Blogs Archives - CrossFit Leyland

Food for thought

July 13, 2018Greg YatesBlogsNo CommentsFood, Nutrition

We turn up in the gym, we train hard and we see results, but do we know why? Crossfit is based around high-intensity movement put together in a Workout or Met-con. A Met-con stands for metabolic conditioning which literally means how well we can convert food into energy to supply our different energy systems. This...

CrossFit Masters: You are never too old to start!

June 29, 2018Greg YatesBlogs, WODNo CommentsBone Desnity, CrossFit, Functional Fitness, Masters, Mental Health, mobility, Older Adults, Seniors, Social

In the age of social media and fitness superstars, the core values of what fitness is can be lost. It’s not just about 6 packs and lifting heavy weights. Fitness is about being able to do anything you want to do, whenever you want to do it. We published a blog earlier this year regarding some...

Go Hard, Go Home!

June 22, 2018Greg YatesBlogs, WODNo CommentsCFL, CrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, High Intensity Training, Recovery

Go Hard, Go home! Yes, we’ve modified the classic slogan “go hard, or go home”! When it comes to high intensity training, it's smart to do both! ‘Go Hard, Go Home (in one piece)’ is much more appropriate. It has become commonplace in our box to see members complete back to back high intensity classes,...

CrossFit for older adults

April 18, 2018Greg YatesBlogs, Member's Stories, WODNo CommentsCrossFit, Fitness, Health, Masters, Older Adults, Retirement

We have previously reviewed the benefits of CrossFit for older adults in order to be 'Fit for life after 50'. The pitfalls of a sedentary lifestyle are there for all to see, regardless of age. Hundreds of research papers support this, outlining the risk factors of physical inactivity. The Facts 3.2 million deaths per year...

The importance of recovery

March 15, 2018Greg YatesBlogsNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Open, Fit4Life, FitFam, Fitness, Health, Injury Reduction, Lancashire, Recovery

The importance of recovery is often overlooked when planning a training schedule. It is easy to focus on the more obvious training variables such as Frequency, Intensity, Time (Duration) and Type of exercise, also referred to as the FITT principle. The above variables form the building blocks of any effective exercise programme. Progressive overload in...

Success Story – Mike Redshaw

October 31, 2017Greg YatesBlogsNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, Fit4Life, FitFam, Fitness, Leyland, Life Changing, Success story

At CrossFit Leyland we are proud to have a broad range of members who regularly join in the daily classes, proving that CrossFit can be enjoyed by, and benefit all, regardless of age, experience or physical impairments. We caught up with CFL member and regular 6am class attendee Mike Redshaw and asked him a few questions about...

CrossFit Games Athlete – Cathy Wilson

August 22, 2017Greg YatesBlogsNo CommentsCathy Wilson, Competition, CrossFit, CrossFit Games 2017, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Mums, FitFam, Fitness, Ladies who lift, Lancashire, Success Stories, This Girl Can

This past weekend, we welcomed CrossFit Leyland member and 2017 CrossFit Games Athlete Cathy Wilson back to the box. We caught up with her to get her thoughts and reflections on a truly unique experience for a UK masters athlete. Q. It's just over 2 weeks since the 2017 CrossFit Games finished and just a...

CrossFit Leyland Open Awards 2017

May 14, 2017Gina YatesBlogsNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Games, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Open, CrossFit Teens, Fit4Life, FitFam, Fitness, Lancashire, Success Stories

The dust has settled on yet another fantastic CrossFit Open. CrossFit Leyland set a new PR, with 94 of our members signing up to take part in the fun and games and push themselves to their respective limits. It was a testing five weeks, with a few curve balls (in the shape of dumbbells) thrown…

Gymnastics in CrossFit

January 24, 2017Gina YatesBlogsNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Open, Fit4Life, FitFam, Fitness, Gymnastics, Leyland

Gymnastics is one of three disciplines incorporated in CrossFit (in addition to Weightlifting and Metabolic Conditioning), providing a seemingly endless number of skills to master and strengths to develop. Similar to the revival that Olympic Weightlifting has experienced over the past decade, gymnastics has also gained a lot of new interest from those who want…

What is the CrossFit Games Open?

January 11, 2017Gina YatesBlogs1 commentCrossFit, CrossFit Games, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Open, FitFam, Fitness, Goal setting, Health

The CrossFit Games Open, or ‘the Open’ as it is more commonly referred to, is the preliminary qualifying stage of the CrossFit Games. It unites CrossFit communities around the world and allows individuals to put their fitness to the test, whilst providing a comparison with the best athletes in the world, other members in your gym…

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