Crossfit Zone Victoria BC, Vancouver Island

There are 10 very important components of Fitness;  I am going to talk about one of them today that is widely forgotten and can be detrimental to your well-being. Flexibility, flexibility is the range of motion with-in a joint along the various planes of motion. One thing that people don’t really understand is the importance [...]

The time has come to address an important issue of gym etiquette:  Dropping weights.
In CrossFit, being able to drop weights is a safety issue. We fully understand that someone can really get hurt if they’re attempting a lift and worrying about not being allowed to drop the weight if they fail. The danger is that [...]

Sean created a handy new tool on My Fran Time!  For those of you that have not seen it, it is a Goal Setting Tool!  He has made up a quick blurb to explain how to use it.  Check it out:
When you are logged in, you’ll see a link at the top called My Goals.  [...]

There is always a lot of questions when it comes to stretching.
~ Excerpts from Sign On San Diego News

One thing that you will notice when going to a global gym or even new members at the Zone…. They come in the gym and before getting started, on cold muscles they start to do static stretching. [...]

The most effective way to tape your hands to prevent rips.

Has this ever happened to you?  You jump on the bars and do a round of kipping pullups.  Just as you’re swinging down under the bar you feel a tearing sensation in your hand. “Oh no!” you think as you stare down at a flap [...]