CrossFit, which has attracted huge amounts of followers in recent years, is a fantastic way to get into shape. Levels of obesity are soaring all around the world. At the moment, millions of people are living sedentary lifestyles brought on by the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19; without exercise and a regimented lifestyle, many of those people living sedentary lifestyles will begin to develop diseases and illnesses. It is important to begin to exercise, and CrossFit is one such way that you can do that. CrossFit enables you to achieve your fitness goals and to reach levels you could have previously not imagined.
CrossFit is followed by millions of people from all around the world because of the healthy lifestyle it teaches and the fitness goals that can be achieved by performing CrossFit exercises.
In this article, we will tell you seven reasons why you should try CrossFit and why we think it is a very powerful exercise tool that can benefit you in many ways and improve your health. CrossFit is followed by millions of people from all around the world because of the healthy lifestyle it teaches and the fitness goals that can be achieved by performing CrossFit exercises.
So, without further ado, if you have never tried CrossFit before, we will now tell you seven reasons why you absolutely should try it.
Here are seven reasons why you should try it:
CrossFit builds strength
CrossFit is a very high-intensity workout that improves your strength massively. Through a series of intense, multi-joint movements, CrossFit enables you to achieve higher levels of muscle strength, stamina, and confidence. You can improve your CrossFit workouts even more by deciding to try a weighted vest for extra resistance during your exercise routines.
CrossFit allows you to challenge your muscles and push yourself for greater success. With CrossFit, you are given a workout of the day. This workout of the day will change with every day that passes; you can then use this workout of the day to adapt and change. To grow strong through exercise, you have to challenge your body; with varying workouts, you can constantly adapt and strengthen your body.
Fitness
CrossFit not only improves your strength, but it improves your aerobic fitness too. Your V02 max, or the oxygen that your body has access to during exercise, can be increased through CrossFit. There are many benefits to improving your fitness levels; one example is that you will have higher stamina and endurance and that you will be able to exercise for longer periods of time and sustain more intense exercise than you would’ve been able to before. Improving your levels of fitness should be something that you are very passionate about; higher levels of fitness enable you to push yourself harder.
Through CrossFit, you will be able to achieve levels of fitness that otherwise you couldn’t; CrossFit, unlike other exercise routines, improves both strength and fitness together. This is through a diversity of exercises designed to push you to your limit.
Balance and flexibility
CrossFit also improves your balance and flexibility; two things many people have problems with. The workouts that one does when one is performing a CrossFit routine are diverse and vast and incorporate a lot of balance and flexibility routines. Not only that, but CrossFit mimics everyday movements, such as squats and presses, which improve your balance and flexibility, and your agility. By performing exercises like these, you will improve your quality of life and health as you age, too. You will ensure that you are less likely to contract illnesses or diseases that hinder your movement.
Lose weight and burn calories
Another benefit of CrossFit workouts is that you are able to burn more weight and calories than you would be able to with other workouts. With CrossFit, you will be able to burn a considerable number of calories, more so than you would with other types of workout. After a CrossFit workout, you will continue to burn calories during your recovery period, which is fantastic.
If you want to lose weight then you should also begin eating a healthy diet in combination with CrossFit; losing weight is not an easy undertaking, although, with a healthy diet and a CrossFit routine, you will be in a better position to do it. There are thousands of people who have lost weight because of CrossFit; all with their own testimonies posted on the internet.
Mental health
Exercise is a great way to improve your mental health. CrossFit, which is a regimented exercise routine, allows you to create uniformity in your life and to develop an exercise routine that you can adhere to. Many people begin to exercise, but because they have no uniformity, they struggle to maintain it. Motivation is much easier when you have a pre-set routine. The more you exercise, the more that you will find your mental health improves. Exercise is a great way to relax, unwind, and develop confidence.
Safety
Despite what people say, CrossFit is incredibly safe. Those who dislike CrossFit say that due to its high intensity, you are at a higher risk of being injured. This is not necessarily true. While yes, CrossFit is intense, you are not at an increased risk of injury, any more than you would in any other type of exercise. If you are struggling and cannot exert yourself – stop. The only way that you can injure yourself in CrossFit is if you push yourself beyond your limitations. Stay within your limitations, and you will not hurt yourself; that is the same for every type of exercise.
Getting started
One of the reasons that CrossFit is such a great exercise program is that it is so easy to start. You can begin performing CrossFit exercises at home, or you can begin performing CrossFit exercises at the gym. At the moment, with the pandemic, you may be unable to start in a gym, although you can join an online at-home program that will allow you to get started with CrossFit; you can then advance to the gym when the world begins to open up again and go back to normality.
Elena Deeley did her degree in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She has an ongoing interest in mental health and well-being.
