD 2013

Basketball Team

586 CrossFit

In less than 6 hours the New Year will be upon us. There were a few monthly challenges that did not get posted onto the blog last year, but I wanted to make sure I started off the New Year with a challenge. With all the challenges that I post you do not have to worry about having a gym membership, or any fancy equipment. The only thing required is a desire to change and a few minutes of your time. If you find it difficult to stay on task with your workouts, why not reach out to a friend or family member to help keep you accountable. 

Resolutions and setting goals are another big deal as we close out one year and look forward to another.  Some of us take this time to reflect on those lists we made 12 months ago and check off the goals we accomplished and ponder the ones we did not. If you are sitting there making new lists for 2015, be sure to set realistic goals and a plan for reaching them. Begin small by setting a goal that you would like to accomplish in the next few weeks and then set a goal for something you would like to accomplish in the next 3 months, in 6 months, in 9 months and by the end of the year. Don't forget to make a plan on how you are going to accomplish each of those goals either.

Good Luck & Have a Happy, Healthy New Year!