The Power of She: Athleta, Community, and Crossfit

I love the feeling of buying new workout clothes right when you are getting back to working out, or just setting new goals. So this campaign with Athleta came just in time as two weeks ago I signed up for Crossfit! I’ve known that I’ve wanted to do it for a while now, but was waiting for my schedule to open up and for my finances to get right 🙂

I did CrossFit for a hot minute the summer I graduated high school and after being a competitive athlete in high school and college I knew it was the only thing that would make me feel the way competitive sports do.

I’m almost done with the intro classes, and I’m excited to get get fully integrated into the classes. In college we did a fair amount of lifting so I have some experience coming in, but never the less there are still things to learn. Especially with lifts like the snatch, which we didn’t really do.

When it comes to sports, it’s so fun to try new things and see some of those newbie gains that come from it. Sort of like when I played ice hockey for one season and every practice I saw so much improvement which was incredibly satisfying. In addition, I was also looking for an athletic community. Something that has potential to go past the gym, which is something CrossFit touts a lot.

I’m looking forward to working toward my goals in Athleta’s apparel and I feel good knowing that they are a company with values that align with mine (focused on sustainability, empowering women, and paying attention to the quality and performance of their products). Not to mention they offer so many CUTE styles, colors and prints. Of course I had to go with the stripes this time (it’s a fashion preference I have no intention of getting rid of) but their floral prints are also of my favorites right now.