It was back in 1995 that former gymnast Greg Glassman founded CrossFit in Santa Cruz, California. Since then, the popularity of the fitness methodology grew from 18 gyms in 2005 to more than 1,700 in ...

Much like Dungeons and Dragons, Renaissance faires, and sex parties, CrossFit is something that everyone has heard of — but few have an accurate understanding of what it entails and who it's for.

Early on an October morning, I met Eric Roza for a workout at a CrossFit gym in Boulder, Colorado. Roza, who is fifty-three, was a few months into his tenure as the owner and chief executive of ...

How is CrossFit different from other fitness programs? CrossFit is known for its workouts that blend elements from weightlifting, gymnastics and cardio. The fitness company has more than 12,000 ...

A new documentary captures how an exercise community helps people dealing with addiction—and offers an example for churches. Small towns rarely get to tell their own story on the national stage. More ...

Greg Glassman, inventor of the CrossFit fitness system, at an affiliate gym in New York City.. Andrew Hetherington On that spring day across America, the CrossFit faithful gathered–and toiled. There ...

In 2023 more than 100,000 people took part in a Hyrox race in 17 different countries, with hundreds of thousands more doing the formulaic workout in their local gyms as a way to get in shape.

For more than a decade, CrossFit has represented both a specific brand and a broad class of workout regimens. Coaches have become CrossFit-certified. Gyms have paid to be affiliated with the company, ...

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