You may have caught a glimpse of it flipping through your TV channels, and you’ve most likely heard the name of the newest, and craziest fitness trend to hit the market in the last few years.

1. CrossFit - Gym Equipment
Kathy Green, is a third year Commerce Student in Ontario, and currently working towards
becoming a commercial pilot. Growing up as a jack-of-all-trades athlete, she has always been
fascinated with Gym Equipments and being active and continues that passion to this day.
Published Date: 28th Nov 2013

2. You may have caught a glimpse of it flipping through your TV
channels, and you’ve most likely heard the name of the newest, and
craziest fitness trend to hit the market in the last few years. I am
referring of course, to CrossFit, a combination of Olympic
weightlifting, sprinting, and gymnastic routines designed to provide
people with a broad and general fitness. CrossFit is the brainchild of
Greg Glassman, who has been developing and promoting his workout
regime over the last few decades. Today, there are more than 6,000
CrossFit gyms worldwide, and over 35,000 certified trainers.
CrossFit defines it’s program as a
“constantly varied, high intensity,
functional movement” aimed at
providing the user with improved
fitness and physical preparedness
for
any
situation.
A
CrossFit
workout is typically shorter than a
traditional
workout,
usually
topping at 30 minutes. This is due to the extremely high intensity, and
requirement of a high level of physical exertion. Typical CrossFit
workouts include exercises such as deadlifts, pull-ups, tire flipping,
sprinting, as well as rope climbing and kettle bells, and many more.

3. A variation of these exercises are combined into routines known as
“WOD’s”, or “Workout’s of the Day” and are performed together in a
group at your local CrossFit “Box”, a specially designed fitness facility
catering to all the needs of an avid CrossFitter.
Perhaps the most popular of these
WOD’s is the “Fran WOD” which
calls for three rounds of 21-15-9
repetitions of 95-lb barbell thrusters
and pull-ups for time. This means
the participant is to perform 21
thrusters and pull-ups, then 15
thrusters and pull-ups, and finally 9 thrusters and pull-ups, all as fast
as you possibly can. To add to the excitement and motivation, each
participant’s times and or scores are recorded for each WOD,
encouraging friendly competition a mongst your peers, as well as
motivating you to improve in the future. The camaraderie
experienced while pushing yourself to your absolute limit along with
the friends or strangers around you is unparalleled in any other
fitness program.
CrossFit is not only a workout program, it is an entire community of
athletes all sharing the same goals and desires; to become extremely
fit, and have fun doing it. There are numerous websites and forums
online to provide information on workouts, and meal plans, and
many people willing to help should you have any questions.

4. The emergence of such a strong community and large fan base led to
an immense sponsoring campaign by Reebok, as they have committed
to not only marketing and promoting the sport, but also introduced an
entire lineup of CrossFit specific attire and footwear. In 2007, the first
CrossFit games were held, its purpose to bring together the best
CrossFitters in the world and put them head to head in a competition.
Since the inaugural competition, the winning prize money has grown
from a mere $500 to over $250,000, a testament to the increasing
popularity of the sport. If history is any indication, CrossFit will
continue to explode in popularity and could become a top tier fitness
competition alongside events like the Ironman, or World Strongman.
Although it may seem intimidating, the sport of CrossFit is very
welcoming to beginners. If you are not willing to join a local box,
many of the routines can be performed within the comfort of your
own home with just a few pieces of equipment. If you are interested in
creating your own CrossFit workout station, you need nothing more
than a few dumbbells, kettle bells, a pull-up bar and a barbell. For all
your equipment needs be sure to check out Fitness Equipment of
Calgary, your Calgary fitness equipment headquarters. Our experts
will be more than happy to help you build the gym of your dreams.
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