I've always been active in my life by doing sports. When it came to working out, I was always winging it. I was told weight lifting was always important, but I had no idea how to do it. Being a female, I thought weight lifting meant bulking up, so I tried not to do too much of it. I figured if I need some arm strength, I would do some curls. If I wanted to build quad strength, I would do leg presses on the machine. I'd do a couple reps of 8 sometimes or not, depending on how I was feeling. Then I'd get bored and not really know if what I was doing was really doing anything. When I found out about Crossfit, I thought,""This makes complete sense and sounds like a lot of fun."" The fact that they instruct you on HOW to do the Olympic lifts properly and what certain excerises do for your body, is so informative. I understand now how each exercise you do effectively helps you. Everything has a purpose and it just makes sense. Crossfit gives you a guaranteed work out every time. I have better body control and when I'm playing Ultimate Frisbee I feel more confident on the field with what my body is capable of doing whether it's sprinting, jumping or laying out for the disc. I feel like I've accomplished so much in the year that I've been going. For all those women out there who think they could never do a pull up, think again and join Crossfit Portland!\r
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Pros: personal attention, diverse workouts, supportive community
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