CrossFit Media Library

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

Most of what passes for "strength training" for women isn't building the one thing that determines how they age: muscle. From immune resilience to bone density to metabolic health, the research points to the same lever, and it's not the number on the scale. Here's why every woman needs to put down the light dumbbells and pick up a barbell.

The athletes in the 10:30 class at CrossFit Palo Alto don’t show up twice a week to PR their deadlift; they show up to have fun and dominate an era of their lives that typically gets cast off as the end of the road.

On this episode of the CrossFit Show, host James Hobart is joined by CrossFit Contessa owner Amanda (Mandi) Wilson and affiliate manager Candice Lamb to chat about their efforts to change coaching development at their affiliate and the surrounding community in Queensland, Australia.

Chuck Carswell has spent two decades as the heart of CrossFit's coaching education, shaping thousands of trainers with humility, patience, and an infectious laugh. This is a look at the coach behind the seminars: what makes him beloved, what makes him effective, and 10 videos and articles where you can learn from him directly. If you've ever been coached by Carswell, you already know why this one's personal.

On this episode of The Sport of Fitness, host Chase Ingraham is joined by Dylan Malitsky, managing director of WZA Sports, to chat about the upcoming Wodapalooza SoCal.

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

We don't change our habits through willpower alone; we change them by changing who we surround ourselves with. Decades of research show health behaviors spread through social ties almost like contagion, and CrossFit's group structure puts that mechanism to work by design. This piece breaks down the science behind why the community isn't just a nice bonus; it's doing real, measurable work.

On this episode of the CrossFit Show, host James Hobart is joined by Cole Learn, a CrossFit athlete and one of the fastest-rising competitors in HYROX, to chat about how CrossFit helped him through his recovery from a drug addiction.

Growing up in Costa Rica in an abusive, poverty-stricken household, Haydee Reyes learned early how to endure. She carried that resilience with her when she moved to the United States — where she eventually found CrossFit. At Mako CrossFit, she discovered more than a workout; she became part of a community. When she faced a devastating breast cancer diagnosis, followed by surgery and months of grueling treatment, the thing she looked forward to most was getting back to the gym floor and to her Mako family. She says CrossFit didn't just give her a place to heal; it gave her the strength to survive.