The difference between something you want to do or force yourself to do

Ugh. The gym. It’s not especially fun, and, besides, there’s work that needs to get done at the office. I guess I’ll go twice a week, but it’s not hard to find something else to take priority.

That’s how a lot of people feel. And it’s certainly how Stefani Fiedler, CLU, CFP, felt before she discovered CrossFit.

In the year since discovering the high-intensity workout program, however, the three-year MDRT member from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, has completely changed her attitude. “Finding something I loved to do was huge,” she said. “Now, if there’s a class I’m supposed to be at, I’m not missing it.”

Part of that comes from the community among participants. “There’s a bond that’s formed in the misery,” Fiedler said of the friendships she’s developed with classmates, which aren’t what drew her in but are what keep her coming back — and also the overall impact that her new, regular, four-times-a-week workout schedule has created. To allocate time, Fiedler now plans her days more strategically to accommodate a CrossFit class in the morning. If a work event conflicts with class, she finds another class to attend to make up for it, whereas before she would have shrugged it off.

“I feel better!” she raves when asked about the benefits of her new work-life balance. “I’m focused at work, and I’m happier and stronger, physically and mentally.”

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Written by Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist

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