CrossFit is a great workout that anyone can take part in…men, women, & kids are all learning about and getting fit with CrossFit!
What is CrossFit?
CrossFit is defined as “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” This means that each Workout of the Day (WOD) is devised to challenge you to use your everyday movements at a fast pace. The workouts are short and always changing so you constantly work all of your body without monotony.
WODs are timed or scored to help motivate you and to be measurable; you will be able to see a time or score improvement in a particular workout when it is repeated at a later date.
CrossFit mixes elements of Olympic Lifting, Gymnastics (Body Weight Exercise) & Cardio. One of the things an athlete will notice is an improved overall fitness just from taking part in the WODs.
“The CrossFit Program was developed to enhance an individual’s competency at all physical tasks. Our athletes are trained to perform successfully at multiple, diverse, and randomized physical challenges.”
- Greg Glassman, Founder of CrossFit
I’m not in great shape…is CrossFit too hard for me?
Nooo! CrossFit is completely scalable. This means if you are an elite athlete, you can bring your great-grandma along and participate in the same WOD. You (might) use different weights or slightly different movements, but ANYONE can take part in CrossFit!
Can Women participate?
Yes! It might seem like a Testosterone-Only-Zone, but CrossFit is an excellent activity for anybody! Anyone looking to increase his or her fitness, lean down, or create muscular definition will benefit from CrossFit.
I don’t know if Group Classes are for me…
CrossFit is a community. Cheering each other on helps to motivate and push individuals, especially because WODs are timed/scored. It’s a great feeling to have someone literally pat you on the back when you’ve just completely an intense WOD!
“World-Class Fitness in 100 Words”:
“Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar.
Keep intake levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, snatch.
Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast.
Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy.
Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.”- Greg Glassman, CrossFit Journal
