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Dawn Brotherton

Dawn: from nerves to weightloss, a member’s story

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Name: Dawn Brotherton Age: 39 How long have you been doing CF for: 2 years with approx 1 year Olympic lifting prior to this. Why did you make the decision to join CrossFit: I firstly joined an Olympic lifting group at my old gym as I was having issues with my back & tried the lifting...

Open Fever !

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'twas the night before the open.... CrossFitters around the world waited with baited breath. Coaches in timezones far away slept with one eye open, waiting to see if 'he has been' (online ... to announce 18.1), with an array of tools at the ready; tape measure, duct tape, chalk, cones, the neighbours' dumbbells .... For...

What did you achieve in 2017?

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From everyone at CrossFit Leyland we hope you all had a merry christmas and a rewarding 2017! In this blog, we take the opportunity to summarise the achievements of some of our members over the past year. It usually gets to this strange week between christmas and new year, when we've all eaten and drank...

Healthy body + healthy mind

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Neil Ashton is one of CrossFit Leyland's longest serving members, a man mountain and a true gent. He was kind enough to give us his take on CrossFit and how it helps keep him on track and maintain a healthy body + healthy mind. "As a man closer to 50 than 40, a nuclear family...

Newsletter – November

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Hellloooooo CFL Members! We have had so much going on at the box recently so thought it would be good to give you all a round up… On Sunday 5th November CFL celebrated their 5 year anniversary. We started CFL (originally Athletes' Edge) for no other reason than we loved it and we wanted to share...

Success Story – Mike Redshaw

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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...

The supplement minefield

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The supplement industry is worth over £100 BILLION globally and is expected to double in the next ten years! Suffice to say there are a lot of companies around the world making money off supplements, in particular those in the health and fitness industry. The FDA defines supplements as products “intended to add further nutritional...

CrossFit Games Athlete – Cathy Wilson

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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...

Newsletter – June

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Summer is well under way! And the box… well, the box is positively tropical 🙂 There has been lots going on lately and more to come, take a read of the latest newsletter below… CFL Partner Competition We will be hosting our 2nd annual in house pairs competition on Sunday 16th July 11:30 am – 4.30 pm….