Top 10 Tips for Staying Healthy During COVID-19

Wow, has it really almost been an entire month since we’ve last seen many of your smiling faces!? Regardless, we are glad to continue seeing you at the virtual workouts, posting on social media about your fitness challenges and goals, and crushing it, even outside of the box! SO with that, we wanted to share […]

CFDP Goes Virtual

With doing our parts in staying at home, we have also committed to provide our members with the opportunity to continue to stay fit at home as CrossFit Des Plaines has gone VIRTUAL! Over the last two weeks, our coaches have been working to keep the spirit of health and wellness alive within the homes […]

Supporting a Strong Immune System

During a hectic time of a pandemic outbreak, where schools, businesses and even whole cities are beginning to close their doors in attempts to isolate, there are measures we can take everyday in order to help support a strong immune system. The body’s immune system is a intricate system that helps defend our bodies from […]

Beat the Winter Blues!

Some of us may feel like we’re in more of a “funk” during the dark and dreary days of the wintertime here in the Midwest. It’s not uncommon; while some may know this as the “winter blues” other more extreme symptoms can actually be identified as “Seasonal Affective Disorder” (SAD) and may potentially require treatment […]

Staying on Track Through the Holidays

With Halloween approaching next week, the domino-effect mindset of holiday season challenges us to stay on track with our fitness and nutrition as we dive into the darker, colder months of the year. For many people who already follow a regularly fit lifestyle–exercise regularly several times a week, eat minimally-processed, whole foods, hydrate and sleep […]

Surviving a Toxic Relationship with Food

At that time, it seemed like it was certainly “just a phase” – restricting eating, over-exercising, eating in private, and even bingeing on food. Everyone does it, as I remember telling myself in my head as I found myself spending an hour on the treadmill after cheerleading practice those nights, and deliberately “forgetting” to skip […]

I’m Just Not Getting It!

It might be the third or fourth time you’re just not quite getting that skill you’re working on for the past few weeks, and you’re starting to get a little discouraged. Why does it seem like I should have this [skill, lift, time] by now? Don’t worry, you’re not alone; a lot of CrossFit is […]

Getting Unstuck: Starting with Your Language

Many people come through the doors of CrossFit Des Plaines with a pain point, or with a problem. They might not know this yet, but when they “Google’d the closest gym” they may have had no clue what it was they were actually looking for. Maybe it was just a facility to get moving and […]

MindBody Transformation Challenge & Winner

Individuals who take on the MindBody Transformation challenge take on one of the biggest obstacles when making change: which is simply to commit to it. Committing to change embodies both a physical and mental effort in the person’s daily actions, and a mindful look at their self-talk and language. We begin with a goal setting […]

Progress is Progress

Often times we find ourselves putting in the hours, the effort and tend to feel like it still might not yield the outcome we are looking for. We are so narrowly focused on one definition of being successful that we may not realize that after all this, progress is progress. In physical fitness, it’s quite […]