Every day we are shown new ways to improve our lives, in almost every aspect of living, such as: transportation, nutrition, beauty and specifically fitness. Time is a precious commodity and everyone tries to maximize their effectiveness while not being wasteful with their time. CrossFit is a way where one can see physical and mental results with spending less time “working” for it!

No, this isn’t something off a midnight infomercial; this is something on a whole new level. The majority of the marketing is done by word of mouth, which is how I heard about it!

I booked my first session, which is always a 2 hour session which was on a Friday at 6 am. I thought, “Oh boy, how the heck can I work out for 2 hours, especially at 6 am!” I was very excited because I love to sweat and I got to try out a new pair of fitness socks from Icebreaker, which is a new fitness apparel company I recently learned about! Nothing gets me more motivated than new work out attire!

I arrived to my session at CrossFit on East 3^rd and Clark (in Vancouver) to be greeted by a chipper trainer named Corey Lapell. I was about to spend the next 2 hours learning about CrossFit, my current physical abilities and what possibilities I can create for myself.

Lapell started by tell me the history of CrossFit. This was an education and interesting story that just seduced me into wanting to try this method more and more. It is important to understand the history and learn about the positive changes it will make in your life.

After learning about the history, it was time for my fitness evaluation. This is done so I can monitor my improvements while using CrossFit.  If you are curious as to what the evaluation consists of you will find out when you go for your first session.

I felt GREAT  after my evaluation and learning what I am able to accomplish now makes me want to strengthen my muscles and beat my current fitness scores. It is always worth trying something new to see if it works for you. There is an elite coupon at www.livingfreecanada.com (under Fitness) for a free 2 hour session.

Oh, and if you are curious, the socks were great!

Blair Kaplan is the owner and CEO of Living Free Canada, who is Canada's unbeatable, online health and wellness community, partnered with companies that reflect a fun and healthy lifestyle and provides you with elite coupons.

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