Our first workout

Our first workout was on Tuesday, December 7, 2010.  In our firehouse, we have a set of stairs that goes from the basement (where the gym is) up to the second floor where the locker rooms and our offices are.

After we got off work at 4pm, we headed down to the basement full of a bit of trepidation and excitement to see what our Trainer would have in store for us.

Our first workout was not really "Crossfit" in the full sense of the term.  Our Trainer said it wasn't really Crossfit yet, but they were exercises used in daily Crossfit workouts.

1 stair run
15 squats
10 push ups (on knees - you know...girly ones)
20 lunges
15 sit ups
3 rounds

In our first round, as I ran those stairs (actually I usually end up walking the stairs - at least I'm moving!), I kept saying to myself that I was so very grateful I had started walking in July.  Had I not been conditioning my cardio prior to this workout, I surely would have died.

The day after our workout, I could hardly walk!  My legs were so very sore from the workout.  Okay, I am lying.  My legs were NOT sore, they were in pain.  I was in so much pain, I whimpered when I moved. 

Little did I know the pain I experienced in this first workout would awaken something inside of me that has changed my life for the better in more ways than one.