Playing Outside

The hard core winter weather has broken and it's now possible to go outside without huddling against the cold.  No huddling!  Hoorah for that.  The grass is a lovely shade of green, and temperatures have been lingering in the 50s and 60s.

Spring in a small mountain town is intoxicating.  There's so much to do outside that one can't help but become distracted.  Even from doing WODs?  Yes, even from that.

Rolling down a hill: a new CrossFit workout?  These kids are on to something.

This time of year I find myself wanting more out of my workouts, like, the added dimension of play.  I admit that if I had the choice right now to either go for a bike ride or do a WOD, I'd chose the bike ride. In fact, this past weekend I chose the bike ride three days in a row, and did not do CrossFit on any of those days.

I wanted to share an honest confession, that even though working out and getting strong is important to me, so is playing. CrossFit seems like a program that captures the essence of play.  Although it's a finely-tuned, disciplined program, it's also "broad and inclusive".  Sometimes learning a new CF movement feels like playing, and that's what attracted me to it in the beginning.

I encourage all CF girls to run around outside as much as possible during this sexy time of spring fever.  It's healthy in so many ways and part of what makes us happy balanced human beings.  As much as I believe in discipline, I also believe in breaking the routine just to exercise the power of choice.  Feeling free feels good.

In my defense, I'm back on track this week, following the program via the internet and visiting the garage gym.  Today will be my third WOD in a row and I'm getting more sore with each workout. I'm ready for a rest day, and then, more bike rides.