I love to work out. My favorite way to workout is Crossfit. My question is does this really need to involve "com" Uggggg I don't want community when I work out. That's one of my times of basic solitude. There may be other people around but once I put in my headphones and get going, as far as I'm concerned I'm on my own. I use to consider trying to find a Crossfit gym but every one that I called tried to sell me on their community atmosphere. It's kinda hard to say "ya, that's nice, but I'm not into that" without coming across like an ass. It's not like I'm a high level athlete that needs the perfect conditions to achieve the results I want. It's just that I'm not interested in community or team building while I workout. Someone there who is yelling at me even if it's encouraging towards me is a huge distraction. So thankfully for now there's a gym where I work that offers most of the Crossfit equipment I want without the group classes. When I can't go there I hit our local gym. It has the equipment I need and it seems like as long as my headphones are in and I avoid eye contact I can workout without distractions. Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying working out in a community atmosphere is bad. It would just keep me out of the gym. Yes I know there's research out there that says group exercise can increase your effort level by up to 200% and can help raise your pain threshold. See article here
http://www.tabatatimes.com/crossfit-community-why-working-out-in-a-group-matters/2/
Still it's just not for me. I've tried it and met some very nice people. I just prefer to go it alone. Even if I'm with a couple of friends I prefer to stick my headphones in and get lost in my own world. So to all of you Crossfit people out there, yes I know the community atmosphere is great and helps many people. Please just remember the small minority of us that really need to go at this alone.
Looking at this just makes me want to go hide somewhere....
(Yes I know this is the Crossfit games and not a typical gym setting)
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