Nov
30th

100 Day Burpee Challenge!

Author: Deanna | Files under Challenges

Check out the video on how to do a Burpee!
Crossfit Santa Cruz started a 100 day Burpee challenge. We followed this challenge last year around this time. It is a great challenge to take part in over the Christmas holiday to keep you active. The Challenge for you is to complete this! Last year we [...]


Nov
27th

The Truth About CrossFit’s Training Goals

Author: Deanna | Files under Fun Facts

Excerpt taken from the article: “The Truth About CrossFit”, written by Christ Shugart. For the full article, click here
“CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program, but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of 10 recognized fitness domains,” says founder Greg Glassman. Those domains are: cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, [...]


Nov
26th

Nancy Challenge Prelims

Author: Deanna | Files under Challenges

Nancy Challenge Prelim baseline times are in!  Check out how you rank with others in your category!

Last Name

First Name

Category

Baseline

Final

Bane

Alison

Beginner

10:39

Daly

Quinn

Beginner

8:57

Davey

Colin

Intermediate

8:56

Jensen

Brigit

Beginner

17:22

Moore

Chris

Beginner

14:50

Reid

Kyle

Beginner

10:09

Stewart

Dan

Beginner

8:43

Wauthy

Amber

Beginner

17:13 (5)

Wyngaarden

Michelle

Intermediate

15:46 (5)

Birtwell

Cam

Intermediate

12:09

Brown

Eric

Intermediate

16:13

Chen

Felix

Intermediate

18:30

Hardy

Kendall

Intermediate

17:18

Jones

Shannon

Intermediate

16:18

Meijer

Ann

Intermediate

16:02

Ogilvie

Brian

Intermediate

15:34

Peterson

Donald

Intermediate

14:36

Rathlef

Dave

Intermediate

20:10

Shields

Lani

Intermediate

15:44

Williams

Liz

Intermediate

16:33

Gandhi

Mehul

Advanced

18:35

James

Tom

Advanced

15:38

Kitson

Krista

Advanced

16:18

Reeves

Warren

Advanced

15:19

Weltman

Toby

Advanced

16:35

Whiteley

Deanna

Advanced

23:27

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Nov
25th

Is It Too Good To Be True?!

Author: Shannon | Files under Fun Facts

This blog is lovingly brought to you in light of the upcoming Christmas season, and to make up for all the times I tell you to eat boring vegetables and a clean diet!
Is it actually possible? Can chocolate really be HEALTHY??  Regarded by many folks as the tastiest food on Earth, it’s true that [...]


Nov
24th

Exercise Your Brain

Author: Shannon | Files under Fun Facts

I came across an article on the University of Victoria website the other day that I found very interesting. It appears that exercise has been proven as an effective treatment of neurological disorders of the brain!
I’ve included some excerpts of the article, written by Sheila Potter, below:
In case you needed one, here’s another good [...]