Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, Fitness, Training, Well-Being
If you haven’t already felt somewhat cooped up, it’s a great time to get outdoors (with precautions!) with the weather getting warmer, and for many of us, another month of doing our due diligence of staying home. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the...
Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, Community, Fitness, Mindset, Nutrition, Sleep, Training, Well-Being
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...
Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Community, Fitness, Gym, Mindset, Nutrition, Training, Well-Being
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...
Mar 17, 2020 | Blog, Fitness, Mindset, Nutrition, Sleep, Training, Well-Being
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...
Mar 4, 2020 | Blog, Community, Fitness, Gym, Training, Well-Being
Three years back, I was preparing myself to leave the 6th grade classroom after four years of teaching and four years of training and eventually, coaching CrossFIt. It was a crossroads–for me–for where I wanted to go, and since that leap of faith, I...
Feb 18, 2020 | Blog, Fitness, Sleep, Training, Well-Being
Going to CrossFit classes several times a week can certainly start to take a toll on your body, as exercise, although a positive stressor, does cause distress to our muscles, tissues and even our nervous system. That’s why it’s important for us athletes especially, to...
