09/08/2026
We all have our thing we like to do outside of work and other responsibilities. For some reason, CrossFit or working out in general seems to annoy others around us more than if we were doing another hobby.
It’s pretty mind blowing
The comments about always being at the gym, don’t you workout enough, why do you spend so much time working out, I’m sure we’ve all heard that and more.
It’s easy to get annoyed, but even easier to push back and tell them exactly why we love CrossFit or to workout. Explain how it makes you feel. Express how much it impacts you mentally. Tell them about the people, the community, the atmosphere.
Have them join you and see for themselves
In the end, find what you love to do that’s outside of the daily grind. If it’s CrossFit, there’s nothing wrong with that. If it’s some other active hobby, get after it. Just don’t fall into the trap of letting others dictate what you do.
Or take away the one thing that’s keeping you from mentally jumping off a cliff, away