CrossFit is a group and individual coaching style using constantly varied movements such as pushing, pulling, squatting, lifting, running executed at high intensity.
What Do We Do?
The CrossFit prescription is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” Functional movements are universal motor recruitment patterns; they are performed in a wave of contraction from core to extremity; and they are compound movements—i.e., they are multi-joint.
So what does that really mean? It means that at SoNo Athletic Club you will not find rows of stationary bikes and weight machines. Instead you will find pull-up bars, kettle bells, barbells, dumbbells and wide open space for squatting, running, jumping, climbing, lifting and throwing. Essentially, moving your body the way it is meant to be moved. It means that all your workouts will be comprised of exercises that mimic movements performed in day-to-day life or sport. You would never bicep curl your groceries to pick them up - why would you do it in the gym? We focus on improving functional movements that are necessary and common in your daily activities.
It also means that you will never get bored. With constantly varied programming you rarely do the same workout twice in any given year. You will never have to program your own workouts or spend hours in the gym. Instead, each day a workout will be provided for you that is scalable to suit your fitness level. And because our workouts are rarely longer than 40 minutes they can fit into even the busiest schedules.
Our programming aims to improve your capacity in ten recognized fitness domains cardio-respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. The result is comprehensive physical fitness and restored wellness.
Who Does CrossFit?
* Those who want to get in shape but don't know how to design a fitness program
* Who dislike the impersonal "GloboGym"
* Have lost interest in your gym routine or get bored with your workouts
* Think you don't have time to exercise
* Are looking to get faster or stronger for your sport
* Are no longer seeing results with your current training regimen.
Our community at SoNo Athletic Club is diverse; it includes members of our military special forces, full-time moms, doctors, lawyers, police officers, fire fighters, business executives, elite athletes, and retired grandparents. Regardless of your current fitness level, you will benefit from the coaching at SoNo Athletic Club.
How Does CrossFit Work?
In implementation, CrossFit is, quite simply, a sport—the “sport of fitness.” We’ve learned that harnessing the natural camaraderie, competition, and fun of sport or game yields an intensity that cannot be matched by other means. Using whiteboards as scoreboards, keeping accurate scores and records, running a clock, and precisely defining the rules and standards for performance, we not only motivate unprecedented output but derive both relative and absolute metrics at every workout; this data has important value well beyond motivation.
I Want To Know More!
If you would like a more comprehensive overview of what CrossFit is, please feel free to follow the link below to a free issue of the CrossFit Journal.
