As far as exercise fads go, CrossFit training is making waves among fitness enthusiasts who’d rather their calorie burning activities took place outdoors, in convivial groups. This is fitness boot camp at its best, an instruction manual dispersed to a motivated crowd, made up of members who cheer each other on.

CrossFit training is a crowd-drawing spectacle for outsiders. Those who are in it may find it a more productive and healthier flash mob. This is because the basic principles of CrossFit training are based on a generosity of exercise techniques with very specific targets vis-a-vis body parts.

Crossfit, deconstructed

Those who are not inclined to sweat it out in plain view of other health buffs would find that the regimen is as accessible as a solitary workout as in a group. Currently, there are websites devoted to the varying movements and challenges in a single crossfit session. The online community of crossfit trainers is about as active as real-life ones in dishing commentary regarding the effectiveness of certain movements in helping achieve desired body appearances.

The remarkable aspect of Crossfit training is the number of ways it mixes up taken for granted exercise movements. Those who are particularly nostalgic about classic calisthenics would be at home with the regimen’s predisposition for squats. Marathon runners could be challenged by the number of reps for certain movements. But these movements are not accomplished in a slapdash, getting-the-job-done manner. These movements are trained, corrected, and, for some with a scholarly mindset about CrossFit, certified over time.

Riding the intensity

CrossFit trainings typically start out as low intensity workouts. Those who are in it for weight loss will immediately sense its calorie-burning properties, despite restraining bursts of movement with measured ones.

CrossFit focuses on increasing strength and conditioning the body for a wide range of physical exertions. Those who have fallen with a routine relationship with the gym — its one-way treadmills and non-view-changing stationary bikes — spice up their fitness bootcamps with a spike of CrossFit. It’s neither expensive nor equipment heavy.

CrossFit can push exercisers to slowly gain knowledge of their bodies and know their limits. With proper instruction, the short duration (about 15 minutes) required for an overall, drenched CrossFit workout compresses a complete cycle of jogs, stretches, squats, lunges, and reaches — all those things gym rats fail to do when they stick it out with the treadmill for hours.

Why CrossFit?

The efficiency of the routine may be intimidating, but CrossFit amps up the adrenaline where a session in the gym might exhaust the core and limb muscles too much. Moderate health buffs view it as a non-obsessed form of exercise, since it doesn’t behoove to try all sorts of equipment there are, and packs every movement with overall strengthening and conditioning benefits.

CrossFit is a transportable exercise that can occur in any space that accommodates one’s full body length, with arms and legs stretched out. Even vacationers squeeze it into the itinerary to prevent calories from settling as fat pockets. Relative ease, energy boost, and a good heart rush are only some of the good testimonies.

About the author

Stephen Cole

Manager at FitFarms

Health and Fitness Editorial by Stephen Cole, FitFarms.co.uk Fitness Camp Course Manager.

This author does not have any more posts.