by Ericka | May 8, 2014 | Crossfit, running, Uncategorized
Part I and Part II. After those awful two days post-surgery things started to improve. I got my energy back and went back to work that Monday. My back still hurt a lot from the surgery — laying down, sitting up and sitting down — all of it ached really...
by Ericka | May 7, 2014 | Crossfit, running, Uncategorized
Just tuning in? Don’t miss Part I of “My Injury Story” here. It’s Genetics When I returned to DC, I went to an orthopedist, who said after seeing my MRI, that this herniated disc I had was genetic. He said when I was conceived, I was destined...
by Ericka | May 6, 2014 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
I’m going to tell you a story about an injury — and I’ll begin with the moral of this story, which is: Treat your injury like it’s the best job you will ever have. Devote yourself to fixing the problem and do NOT aggravate it by continuing to...
by Ericka | Apr 28, 2014 | Crossfit, running
So last week was one heck of a week in terms of fitness — and it terms of some crazy work hours. I barely had time to breathe, hence the lack of normal posting! On thing I did was hit up the USA Science & Engineering Festival in downtown DC so I could see...
by Ericka | Apr 17, 2014 | Crossfit, fitness, running
BodySmith — clever name for a gym, isn’t it? I like it. Sounds very hip and modern. Considering it was located near Hipster-ville, USA on 14th Street in Washington, DC — that’s no surprise. I was really excited to try out an innovative, new gym...
by Ericka | Apr 1, 2014 | Crossfit, crosstraing, running, Uncategorized
I’ve been working out regularly since I was 13 years old. At 32, it’s weird not having that as a mental, physical and spiritual go-to. Since I inherited a problem with my spine way back in September, things have been a little different. I stopped doing...
