You’ve worked so hard all year long and your CrossFit Ocean Isle Beach team is so proud of you! However, we all know what’s around the corner . . . Thanksgiving, Christmas, cookies, and that extra 5-10 lbs. We are determined to keep you on track and that is why we are rolling out this awesome & fun Community Challenge. All it takes is seconds a day to keep you on track – it’s so easy even your visiting friends & family can participate! The movements & rules are so simply it can be done any where, any time!
The Festibular – Vestibular Challenge: Get inverted!
Fes·tib·u·lar (f
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-lr): adj. Of or relating to participation in Festivus (a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as a way to commemorate the holiday season without participating in its pressures and commercialism).
Ves·tib·u·lar (v-stby-lr) adj. Of, relating to, or serving as a vestibule, especially of the ear. The vestibular system, controls equilibrium, balance, and orientation to upright and is located in the inner ear. This system is highly developed in the early years of life. Remember playing on on merry-go-rounds, teeter totters, monkey bars and swings? As we become adults however, unless we practice getting inverted, take part in rock climbing, mountain biking and sports alike we become deficit in our tolerance to positions other than upright. If one other component of balance is lost – strength, vision, or proprioception – risk of fall is exponentially increased. The “use it or lose it rule” becomes vital to long-term maintenance of balance
Rules: Get upside down! Anywhere, anyhow. At the gym, on your couch, on the wall, at work, at school, in a band, feet on the bars, feet on a box, in the rings . . . We mean it, ANYWHERE!
Week One: Get inverted for 10 seconds.
Week Two: Get inverted for 20 seconds.
Week Three: Get inverted for 30 seconds.
and so on ’till week 8!
Challenge yourself! Maybe after two weeks your Handstand on the wall is getting a little easy? Cool, try to get upside down on the rings!
Snap a photo! Coaches will take a pic each day of their classes & post on facebook. If you’re traveling, get someone to snap of photo of you upside down in a unique place!
Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
Post your thoughts & ideas for getting inverted to comments!
Even more Holiday Goodness:
Guest Days are upon us! Mark your calendars & tell your friends, family, co-workers, and/or enemies to save the date for December 6, 7, & 8! Invite them to the box for a WOD that is geared for newbies and we’ll make sure it’s a great time for all! Shouldn’t your friends be as prepared to tackle the holidays as you?
Hey folks, D-Day is here! This Saturday, November 10th are the Whole Life Challenge Finals. We are going to run through the measurements, photos, and WOD just like we did during preliminaries, but with one tweak:
