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            Anonymous wrote:I love it! I'm down 2 dress sizes and have a lot more energy. Pick a gym that you like - I think mine is more "nurturing" than some of the others.

can you tell us which one it is that you go to? i would like one that is nurturing and welcoming. It's a little intimidating for a newbie, IMO.

Sure - Secondwind Crossfit on 14th Street NW and Longfellow or Colorado. It's a really great community - there is a foundations class to learn the lingo etc before you start the actual classes. All body shapes and sizes. It's really fun.

Ugh, I was hoping and dreading that you might say it was Secondwind - I live nearby and keep seeing you guys...it looks like fun, but the groups I've seen all look in much better shape than me, I just think I'd be too intimidated. [/quote]

I just started at this gym ("box"?) and have to agree--super intimidating when you're looking from the outside. It took me 1.5 years to muster the courage to walk in and sign up for a trial. And the only reason I did was proximity....now I'm in the newbie class, and yes, there are all sorts of fitness levels and no judgment (unless you're really self-critical). There are a couple of us middle aged women with varying fitness levels (me, no formal exercising in 3 years, and injury prone) , but Im inspired by the women in awesome shape who've been crossfitting for a while. They had to start somewhere too.

I agree that it's expensive and i agree that if you're motivated you can get this workout on your own. But given that when I actually do get to my big chain gym (which entails driving, parking, etc, not to mention childcare question), I usually just park my ass on an elliptical, plug in headphones and 45 minutes later get off , slightly sweaty, to crank out a few reps on the machines that I know well.  I don't push myself particularly hard, and I don't try new things, and I don't get to walk there and back. [/quote]

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