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\n Hyrox is a global indoor fitness competition with the event drawing more than 4,300 athletes to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last March. (Courtesy Dhiraj Jagasia)<\/p>\n
Hyrox is fast becoming one of the more popular ways to stay in shape with training for the race popping up all over the D.C. area.<\/p>\n
\n Hyrox is a global indoor fitness competition with the event drawing more than 4,300 athletes to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last March. (Courtesy Dhiraj Jagasia)<\/p>\n
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\n Hyrox is a global indoor fitness competition with the event drawing more than 4,300 athletes to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last March. (Courtesy Dhiraj Jagasia)<\/p>\n
Dubbed the \u201cWorld Series\u201d of fitness racing, Hyrox is fast becoming one of the more popular ways to stay in shape with training for the race popping up all over the D.C. area.<\/p>\n
Hyrox<\/a> is a global indoor fitness competition with the event \u2014 drawing more than 4,300 athletes to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center last March. It combines running and eight functional workouts in a standardized format. Each running portion of a kilometer is followed by a different exercise, including SkiErg, sled push and pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmer\u2019s carry, sandbag lunges and wall balls.<\/p>\n So why has it been gaining popularity in the fitness world?<\/p>\n The hype surrounding Hyrox<\/p>\n \u201cNumber one, it\u2019s fun,\u201d said Graham King, owner of Urban Athletic Club in Shaw. \u201cThe movements aren\u2019t so high skill based so we are looking at sled pushes, wall balls and lunges and half the event is running, so if you can run you are halfway done.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, because the event is confined, your friends can cheer you on at every single station,\u201d King added. \u201cWith Hyrox you are running around this track and everyone can see you. You go to your wall ball, you go to your rowing and your friends and family are cheering you on the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n Urban Athletic<\/a> is one of many clubs in the D.C. area that holds Hyrox training classes and it offers athletes an alternative way to get and stay motivated. \u201cIt\u2019s just the movements and it keeps my body oiled up,\u201d said Urban Athletic Club member Tim Rutherford. \u201cI feel like I am able to push myself more than I can with strict weight lifting.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI like the variety and I appreciate workouts where I work most of my body,\u201d said Chad Russell, who also attends Urban Athletic Club. \u201cIf there is a moment in the workout where I hate my life but it doesn\u2019t continue within 20 minutes of the workout, it was a perfect workout.\u201d<\/p>\n Collectively getting better<\/p>\n Olga Gorodetsky is a coach at Urban Athletic Club and she is a fan of how training for Hyrox brings people together. \u201cIt really isn\u2019t about top-ticking the other person. This really feels like a team-oriented community and it\u2019s all about us collectively getting better,\u201d Gorodetsky said. \u201cI love Hyrox.\u201d<\/p>\n Hyrox is open to all ages and levels and the setup is eight kilometers of running with eight workout stations.\n<\/p>\n Dhiraj Jagasia, 45, of Falls Church, Virginia, competed in the event last March in D.C. It was a 10 out 10, Jigasia said.<\/p>\n \u201cI got my family out there and my friends cheering me on. It was top notch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Jigasia said he did the Hyrox race to help him with other sports.<\/p>\n \u201cI am an avid tennis player, and I moved up in the rankings, so I wanted to hang with the younger guys,\u201d Jigasia said. \u201cNo matter what your goals are, this is something you can get better in terms of your overall health, your conditioning, and it will just help you live longer, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n Clearly endurance is a huge part of Hyrox, so monthslong training is vital to any sort of success.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the number one reason a lot of people, when it comes to fitness, may fail or give up, is they try to do it alone,\u201d said Branden Jones, a D.C.-based trainer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of the things you really can\u2019t do alone. You need some accountability, some community and that\u2019s the best way to get this thing done.\u201d<\/p>\n Another Hyrox race is expected to return to D.C.<\/a>, early in 2026.<\/p>\n