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Faced with aggressive Stage 2 oropharyngeal cancer, Steven Smith steeled himself for treatment with CrossFit.

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.

A CrossFit affiliate owner aims to educate himself at the CrossFit for Health Summit to better serve his community.

Fifty-nine-year-old CrossFit trainer Theresa Sbarra helps seniors defy decrepitude.

Chris 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.

The 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.

Your 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.

How The Phoenix partners with CrossFit gyms to transform the lives of people struggling with addiction, mental illness, social isolation, and more.

There 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.

Dr. Christopher Palmer says mental illness is a metabolic problem — and CrossFit can help.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating and costly. In its wake, Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng calls for a focus on prevention.

In this panel discussion, healthcare professionals join notable CrossFit figures to talk training for high-level performance vs. fitness and longevity.

It’s said that nothing worth doing is easy. In this panel discussion, healthcare professionals and notable CrossFit figures unpack the value of discomfort.

Learn more about the new affiliate roster page, CrossFit Affiliate Programming, and Quarterfinals requirements.

We are facing a health crisis on all fronts — physical, mental, and social. CrossFit, Dr. Tom McCoy says, is the answer to all three.

Brethren 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.

No 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.

Dr. 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.”

To live longer and age better, exercise vigorously. Dr. Rhonda Patrick shares the evidence.

CrossFit Chief Brand Officer Nicole Carroll opens the CrossFit for Health Summit with a message of education and empowerment to take ownership of health.