Fitness Archives - CrossFit Leyland

Returning to CrossFit safely

July 28, 2020Greg YatesBlogsNo CommentsCOVID, CrossFit, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Returning to Training, Scaling, strength

Returning to CrossFit safely With gyms now re-opening after four months of enforced closure due to the COVID pandemic, it is important to consider how your body has adapted to the change, or absence of training. This will help you get the best out of yourself, whilst minimising the risk of injury. Changes after 2...

CFL Open Awards 2019

May 8, 2019Greg YatesBlogs, Member's Stories, WODNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, CrossFit Mums, CrossFit Open, FitFam, Fitness, Goal setting, Success Stories

The CrossFit Open is eagerly anticipated every year among the CrossFit community and the 2019 Open certainly didn't disappoint at CrossFit Leyland. The atmosphere was electric, the support amazing and the sights of members pushing themselves beyond their perceived limits, in order to achieve new personal records was unforgettable. Each year the CFL staff have...

SnowFit (Part 2)

January 3, 2019Greg YatesWODNo Commentsathlete, CrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, Fitness, S&C, Skiing, Snowboarding, SnowFit, strength and conditioning, winter fitness

This blog follows on from Part 1 of the SnowFit blog, which was published last week and aims to identify some of the key factors that must be considered when planning a specific strength and conditioning programme for skiing and snowboarding. Winter terrain Few sports share the unpredictable nature of the winter terrain that skiers and...

SnowFit (Part 1)

December 30, 2018Greg YatesWOD1 commentathlete, CrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, Fitness, Skiing, Snowboarding, SnowFit, strength and conditioning, winter fitness

So you've booked your winter holiday, you're excited to hit the slopes and start skiing, or snowboarding. You've worked hard in the gym throughout Summer and Autumn and you're feeling fit! But are you SnowFit?!? Has all your training being completed on stable surfaces? Have you focused mainly on bi-lateral leg strength and power exercises...

5 tips for staying on track this winter

November 13, 2018Gina YatesBlogsNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, Fit4Life, Fitness, Health, Lancashire, Leyland, Life Changing

Winter is coming! You’ve got TWO choices: A) Let all your hard work in the gym over summer go to waste, until next summer when you want to fit into that swim suit / see your abs again. B) Keep up the positive momentum that you’ve created and hang on to those summer gains! Make...

CrossFit for older adults

April 18, 2018Greg YatesBlogs, Member's Stories, WOD1 commentCrossFit, 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 YatesBlogs1 commentCrossFit, 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, however, ESSENTIAL. The extent of any adaptations / improvements to your training is influenced by many factors, including recovery. Not many CrossFitters enjoy rest days, but if you want to improve when you come to the gym, rather than deteriorate, then...

What did you achieve in 2017?

December 29, 2017Greg YatesWODNo Comments2017, achievements, CrossFit, CrossFit Games, CrossFit Leyland, FitFam, Fitness, Goal setting, Health, New year resolutions, Success Stories

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

December 6, 2017Greg YatesWODNo Commentsbody, CrossFit, CrossFit Leyland, FitFam, Fitness, Health, Mental Health, mind, spirit, success

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

November 18, 2017Greg YatesWODNo CommentsCrossFit, CrossFit Games, CrossFit Leyland, Fit4Life, FitFam, Fitness, Health, Ladies who lift, Lancashire, Leyland, Life Changing, Newsletter

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...

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Returning to CrossFit safely

CFL Open Awards 2019

SnowFit (Part 2)

SnowFit (Part 1)

5 tips for staying on track this winter

CrossFit for older adults

The importance of recovery

What did you achieve in 2017?

Healthy body + healthy mind

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