--- title: Our Fauna Fitness Philosophy description: In this blog, we break down our Fauna Fitness Philosophy, the fun way that we bring a little bit of Costa Rica's wild side into our workouts! --- # [Our Fauna Fitness Philosophy](https://crossfitpotrero.com/blog/our-fauna-fitness-philosophy) Written by [Colin Sharpe](https://crossfitpotrero.com/blog/author/colin-sharpe) | Jun 24, 2025 8:16:59 PM If you've been into the gym recently, you'll notice a few things have changed in how we structure our workouts! In the past few months, we've been working on how CFP can really move into the next chapter here on Calle Mariposa, and we've started by bringing a little bit of Costa Rica's wild spirit into the way we plan our workouts.  We call it our Fauna Fitness Philosophy, and below, we'll break down what you can expect in the average week at CrossFit Potrero.  ### Monday | Vaca We start the week with strength, balance, and consistency, taking inspiration from our friendly mango-munching neighbors, the vacas!  Warm Up Focus: Balance Training Focus: Strength (lower body) Workout Focus: Consistency Start to Finish ### Tuesday | Mono Next, we build mobility and efficiency, taking a lesson from our easy-swinging neighbors the Howler Monkeys with a gymnastics and upper-body emphasis.  Warm Up Focus: Range of Motion Training Focus: Gymnastics (upper body) Workout Focus: Efficiency of Movement ### Wednesday | Caballo At midweek, we learn from the powerful, dependable horses of Guanacaste's cowboy country, balancing care for our body with a blend of power and endurance training.  Warm Up Focus: Working Highly Used Joints and Muscles Training Focus: Sustained Power Workout Focus: Endurance ### Thursday | Jaguar And as we turn towards the second half of the week, Costa Rica's king of the jungle shows us you can blend grace with strength, explosivity with control.  Warm Up Focus: Body Control and Stabilizer Muscles Training Focus: Explosive Movements Done with Control Workout Focus: High Intensity at Intervals ### Friday | Delfín With the weekend calling, we take Fridays to learn from our free-living friends from beyond the waves, the Dolphins, with an emphasis on fun and freestyle movements.  Warm Up Focus: Freedom of Movement + Lesser-Known Stretches Training Focus: Freestyle (Train for the Movement or Activity you want) Workout Focus: Blending Exercise with Play ### Saturday | Pizote And as Saturday comes around, we could all use a bit of a hand getting out of bed. Fortunately, we take a page from Pizotes and focus on teamwork! Warm Up Focus: Recovery Workout Focus: Teamwork ### Sunday | Perezoso  Sundays though... Sundays we learn from the Oso Perezoso, the Lazy Bear, the animal named after the sin, the Sloth, and we take it nice and easy. Everyone needs to rest! Focus: Rest and Relaxation! ## See the Schedule For Yourself! Below, you can see our official schedule for Events and Training. Stop by some time, we'd love to have you!   [View full post](https://crossfitpotrero.com/blog/our-fauna-fitness-philosophy) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Colin Sharpe" }, "dateModified" : "2025-09-02T21:43:25.612Z", "datePublished" : "2025-06-24T20:16:59Z", "headline" : "Our Fauna Fitness Philosophy", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 2549, "url" : "https://242818730.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242818730/untitled-08140-1.jpg", "width" : 3816 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://crossfitpotrero.com/blog/our-fauna-fitness-philosophy", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "blog" } } ```