I went shopping yesterday. I don’t really enjoy it much because I can never find what I really want. Sometimes I don’t even know what I want, I just know I don’t want what I see on the racks. Worse yet, I find something I like and then try it on and still end up …
Category Archive: general fitness
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May
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Getting Better?
Are you getting better? What makes you better? I believe the biggest mistake that athetes make is working on things that they are already good at. What they should be doing is working on their weaknesses. That is the only way that the weaknesses will ever go away. It’s often very difficult to try to fix …
May
10
Recovery Time
How do you find time for recovery after your tough workouts? Some people find it difficult to change their daily routine to include recovery measures, so they are forgotten. Recovery is so important to your daily fitness routine, it cannot be pushed by the wayside. Here are some ideas to find time for recovery in …
Apr
12
Efficiency
The best way to become better at most things is to become more efficient. Efficiency in CrossFit often means mechanical perfection. Learning how to move better by addressing your mobility and stability and then practicing that technique over and over again will make you more efficient. In turn you will be faster and safer. Do …
Mar
19
Baby Squat
Remember when movement was easy? Continue to work on your flexibility and mobility and your movement will get easier. More like a child… baby steps! Baby Squat Be Stronger2day!
Jan
19
Put Good in, Get Good out
What do you put in your body? Is it good stuff or bad stuff? Did you know that if you constantly put good, nutritious food in your body, your body will always work better? Did you know that if you hydrate your body well, it will be more efficient? Did you know if you continue …
Dec
12
Holiday Challenge Check Up #1
Today is Day #15 in the Holiday Fitness Challenge. It is still not too late to join in. It would take a little commitment to get caught back up, but it would be worth it. Join us and take the challenge. Here are the rules… Pick one skill: Handstand Pushup ( Push up), Burpee, or …
Nov
28
60 Day Holiday Challenge
My Crossfit box is doing this challenge… Want to join in? Stay consistent with us through the holidays with our awesome Community Challenge!!! Anyone and everyone can do it…so…what are you waiting for? Here’s how the 60 Day Holiday Challenge works: You perform 1 rep of your chosen movement on the first day; Monday, November …
Nov
24
I’m so Thankful
During this holiday season, spend some time thinking about what you are thankful for. Our lives get so busy that sometimes we forget about some of the important things in our lives and what they mean to us. Use this time… “Thanksgiving” to remember those important things. I am so thankful that I have …
Nov
21
Where did we go Wrong?
This post comes from one of the other coaches at Rare Crossfit, Coach Jim. Thanks. Check out the picture above of the little boy doing a squat, he is either an experienced crossfitter or he is a natural! If we can think back to when we were small children its seems we were born with the …
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