Athlete Spotlight: First Name & Last Initial: Casey M.   Home Town: Baytown, TX   Age: 30   Occupation: 1st Grade Teacher   When did you first start CrossFitting? About four years ago   When did you first start training at BayWay CrossFit? Four years ago 🙂   Favorite WOD: Anything with burpees, pull-ups or pistols!   Least Favorite WOD: Anything with thrusters! I hate those things!   Tell us about your sports & fitness background? I did gymnastics for 12 years, swim team for 8 and dance for 4. Took a hiatus from the gym for awhile when I was in college and then started CrossFit a little after I started teaching.   How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? Take us back to your first WOD…what was it, and how did it feel? My mom and I signed up to do a tough mudder and decided we...

   

    

Since we started BayWay CrossFit in 2012, I have heard the reason, “I do not have time,” more than any other reason for not working out. Granted I believe that some people are extremely busy with their kids, work or other obligations but to say you do not have time is honestly a cop out. I am not saying that you need to go to BayWay CrossFit (although starting in February we will be offering over 50 hours a week, including weekends) but to say you cannot commit at least a couple hours a week to exercise is just asinine. Exercise can be done in many ways, and often you can search google to find a workout to do at home with equipment or household items. Yes, there is some self-motivation needed to do this, but if you cannot make it to a gym you need to find something to...

Sometimes we feel like we are stuck in one place with our training. Unsure if we are getting better or how we can take that next step. Many times we need a very little change that will spark a huge improvement. Here are my three most important changes you need to make to keep you on track.   Set Goals: Whenever someone starts an exercise program, it is easy to set the goal of, “I want to get in shape” or “I want to lose weight.” Both of those are great goals but not exactly going to provide you with an emotional achievement that you need to keep on track. Instead of saying that you would like to lose weight set a goal to, “Drop two pant sizes.” Instead of setting a goal to get in shape set a goal to, “Improve your mile time by thirty seconds.” These are...