Silvia doing her at-home workout
10 rounds for time:
Run 30 seconds out, then back
10 sit-ups
10 Superman lifts
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Weekend Schedule Update: Cara will be holding a 9 a.m. Zoom class, open to anyone. It will be different than the CrossFit Santa Cruz workout.
Sunday is a rest day, but Leah will hold a 9 a.m. Zoom class for those looking for a more structured option. She’ll have a warm-up and a programmed workout ready for those who would like to join.
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A note from Brett Dahlberg:
At CrossFit Santa Cruz we learn many important concepts: the importance of proper body mechanics, the value of a healthy diet in increasing athletic performance, and how variance in movement across broad modal and time domains makes us fitter. However, perhaps the most important concept I have gained from CrossFit Santa Cruz in the 10 years I have been a member is the importance of community.
As all of you know, a workout is not done when you’re done; a workout is done when the last person finishes. We are there to cheer for each other during PRs, as well as support each other through setbacks. This support extends beyond the walls of our tiny gym. I, as probably most of you have experienced, have been the recipient and giver of support for many members of our gym—offering a ride when someone’s car is in the shop, helping with moving, assisting with childcare, housesitting, wedding planning, sharing food, gardening, donating clothes, and loaning gym equipment.
This lesson of community—thinking about others, prioritizing the well-being of the collective over individual gain—is more important than ever. These lessons I have gained from CFSC have extended into my personal and professional lives.
I am a social worker with the human services agency in the APS division for the County of Santa Cruz. Many of the clients we serve are those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. Most do not live in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Many live independently. Some are scared to leave their homes right now. We are currently in the process of implementing a contingency plan to get these senior citizens their vital prescriptions and food delivered. Local grocery stores have set aside hours, usually early morning, allowing only seniors inside to shop. I’ve talked to CFSC members who lived here during the 1989 earthquake. Similar stories of an upwelling of community support were told.
When the AIDS epidemic first emerged in the early ’80s and was killing members of the gay community at a shocking rate, leadership at the federal level was shamefully slow to respond. At the ground level, neighborhoods in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and elsewhere quickly realized help was not coming. There was no vaccine. People were scared. People were dying. In a sense they were on their own. But in a way, they weren’t—a defiant, resistant, creative, and beautiful community grew.
The Chinese symbol for crisis is also the same for opportunity. We need to stick together, be creative, supportive, loving, and resilient. We will get through this. We always do. These are the events that define who we are as a community and as a society.
