I swapped weightlifting for HYROX training – here are 5 things I’ve learned

Woman pushing weighted sled across the gym floor

I’ve been weightlifting for just over three years now and I love it. Not only has it completely transformed my body composition, but as a woman I love feeling strong. But, last month, I decided to leave the weightlifting world behind and set myself a new training challenge by signing myself up for my first ever HYROX in October. 

‘What’s HYROX?’ you ask? HYROX is the biggest indoor fitness race that's made up of an 8km run – which is divided into eight 1km runs – and in between each run you complete a functional fitness workout. These include things like an 1000 metre row, to a 200 metre farmer’s carry, a 50 metre sled push and so on. I like to think of it as baby CrossFit without the crazy walking handstands and muscle-ups.