Each week CrossFit offers in-person courses around the world as well as a variety of online courses.

When tragedy struck the Vandayar family and the community at CrossFit Richards Bay in Richards Bay, South Africa, the affiliate’s owners, coaches, and members stepped up to help those who were affected and honor a dear friend. 

This one-day, in-person performance evaluation assesses a candidate’s ability to coach athletes in a real-world environment. This credential is the culmination of the journey that begins with the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate, and it completes the expression of CrossFit's mission to train coaches whose competence is determined solely by the quality of results they help their clients achieve. If you’re just beginning your coaching career, the Certified CrossFit Level 4 Coach is an achievement to work toward — the mark of an expert coach. CrossFit’s highest distinction is awarded to coaches who have significant coaching experience, a comprehensive educational background, and who have earned their Level 3 Credential. 

Last weekend, November 12-13, 2022, the first CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course for Healthcare Professionals (HCP-L1) was launched at CrossFit 1904 in San Diego, California. The HCP-L1 is a private course open to all licensed healthcare providers and healthcare administrators. In San Diego, the participants were emergency-room doctors, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, an acupuncturist, and an ear, nose, and throat doctor.

In this interview at the Symposium for Metabolic Health in San Diego, California, Mike Giardina sits down with Dr. Stephen Phinney to discuss how the ketogenic diet can prevent chronic low-grade inflammation to improve health and performance. Dr. Phinney is the co-founder and former Chief Medical Officer of Virta Health.

Sara Wilkinson has chosen to honor her husband’s memory by sharing his story — and inviting others to show their support for service members on Veterans Day by completing the Hero workout Chad.

Chandler Smith is one of the best and most beloved athletes in the Sport of Fitness. And even he had something to gain from the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course. Find out what the Army veteran turned CrossFit Games vet learned when he traded the heavy barbell for a PVC.

Kai Rainey’s watershed moment came in the produce aisle at the grocery store. She recalls dropping a peach while shopping and laboring for three to four minutes in front of the prying eyes of strangers as she struggled to pick it up. This wasn’t the life she wanted. At over 300 lb. and in steeply declining health, she knew she was going to end up losing her ability to move without a mobility device. So Rainey decided to fight for her health instead.

“I feel like there’s a lot of people that might be at their age and not willing to try,” she says, “and it’s that willingness at any age that allows us to experience new possibilities, new opportunities for growth.”