500 visits, consistency works: Clare
Clare has 500 visits at CrossFit Leiden on the counter. Her message is simple: keep coming.
“I find the consistency works really well for me. If I miss it for too long, I really see a difference.”
Clare tells her story (107 seconds)
From running to strength
Clare has been coming to CrossFit Leiden for about six years, two or maybe three times a week. Before that she was doing a lot more running.
“I decided I needed to do some strength training. So that’s why coming to CrossFit really suited me.”
She was a bit nervous at first. There were a lot of movements she still had to learn.
Beyond her comfort zone
The first movement she thought she would never get was the clean. Now she is much more comfortable with it.
Then came more of the gymnastics side, like a handstand. And the rope climb. She never thought she would be doing that. Until she touched the top.
“I got up there and I thought: wow, I don’t think I ever would have been able to do that.”
“It’s not just the strength, but it’s also being a bit out of your comfort zone and then working on it and achieving something.”
Not your everyday gym
Because she has been coming for a while, Clare knows a lot of faces. It is always nice to come in and have a chat. One hot summer there was a blow-up paddling pool out the front. After class everyone threw themselves in.
“I think they’re always trying to come up with fun things to do.”
Her message
Clare notices the difference outside the gym too.
“I feel strong enough to do everything in my day-to-day life. I can carry loads of shopping, all these things.”
Thinking of joining? “Come and give it a go,” says Clare.
“As long as I keep coming, keep slowly getting there, I feel fitter and stronger than when I first started. So I know it works. So that’s my message. Keep coming.”
Consistency really works.
This is Clare’s experience. Every body is different. Read more about our group classes or find more member stories under Testimonials.