Crossfit Zone Victoria BC, Vancouver Island

Believe it or not, your heart is a muscle that you have the power to strengthen!

Cardiovascular Endurance is the ability of your heart to provide oxygen to muscles during physical activity for prolonged periods of time.  Sounds kinda important, right?
And it is!  Cardiovascular endurance is the most important aspect of fitness. It is basically how [...]

Saturday was Spidey and T-Bops’ last workout at the Zone.  We made a special WOD for them, called “Moving Day”.  There were 3 teams that had to lift an accumulated total of 80,000 lbs from ground to overhead.  However, only 2 team members could lift at the same time!  They were allowed to do any [...]

Since we use it so much in our daily WODs, I thought it might be fun to take a look at exactly where Olympic lifting came from.
It’s almost impossible to trace an exact date of the very first weightlifting championship.  Tests of human strength, in one form or another, are probably older than civilization itself.  [...]

I was flabbergasted the other day when I saw the latest Reebok Commercial:  “Reebok Easy Tone…Take the Gym With You!”  I often marvel at the many shoes on the market that promise to tone your entire lower body.  For my own wicked pleasure, I can’t help but review this “innovative” Reebok Easy Tone sneaker.
This life [...]

Has this happened to you lately?  You stayed up late last night to finish a project, then woke up groggy only to realize that you’d slept through the alarm clock.  In a rush, you skipped breakfast, then almost fell asleep in the middle of an important morning meeting.  It’s now mid-afternoon and, as you’re having [...]