Crossfit Zone Victoria BC, Vancouver Island

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At the risk of repeating myself, it’s time to talk again about an important and common fitness issue: Overtraining.  “What are you talking about?” you may ask.  “Exercise is so healthy!  The more the better!”  Right?  WRONG.
In fact, overtraining can be as bad as no training at all.  Just ask Dr. Paul Donohue, author of [...]

It’s not uncommon for many fitness enthusiasts these days to supplement their careful diets with some form of protein powder. Protein powder has gained popularity over the years, and there are a variety of different forms that you can use. How can you tell the good from the bad, and what on earth are they [...]

I don’t know about you, but occasionally, I just find myself in a ‘mood’.  I don’t know always know why, either.  It could be contributed to by stress, boredom with my routine, feeling lonely, frustrated with something, a wee bit of sadness, feeling anxious, or just being plain tired out.  Before I know what hit [...]

Although the basic concept of fitness is remarkably simple, putting it into practice is not.  Whether you’re learning how to figure out ways to eat healthy, trying to discover why you have such a hard time doing the things you know you should, or simply looking for that motivation you had yesterday but can’t find [...]

Excerpts taken from an article posted by CrossFit Works.
I love box jumps.  I love it when other people love box jumps. I  love it more when other people conquer their fear of box jumps.  This fear of jumping onto things is wide spread.  You are not alone.  But box jumps are, like weighted pull ups [...]