by Nathan Broersma | Jul 24, 2017 | Coaches Corner
“Make the best choice possible concerning what to eat in every situation.” At the CrossFit Specialty Course: Kids, this simple statement summarizes the recommended nutritional approach for youths from 3 to 18. Practical applications are discussed along with...
by Nathan Broersma | Jul 21, 2017 | Coaches Corner
For many, weight training calls to mind bodybuilders pumping iron in pursuit of beefy biceps and bulging pecs. But experts say it’s well past time to discard those antiquated notions of what resistance training can do for your physique and health. Modern exercise...
by Nathan Broersma | Jul 13, 2017 | Coaches Corner
There are 9 Fundamental Movements to CrossFit. These 9 movements create the foundation for the majority of movements used within CrossFit. Starting in the left column moving right, each movement increases in skill, from the most basic (foundational) movement to the...
by Nathan Broersma | Jul 13, 2017 | Coaches Corner
Frances Mata Monsisvais, 35, drove around the parking lot of 10 times before she got the courage to walk in to a CrossFit gym. It was November 2015, and Monsisvais, who weighed 255 lb., wanted to get healthy. The working mom of four kids—aged 4 to 16—had tried other...
by Nathan Broersma | Jun 27, 2017 | Coaches Corner
Life expectancy has increased drastically, and the number of older persons across the world is expected to more than double over the next four decades to reach a staggering 392 million persons aged 80 years or more by the year 2050 (32). This increase in life...
by Nathan Broersma | Jun 24, 2017 | Coaches Corner
Physical activity generally decreases as people age, which allows hypokinetic diseases to ravage older populations. I’m older than 86 percent of the Earth’s population. I’m an aging academic. I’m an aging parent. I’m an aging worker. I’m an aging trainee. And I am...
