Crossfit?

[Dogmama]

I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive when it comes to form. That's my main concern. We have a few different crossfit outlets here. I didn't know it only takes 2 hours to be a coach - ouch! I've seen spinning instructor "wonders" who get minimal training & it's pretty bad. At my gym, I don't even know if the personal trainers need to be certified - they watch really bad form & don't correct it. But I digress...

I'm not good with people yelling in my face, so maybe I need to just keep devising my own workouts.

[TsPoet]

I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive when it comes to form. That's my main concern. We have a few different crossfit outlets here. I didn't know it only takes 2 hours to be a coach - ouch! I've seen spinning instructor "wonders" who get minimal training & it's pretty bad. At my gym, I don't even know if the personal trainers need to be certified - they watch really bad form & don't correct it. But I digress...

I'm not good with people yelling in my face, so maybe I need to just keep devising my own workouts.

All CF gyms I know of allow 1-2 'try it' workouts. Go to 1 (or 2).
I really have mixed feelings about CF. But, I think there are strong endorphins involved, and that's what brings you back.

[Irulan]

I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive when it comes to form. That's my main concern. We have a few different crossfit outlets here. I didn't know it only takes 2 hours to be a coach - ouch! I've seen spinning instructor "wonders" who get minimal training & it's pretty bad. At my gym, I don't even know if the personal trainers need to be certified - they watch really bad form & don't correct it. But I digress...

I'm not good with people yelling in my face, so maybe I need to just keep devising my own workouts.

I knew it wasn't a high level of cert but 2 hours, wow. That's like a 24 Hour Fitness 8-hour "Personal Trainer" certification. I personally wouldn't pay money to take classes from someone with that level.

Cross is only one type of multi dimensional training. They've taken military workouts and combined it with some of the newer thinking on exercise: adding stability, lateral movement, core, plyometrics and more.

I do a functional fitness work out taught by someone who has a bachelors in exercise science, NSCA and CSCS certifications, at a gym that is allied with a physical therapy and sports training outfit. Our workout is similar to do happens at Crossfit, but the word is from the PTs and trainers is that they see a lot of injuries from Crossfit.

Even my home gym facility has these kinds of workouts...

My point is, look for a cross dimensional workout. It doesn't have to be Crossfit. A good multidimensional workout will combine the following:
circuit training, some lifting, balance and stability work, core work, plyometrics, lateral movement...

A good place to start is the book,
Core Performance by Mike Verstegen. It illustrates these principals in use, and provides guidelines for getting started and progressing. He works with atheletes like Mia Hamm so that says something.

[Irulan]

Blueberrry, the advantage of working with a natioanlly cerrtified coach/trainer is that they will truly understand how to work around injuries.

I mentioned our ( I go with DH) class is at PT/Sports Training facility. We started going after DH had finished his rehab after his bike wreck. He had broken his clavicle and pelvis. Even though he was "done" with PT, he was a mess. He couldn't even stand on one leg at all. The trainers really understood his limitations and where he wanted to go. The day he did his first pull up there was tons of applause. I suspects someone with a weekend worth of training will not understand how to work with these kinds of limitations.