CLOSED LABOR DAY

Hey everyone,

Labor Day is supposed to be celebrated with no working, so we’re not!  Take a little extra rest yourselves.  Some of you have been training pretty hard lately and with high frequency.  It is sometimes a good thing to take an extra rest day or two.  Extra rest + extra fish oil = a renewed CrossFitter.

A huge thank you to Erik M. for showing us the slackline last night.  Bryon L. and Andres were instrumental in having a fun evening too.  Elijah showed some great chest-to-bar pullups.  CJ came in and heard some talk about muscle ups.  He said “What’s a muscle up?”  Demonstration by Andres…and CJ did it.  Cool.

Earlier in the day we had two new double-underers-Nikki C. and Kathy C!  What I have noticed lately is that there are several of you  gaining new skills and new accomplishments like crazy.  I love it!

We also have a new Women’s record for “Christine” by Karen B.  That was an awesome workout Karen.

Everyone also enjoyed watching Dave’s class get through a grueling 24 min workout involving sledgehammers, heavy thrusters, pullups, burpees and high box jumps.  The perseverance was pretty amazing.  The winner of that workout was the wise old man of the evening, Chauncey H.  As we all know with age comes beauty, wisdom, talent and skill, all of which Chauncey possesses- and the ability to crush a CF workout that involves a sledgehammer!!

And Leonard, of course I miss you when you don’t come in.  While you rest your knee you can come in and keep me company holding the stopwatch!  It is a very tough job I have.

Here is another definition of wellness from our nutrition challengers.  This is Midori’s.  I think we can’t be reminded enough that our health is impacted by our relationships with others and our relationship with ourselves.  Thanks Midori.

 "I think the definition of health and wellness is derived from two
sources, one tangible and one intangible. The tangible source is engaging in a
physical awareness (and understanding) of our individual bodies and doing what is
necessary to fullfill the potential of those bodies -- at whatever condition and
state they may find themselves in. Young athletes grow into adult bodies; seriously
wounded veterans now find remarkable ways to continue active and vital lives; Native
Americans have returned to traditional diets and found heart disease and diabetes
abate; middle-aged and elderly women employing weight bearing exercises and improved
diets discover they don't have to lose muscle and bone. The intangible source has to
do with how we live in relationship with others and emotionally within ourselves.
Faith can bring spiritual healing and a profound sense of wellbeing. Being
intellectually active keeps our brains humming, and loving
 relationships, volunteering, working with a community of others, all provide
sources of strength in those connections."