In February 2024, CrossFit affiliate owners, coaches, and healthcare professionals came together for the CrossFit for Health Summit, presented by GORUCK. These are just a few of their stories.
Read MoreChronicles From the CrossFit for Health SummitESSENTIALS
The CrossFit stimulus—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—prepares you for the demands of a healthy, functional, independent life and provides a hedge against chronic disease and incapacity. This stimulus is elegant in the mathematical sense of being marked by simplicity and efficacy. The proven elements of this broad, general, and inclusive fitness, in terms of both movement and nutrition, are what we term our CrossFit Essentials.
A CrossFit affiliate owner aims to educate himself at the CrossFit for Health Summit to better serve his community.
Read MoreChronicles From the CrossFit for Health Summit: Knowledge Is PowerFifty-nine-year-old CrossFit trainer Theresa Sbarra helps seniors defy decrepitude.
Read MoreChronicles From the CrossFit for Health Summit: Defying DecrepitudeChris Spallina nearly died from opioid overdose — multiple times. At the CrossFit for Health Summit, he shared how CrossFit and The Phoenix sober community saved his life.
Read MoreChronicles From the CrossFit for Health Summit: From Opioid Overdose To Clean With CommunityThe Travis Manion Foundation was established in 2008 and was originally intended as a “labor of love.” But what started as a small local nonprofit helping veterans in the Philadelphia area soon blossomed into a resource for tens of thousands of veterans.
Read More“If Not Me, Then Who?” — Honoring the Legacy of Travis ManionYour brain is just like your biceps, says Dr. Tommy Wood. It needs proper nutrition and rest to function — but it also needs to do work.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: Future-Proof Your Brain, With Dr. Tommy WoodHow The Phoenix partners with CrossFit gyms to transform the lives of people struggling with addiction, mental illness, social isolation, and more.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: The Relationship Between Connection, CrossFit, and HealthThere is a unique vocabulary associated with CrossFit training, but it won’t take you long to learn the language. With the help of a skilled coach and a supportive community in your local affiliate, you’ll be well on your way. Bookmark this page as a reference when the Workout of the Day has you stumped.
Read MoreCrossFit Terms ExplainedDr. Christopher Palmer says mental illness is a metabolic problem — and CrossFit can help.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: Metabolic Health Is Mental Health, With Dr. Chris PalmerThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating and costly. In its wake, Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng calls for a focus on prevention.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: The Role of Lifestyle in Chronic Disease, With Dr. Kwadwo KyeremantengIn this panel discussion, healthcare professionals join notable CrossFit figures to talk training for high-level performance vs. fitness and longevity.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: Training for Fitness vs. PerformanceIt’s said that nothing worth doing is easy. In this panel discussion, healthcare professionals and notable CrossFit figures unpack the value of discomfort.
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: Simple, Not Easy, Ways To Improve Your HealthLearn more about the new affiliate roster page, CrossFit Affiliate Programming, and Quarterfinals requirements.
Read MoreHow to Host the 2024 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals at Your AffiliateWe are facing a health crisis on all fronts — physical, mental, and social. CrossFit, Dr. Tom McCoy says, is the answer to all three.
Watch NowFrom Obesity to Opioids, How CrossFit Can Save the World, With Dr. Tom McCoyBrethren CrossFit celebrated its 15-year anniversary in February — a milestone not many affiliates can claim. Dave Castro surprised the gym — established in 2008 by CrossFit Level 2 Trainer Lee Pappas — and chatted with its members, learning what makes Pappas and the community so special.
Watch NowDave Castro Surprises 15-Year Affiliate Brethren CrossFitNo matter what age you start or what level of CrossFit you choose to engage in — whether it’s a CrossFit class or the CrossFit Games — there will always be an opportunity to be a part of a team. And team sports make better humans.
Read MoreTeam Sports and CrossFit: Building Better HumansDr. Gabrielle Lyon argues muscle is the foundation of metabolic health. “We don’t have an obesity epidemic. What we really have is a midlife muscle crisis.”
Watch NowCrossFit for Health: Muscle-centric Medicine, With Dr. Gabrielle LyonTo live longer and age better, exercise vigorously. Dr. Rhonda Patrick shares the evidence.
Watch NowExercise for Longevity and Healthspan, With Dr. Rhonda PatrickCrossFit Chief Brand Officer Nicole Carroll opens the CrossFit for Health Summit with a message of education and empowerment to take ownership of health.
Watch NowOwn Your Health, With Nicole CarrollUniversity of Nevada CrossFit is located on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno. The affiliate opened in 2009 and will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year — an impressive span only a few affiliates can claim. Alex Baker is the facilities coordinator at the university and also coaches at the affiliate. Baker says it’s the coaches, community, and culture that make the affiliate a success.
Read More15 Years as an Affiliate, A Culture of Fitness