Pursuing Health

Healing Through Functional Movement with Dr. Amy West PH132

What does good movement mean? And what are the principles of good movement? And sometimes people have a hard time articulating that, physiatrists, physical therapists included. Because we focus a lot on, is this person strong, do they pass these … Continued

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Dave Castro on Changes in Life and the CrossFit Games PH131

Im still the Director of the Games. Im still Director of Training, also. I still have that responsibility to conduct it. I still have a lot of freedom to conduct it the way that I see the direction that I … Continued

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Kristi OConnell on Training for Joy and Balance PH130

We, ultimately- we love CrossFit, but we also view CrossFit as a way for us to be fit and do things outside of the gym. And do them together. We always try to continue reminding ourselves of that, so, in … Continued

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Improving Your Fitness from the Ground Up: Nutrition Basics with Nicole Aucoin PH129

I believe something as fundamental as nutrition shouldnt be complicated, and if you keep it simple, and you help people make changes, and you encourage them and find bright spots- find positive things in what theyre doing Theyll make those … Continued

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Dr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups PH128

But if my model works, I am positive people can copy it. And group visits certainly have been part of the solution. You see a lot of patients, you provide more services, you overcome barriers, you do it in a … Continued

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Fighting Breast Cancer with Barbells: Barbells for Boobs Founder Zionna Hanson PH127

She said when she went in with the lump they basically denied her mammogram and said, Youre too young for breast cancer, and they wrote on her medical documentation mammography recommended at age 40. And, once I heard that, I … Continued

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Nicole Christensen on Coaching Pregnant Athletes PH126b

“It was really fascinating because I think theres such a disconnect, right? So, on one hand, we have the whole population of people that are criticizing women doing CrossFit while theyre pregnant. And it literally helps develop the natural– squatting, … Continued

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Nicole Christensen on Growing a Thriving CrossFit Affiliate PH126a

“I think I talked about nutrition so much, and I talked about functional movements, and I talked about scaling and intensity so many times in blog posts that I was just like, Yeah, people get it now. And you forget … Continued

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Bridging the Gap Between the Hospital and the CrossFit Affiliate PH125

We are trying to reach the populations that would otherwise never consider walking into a CrossFit gym. That was goal #1 was, when we first put this out to people, if youre the least likely person to go to a … Continued

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Breaking Barriers with Adaptive Athlete and Coach Kevin Ogar PH124

I think weve seen a lot of these to-be athletes, these persons with disabilities be told no, or that they cant, and then they just give up or they stop and theyve never actually tried, and theyre only told no … Continued

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