Less stress at work: Raul
When Raul told this story, it had been almost four years of training at CrossFit Leiden. Work had not become any lighter. It just felt that way.
“The work is the same, the amount of work is the same, the same load, but the sport makes everything easier.”
Raul tells the story (116 seconds)
When work gets too much
A few years earlier Raul felt more stress at work when things were, in Raul’s words, “collapsing a bit”. Now sport comes first.
“Every time I feel at work that is too much, if I go to do my sports, everything goes down.”
The pressure goes, says Raul, “just because I’m coming here”.
Busy day, more training
On the days with more work, Raul trains the most. A full agenda used to be a reason to skip. Now it is the other way around: the moments with no time are the ones where training gives the most back.
There is always time
Raul understands that it is hard to fit in when you have a family or kids. But it comes down to organising it.
“You just take one hour and just that hour for you.”
And there is room for that hour, says Raul: from 6 in the morning till 9 in the evening.
The best investment
Raul tries to convince everyone around to try CrossFit, and brings people along to Flex Friday.
“The best investment that I’ve done for myself in the last four years is paying monthly whatever I have to pay to come to the box.”
The sport makes everything easier.
This is Raul’s experience. Every body is different. Read more about our group classes or find more member stories under Testimonials.