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Most of us are not used to being home and in such close proximity to the kitchen and pantry throughout the day. You may have found that this can lead to excess snacking. Whether out of comfort, boredom or because it is just so easily accessible! Here are some tips to help with ISO snacking, […]
Hey Guys: I homeschooled my kids by choice for 6 years. We usually did academics from 9-11:30 am (that included breaks) and then it was time for outdoor adventures. We took a month off at Christmas, a month off at Spring Break and 3 months for Summer vacation. When my kids finally enrolled in school […]
Some of you may have noticed that we have added in some extra core work into our individualized and bodyweight programming. It is also a topic that has come up a lot in Athlete Check-ins as something that you are all enjoying doing more of! Building a strong core is a key component to increasing […]
Motivation is usually the reason we either keep pursuing our goals and the lack of motivation is why we often fall short of accomplishing what we set out to do. It’s an overused word for sure, but it still can pack a punch if you can find a way to make it work for you. […]
Hey Gang: The sport of CrossFit has standards to meet to ensure we are doing our movements correctly and using the full range of motion with each repetition. There are two reasons: We want to be sure that we are measuring our progress accurately. For example: If the first time we do CrossFit workout “Cindy” […]
Of all the reasons people have for pursuing fitness, protection from sickness is the most compelling. Getting and staying fit is a buffer against getting and staying sick. CrossFit founder Greg Glassman talks about “The Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum”. I like to think of it as a scale from 1-10 starting with 1 being “very sick” and […]
Right now, things are different. You don’t shop the same, you don’t work the same, you don’t socialize the same; it’s all very different. You also don’t workout the same! That’s taken a major turn from the ordinary. The big groups of 16 people sweating and high fiving has gone by the wayside for the […]
The PR board has long been the way we acknowledge and celebrate milestones reached by our members. PR stands for “personal record”, the term used to describe your best score in any given event or movement. Personal recognition is fun and for some of us, it helps push us further than we may have otherwise […]
Why do I store body fat? You need 1000 calories a day to just exist (your basal metabolic rate or BMR) but you end up eating 1500 calories because you do your daily workout and move around a lot. The science shows that your BMR + Thermic effect from food + exercise = 1300 calories. […]
The ability to adapt is one of the key mental and physical components of the CrossFit training methodology and for reaching any goals in life. As it pertains to CrossFit, we get used to our gym, our space, our equipment, our workouts partners, our coaches, our class structure. The ability to adapt when all of […]
