Anna Caldarella
April 2, 2010
My name is Anna Caldarella. I am 33 years old and I am a Type 1 diabetic. I went to Austin to watch my friend in the Longhorn Ironman 70.3 race last October and while he was checking out the first transition area I saw a group of women getting ready to swim. I noticed that one of the ladies had an OmniPod taped to her arm. I wear a OmniPod and I got really excited to see a diabetic women competing in the race. When I got a chance to read a race booklet I figured out what TeamWILD was all about. I cheered for you girls, and I found it very inspiring to see other diabetic athletes! I have always been the type of person to keep this disease to myself. The fact that I joined the team is a really big deal and has helped me to get away from the denial that I have been living in. So I am very excited to start my second race season and I feel that this is just what I needed to become a stronger more educated and PROUD diabetic athlete.
I wanted to take this opportunity to give you some information on a core strength and conditioning program that I really believe in called CrossFit! CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of ten fitness domains. They are Cardiovascular and Respiratory endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy. I have been doing CrossFit for almost 3 years and I have to say that it has made a huge difference in the way I have decided to live my life. I went from not being able to do a pushup or pull-up to not being able to keep count of them! The CrossFit prescription is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” CrossFit is, quite simply, a sport-the “sport of fitness.”
Example of a WOD (workout of the day)
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of the triplet:
Chest-to-bar pull-up
Box jump, 30 inch box
GHD sit-up
You can see what CrossFit is all about by watching this video.
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