What is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a core strength and conditioning program. The program is designed to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of the ten generally recognized fitness domains:

• Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
• Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
• Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
• Flexibility – the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
• Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimal time.
• Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
• Coordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
• Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
• Balance – The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.
• Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.