From hip injury to Hyrox: Erica
A hip injury stopped Erica from running. When she told her story, she ran seven and a half kilometres again and had done the Hyrox at CrossFit Leiden.
“What matters most to me is that I can simply do everything again.”
Erica tells her story (39 seconds, in Dutch)
How you move
Erica saw the Body-APK come by on CrossFit Leiden’s Instagram and went to see coach Jari. He looked at her posture and took photos.
“He simply looked at: how do you move? How can we strengthen? Strengthen your muscles, so that you move better.”
It helped that she finds the coaches at CrossFit Leiden knowledgeable. “I do have confidence in that.”
Exercises every evening
Erica did not choose the full programme. She chose a one-off Body-APK followed by separate sessions. Jari told her this meant doing more of the work herself. She did.
“I did my exercises every evening, very diligently.”
She kept getting new exercises. When she could run a little again, they looked together at how the running went and adjusted the exercises.
On to Hyrox
Running had been going well for a while. Lunges stayed difficult, especially with weight. At the Hyrox in our gym she simply did them again.
“For me that really was: I can do everything again that I wanted to be able to do. That was a big win for me.”
It is not completely gone. “I still have a tiny bit of trouble.”
Her advice
“I’d say: just do it. Also because you become aware of your own movements.”
Erica notices that in everyday things, like doing the shopping and climbing stairs. “What simply helped me was making everything around the place where my injury hurts stronger, so it bothers me much less.”
I can exercise again. I missed that so much.
This is Erica’s experience. Every body is different. Unlock Motion is our small-group programme and also starts with a Body-APK. You can find more member stories under Testimonials.