This was a yelp sponsored event that was both a crossfit and athletic conditioning class the gym offers. I am providing a review of the class and instructors rather than the overall gym experience. So if you are interested in either of these 2 classes then read on my friend!
There were not many people in the class familiar with crossfit so the instructor described crossfit and it's main principles. He provided an overview of each movement before we started making sure our form was correct. We did a dynamic warm-up one of which was a weighted sled push. Oh boy was I gonna feel this the next day! By now the long sleeves have come off and we were ready to start the "workout of the day". The workout was scaled in half since there were a lot of first timers present. Being a regular cross fitter this was not an issue since the time was not cut in half so I could just do more. The workout consisted of a 250 meter row, 10 push presses, 10 box jumps and 5 burpee like movements. You are to perform as many sets as possible in 15 minutes. Doesn't sound hard right? Wrong!!! I was sweating within the first 5 minutes of the 15 minute time limit. Please keep in mind the weights and height of the box were based on what you think you could do and you go at your own pace. There was a lot of encouragement from the instructors as we'll as form correction along the way. Even better I did not have someone screaming at me the entire time. I want a tough workout but hey I don't like to be treated as if I am in the marines.
Next it was time to move to the athletic conditioning class. The female instructor was sure buff and cut. I knew off the bat this would get results if I came on a regular basis. There were 6 stations setup. She went and demonstrated each movement and length of time to stay at each station. 4 of the stations were 2 minute increments and the others were 30 seconds on 30 seconds rest for 2 minutes. This workout looked a lot easier than it was. I am in good shape and I found myself needing to take breaks especially after having finished the crossfit class just prior to this segment. I will be double sore tomorrow. This is what I look for in a class because normally I do not find them challenging enough. I would definitely come back for this class. A quick reminder that all workouts can be scaled to your level so do not be afraid to try these classes.
At the end of the event we were treated to either shots of chocolate banana or strawberry banana smoothies. Okay no argument on my part I will take one. Too bad they weren't spiked..just kidding. It was the perfect and well deserved surprise after a challenging class. We stretched as a group and then class was over. I loved it!!