Based on the success of our previous aerial hoop workshops we are pleased to announce that we will be holding our next workshop very soon. The workshop is open to ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY & will be a good chance to test your fitness in a different capacity. Benefits of Aerial Hoop: Improves core stability…
Like what you read?? Book your place by clicking on the following link, setup a team up account (if you don’t have one already) and click on ‘courses’ http://bit.ly/1WyrPOY We love the fact that we have such a diverse community at CrossFit Leyland, we embrace all population groups and we are therefore looking to hold workshops to…
Start building strong foundations by incorporating unilateral strength exercises into your training! The barbell is by far the most widely used strength training accessory in the world, partly due to the wide range of compound (multi-joint, multi-muscle) strength exercises that can be performed with it and partly due to the popularity of sports such as…
Gabi has been a member at CrossFit Leyland since February. Like many of the people who walk through our doors, she wanted to improve her health and fitness, but she had to overcome more than most to achieve this. “In September 2014 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, I have undergone three operations,…
Many of our members at CrossFit Leyland compete in CrossFit and other sports such as netball, hockey, football and rugby. The latter sports in particular, can place a huge amount of stress on the knee joints, due to repeated cutting (changing direction at speed), turning, acceleration / deceleration, jumping and landing. CrossFit on the other…
Hi Guys, hope you are all having a great summer and are all on your way to achieving your 2016 goals. So much has happened over the last 3 months here at CrossFit Leyland and there is even more coming up so please take a read of our round up and see what exciting things we have…
Body composition assessments are a valuable method of providing feedback on the effectiveness of a training programme, or dietary intervention. Whether you are looking to lose body fat, or gain lean mass, regular assessments can help keep you on track and inform you when to make important adaptations to training and diet. Body Mass vs….
