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12 Types of Female Athletes You’ll Find in Every Box

1 Comment / Community, Athlete's Stories / By Michelle Tipsword

CrossFit is a sport for everyone – young and old, fit and not, introvert and extrovert – and every box has its own unique mix of members. But no matter where you go, you’re sure to find some of the same types of people at every single box. Here are 12 types of female CrossFitters …

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Why Are We Obsessed and Willing to Pay For CrossFit

1 Comment / Mental Fitness / By Michelle Tipsword

Since its founding in 2000, CrossFit has become that fitness trend that people either love – or love to hate. With its ever-varied daily workouts, go-hard-or-go-home mentality, and atmosphere of being more about family than fitness, it’s easy to see why so many people are willing to pay a lot of money – and get …

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The Best 6 Headbands for Working Out
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Weather you prefer either gymnastics, high intensity interval training, olympic weightlifting, calisthenics, having an intense workout , will keep all our body parts moving, and in correlation to this we tend to sweat a lot. A LOT. And as woman, we want to keep and maintain great hygiene. One concern in working out is when …
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