Plum + Spilt Milk is the Great Northern Hotel’s restaurant and like everything else about this hotel, I love it. Amazing food, great service, and this interior.

I didn’t sign up for my first open until only a few minutes before the first workout was announced. I didn’t feel like I would be anywhere near in shape enough to compete with others. Heck, ten months into CrossFit, it was still something special for me to do a workout as prescribed at all! But the option to do all Open workouts in their scaled versions, to represent my gym, and also to compete with CrossFitters I know outside my box, made it appealing enough for me to do it.

The cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten. It took me a while to recognize them as the inflight map was not accurate.

The Bodanrück, the peninsula that gives Lake Constance its characteristic shape. You can see old town Constance to the left, Isle of Reichenau to the top, and Isle of Mainau in the center.

From left to right: The towns of Dettingen, Wallhausen, and Dingelsdorf. I used to live in Wallhausen between age 2 and 6.

Kaltbrunn, the town I most of my years growing up, between the ages 6 and 17.

While I didn’t get the chance to take closer pictures of Constance, we had a great view over Radolfzell.

By sheer coincidence I happened to look out the window when we passed the Rhine Falls. I’ve never been there in person, but it looked so cool from the air that I want to change that soon.

On my way from Istanbul to Zurich I got the chance to snap some pictures from the area I grew up in, Lake Constance. I got lucky in that there was no cloud cover, so I was able to take a few blurry pictures with my iPhone camera.

Travel

Flying over Lake Constance

CrossFit

My CrossFit Travel WODs

My friend John Hawkins created WODables a little while ago, a service that sends you an email every day, with a new workout based on the equipment you have available. I’ve been using it since day one, mostly as an inspiration for workouts I can do without any equipment at all, a situation I’m frequently in when traveling.

When I’m on the road I try to stick to my workout routine as good as possible. A lot of times I’m able to drop-in at a local CrossFit boxes, but more frequently I find myself skipping workouts. Especially when I only have a hotel gym with very little equipment available. Enter WODables.

I asked John if he could extend the service to provide an interface to generate new WODs on the fly, letting you select the equipment you have right at that moment. This makes for a very tailored experience, getting you the perfect workout with optimal use of available resources. Today he let me know he finished the feature, and it’s now ready to use!

So the next time you find yourself standing in a hotel gym, your friend’s garage, a regular fitness studio, and you’re in need for an inspiration, give WODables a spin! It’s free, super easy to use, and I guarantee you it will come up with a challenging and fun WOD, just for you.