CrossFit Kids

This is something I have done from time to time in my CrossFit Kids classes, and I figured I should start doing it via this blog, as well!  I’m talking about promoting healthy eating for kids and families via sending my students home with nutritious, fun, kid-friendly recipes.  Here is a fantastic example of a […]

I get a lot of people asking me questions about CrossFit Kids when I tell them that’s what I do for a living.  They have a hard time trying to picture how and why a child of a young age would want or need to do “CrossFit” type movements.  “Isn’t it dangerous?” they ask.  “Won’t

Original article re-posted courtesy of the Globe and Mail Pint-sized tots are pumping iron at the CrossFit Calgary gym. Kids as young as 6 are doing curls with two-pound dumbbells, while their older peers, 8 and 9, are doing the same with five-pound weights under the watchful eyes of CrossFit Kids’ certified instructors. No parent

I get a lot of questions regarding our CrossFit Zone Kids program. “Do they lift weights?” people ask.  “Doesn’t that hurt them?”  Another common question I get is, “What exactly do you DO with the kids? Do they do workouts?” I thought I’d explain a bit more about our program, and why we find it

…Thanks to this article from the CrossFit Kids Journal (Oct. ’10), we can help answer that question more effectively. I’m sure that almost all of us have had that deer in the headlights feeling when someone asks us “What IS CrossFit ?” Our explanation always seems to fall short, despite our best efforts. Even more

Alyssa takes first place with her teammates at the CrossFit Games Teen Challenge! I came across a CrossFit Journal article that addressed an issue that is prevalent in our CrossFit Teens program.  With the majority of Teen clients in many CrossFit Kids boxes tending to be athletically motivated boys, there is a serious shortage of

With the school year starting up again, it’s time for many parents to be thinking ahead to their child’s activity calendar, as well as how to set their child up for success in the classroom.  But, what can a parent do to help ensure their child is ready for optimal learning? The answer is… get

Here’s a peek at Katie’s original work… Awhile back, I made a post about what the word C-R-O-S-S-F-I-T meant to me.  This past weekend while we were away at the Regionals competition, CrossFit Kids Zone’s very own Katie Lee (8 yrs) was inspired to write about what the word “CrossFit” meant to her, personally.  After