Every year one of my friends who is in his 60's and I go with a big group of people jet skiing down different rivers 150 plus miles. It is an easy ride, lots of turns, but mainly smooth sailing. Beautiful views and we get to go visit places like Cumberland Island that are accessible by water only. At the end of the day I am exhausted, and the next day usually my core is a little sore. If you have access to one of these water crafts and participate safely this can be a great exercise (expensive) but burns tons of calories. Burns around 240 calories and hour. Now we go for like 7 hours.. that is a lot of calories.
If you have never been, please participate with someone who is experienced and knows the safety precautions as it can be a dangerous activity. In high school I busted my ear drum knee boarding behind a jet ski. I was young and dumb. Now I am happy to just ride fast and have a smooth ride.
Whatever your style, have fun, stay safe and burn some calories!
Have a very fit day!
THE EXPERT DENISE THOMAS, CROSSFIT LEVEL 2 (THE HIGHEST!) COACH AT REEBOK CROSSFIT ONE IN CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
YOU'LL NEED A TIMER (OUR FAVORITE: THE FREE GYMBOSS APP), A 5- TO 15-POUND DUMBBELL AND A HAND TOWEL
YOUR PLAN AFTER COMPLETING THE WARM-UP BELOW TWO TIMES THROUGH, DO WODS 1, 2 AND 3 ONCE EACH WEEK ON SEPARATE DAYS. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS FOR ONE MONTH, THEN MARVEL AT YOUR IMPROVEMENT. THREE, TWO, ONE...GO! THAT'S HOW CROSSFITTERS START EACH WOD.
HOW TO TALK CROSSFIT
BOX GYM ISN'T IN CROSSFITTERS' VOCAB. THEY HIT THE BOX!
WOD PRONOUNCED LIKEWAD (AS IN GUM), IT STANDS FOR WORKOUT OF THE DAY. YOU'LL GET THREE FAST, EFFECTIVE WODS HERE.
TASK PRIORITY SOME WODS TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY REPS TO DO (E.G., THREE ROUNDS OF 10). YOUR GOAL IS TO RACE THE CLOCK—COMPLETE THEM AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH GOOD FORM.
TIME PRIORITY OTHER WODS (LIKE WODS 1 AND 3) TELL YOU PRECISELY HOW MANY MINUTES YOU HAVE TO PERFORM AMRAP (AS MANY ROUNDS OR REPS AS POSSIBLE). HUSTLE, HUSTLE!
BOX GYM ISN'T IN CROSSFITTERS' VOCAB. THEY HIT THE BOX!
WOD PRONOUNCED LIKEWAD (AS IN GUM), IT STANDS FOR WORKOUT OF THE DAY. YOU'LL GET THREE FAST, EFFECTIVE WODS HERE.
TASK PRIORITY SOME WODS TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY REPS TO DO (E.G., THREE ROUNDS OF 10). YOUR GOAL IS TO RACE THE CLOCK—COMPLETE THEM AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH GOOD FORM.
TIME PRIORITY OTHER WODS (LIKE WODS 1 AND 3) TELL YOU PRECISELY HOW MANY MINUTES YOU HAVE TO PERFORM AMRAP (AS MANY ROUNDS OR REPS AS POSSIBLE). HUSTLE, HUSTLE!