At the start of this week (10th October) the world celebrated World Mental Health Day in an attempt to raise the profile about mental health issues that the majority of the population suffer with from time to time and to provide psychological first aid and support to those in distress. There are times when we…
Crossfit Leyland member Cathy Wilson doesn’t exactly fit into the ‘normal ‘ mum category, she’s more of a ‘super mum’! Cathy is currently one of the top CrossFit masters athletes in the country and is hoping to make a run at the CrossFit Games next year, a competition reserved for the fittest athletes on the…
The summer holidays have been and gone and the first week of school runs are out the way! As all the mums breathe a collective sigh of relief, and all the teachers…well they just collectively sigh! The start of term-time means one thing for full-time mums everywhere, it’s time to reclaim some precious time and…
With older age comes deteriorating fitness, immobility and chronic pain. This is not fact, but merely a belief held by many people. It couldn’t be further from the truth! We are what we repeatedly do There are people well over 100 years old that still exercise daily. If you choose to sit in a chair all…
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome may be unfamiliar to most people, but for one of our members it has presented a complex challenge. EDS is a hereditary condition characterised by extreme hyper mobility and gastro-intestinal issues, resulting from excess collagen in the connective tissues. Joint instability and susceptibility to dislocation make participation in sport and physical activity extremely…
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…
