Kid’s Classes Are Great

We love having kids classes at CrossFit Marin. It’s a ton of fun, and the benefit they get from a good physical foundation makes all of it worthwhile. Kids generally have a great approach to new things. Once they get over an shyness, they will try new things with enthusiasm and gusto. As adults we get self conscious, and let other societal baggage get in the way of doing new things. Kids are used to most things they do being new and difficult. We tend to forget that as we get older and get decent at a few things. We’ll shy away from the things we are not good at. Making excuses like “Well I’m just bad at that”, “I’ll never be able to do X well so why bother” or “That’s just not my thing”. Well, sure, if you never work at something, you will never be able to do it well. We were bad at everything once. For humans this is quite true. At birth about the only thing we do decently is breathe and circulate blood, and even that can be dodgy at first. We have to learn how to eat, sleep, roll over, crawl, walk, talk… So why are we resistant to new things as we get older and more experienced. When you try something new, in general you will be bad at it. The great thing is, the more new things you practice at, the better you get at learning new things. So, the more hesitant you are at learning new things, the more difficult it will be. Approach new things with enthusiasm and gusto. Do not give any consideration to the fact that you are terrible at first. Practice and improve. Soon you will be better than most people at that new thing. Keep learning, keep trying new things.