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This evening I went to LA Fitness and did some laps then aqua aerobics. 12 laps, and an hour of aqua aerobics.
it was 1h 12 minutes. I did quit Aqua Aerobics a bit early because I was shivering.
In 1h 12m I burned ~360 calories. During all of Aqua Aerobics my heart-rate was ~113 bpm even though I was pushing as hard and as fast as possible.
More importantly, I was bored. I kept looking at the clock.
Because the pool is kept at a comfortable temperature for vigorous swimming, I was cold so I got out of the pool near the end and went straight into the hot tub until the coldness went away, then into the sauna for a few minutes, which felt awesome.
Swimming laps in the pool -one of my favorite exercise pre-CrossFit, was ... awfully boring too. My brain wasn’t in the game. It was hard to push the intensity through the redundancy of the workout. I missed the social and varied aspect of CF.
On the way out of the gym I got the form to cancel my membership.
CrossFit is the right place for me. Even not being a social person, I love the social atmosphere. I love the short, high intensity nature of the workouts, and I love that somewhere down the line I’ll not only be at a better body composition, but I’ll have muscle definition and real strength. I know my benchmark for swimming; perhaps in a year I’ll get in the pool and blow that benchmark out of the water, eh?
CrossFit again tomorrow night at 6:30, and a 4 hour CF/Paleo foundations class on Saturday. Sunday a day of rest. I’m already looking forward to tomorrow evening’s workout.
It feels good finding not only an exercise that’s good for me but one that I look forward to and enjoy.
-Lisa, on March 17, 2011 at 8:21 pm