Crossfit Kids

Building a healthier tomorrow.

Flippin’ Out

October 7, 2010
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Sure you can deadlift heavy or run a fast mile time, but can you do it when disoriented?  I mean really turned around and nearly nauseous.  One of the concepts of Crossfit Kids is to include lots of rolls and flips to induce disorientation during a WoD.  The theory is that if you can complete...
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Calling all Kids

September 22, 2010
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We have some big things changing at Crossfit Fury Kids this week.   First, we have the start of another class at Fury.  Our “Advanced Kids” class starts on Monday at 5:30 and Thursday at 6:00.  This session is designed for those older kids who want to push a little harder, learn some of the technical movements,...
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Building Smarter Kids

September 18, 2010
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Not only are we working on building fitter and more capable kids, but we are also in the business of making smarter kids.  Several studies have come out recently that are showing the direct link between fitness and brain power.  One study used treadmill tests and MRIs to discover that the fitter kids had...
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Set an Example

September 14, 2010
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Do your kids copy you?  Sometimes it seems like all of our worst habits, language and mannerisms show up in our kids.  Like it or not, they are watching you and learning from everything they see you do.  They see what you eat, how you spend your time and what you do for fun. ...
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What is Fun?

August 28, 2010
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It is interesting to learn what these kids think is fun.  We expect them to love the rope swings, ring play and the games, but sometimes we are truly surprised when the kids end a workout and say, “That was fun!”  Today we learned that rowing a 500m sprint falls into that category.  We...
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Teamwork

August 26, 2010
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Team workouts can add a whole new level of intensity and competition.  Today, we split up the kids into boys versus girls and gave the teams a task to complete.  Both teams had a structure made of bumpers, bars, boxes, kettlebells, med balls and abmats.  They had to work together as a team to...
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