CrossFit Media Library

Most people who've been doing CrossFit for a while can describe what it is — but struggle to explain why it actually works. This article breaks down the five distinct elements that make CrossFit what it is, and why removing any one of them gives you something that looks like CrossFit but isn't. If you want to understand the method more deeply, or explain it more clearly to someone else, start here.

Every CrossFit journey starts with a “why.” What was 61-year-old Dave Rueckl’s “why?” He wanted to prepare his body to donate a kidney to save his stepdaughter, Becky. 

On today's episode of The CrossFit Show, five-time Games athlete and U.S. Navy SEAL Josh Bridges joins the conversation to discuss the upcoming community event Murph.

CrossFit’s Hero workouts are challenging tests of fortitude, but they also represent something greater — they’re tributes.

On this episode of the Sport of Fitness podcast, Magic City Games division winners Marquan Jones (Men’s 35-39) and Christine Hoffmann (Women’s 50-54) join the show.

Most people who exercise regularly have never stopped to ask the one question that should drive everything: what does "fit" actually mean? If you've been putting in the work for years but have a nagging sense that something's missing, this conversation might finally name it. Turns out, real fitness has ten components — and most training programs quietly ignore half of them.

In this installment of our Research Round Up series, we’re taking on the topic of appetite, specifically tackling what we can learn to make how much we want to eat match how much we need to eat.

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

Dr. Jason Fung returns to the CrossFit Podcast to unpack the real driver behind weight gain and chronic hunger.

This video explores the story behind the legendary Hero workout, Murph, from the life and sacrifice of Lt. Michael Murphy to how a brutally simple workout evolved into a global event uniting athletes, military members, first responders, and everyday people across continents.