Last night (Thursday 25th August) at 7pm, five of our members (Mark, Matthew, Adam, Andrew and Jamie) began an ambitious and courageous challenge to row continuously between them for 72 hours, until 7pm on Sunday 28th August, in aid of a very worthy cause close to their hearts. The target…. to complete the equivalent of…
With older age comes deteriorating fitness, immobility and chronic pain. This is not fact, but merely a belief held by many people. It couldn’t be further from the truth! We are what we repeatedly do There are people well over 100 years old that still exercise daily. If you choose to sit in a chair all…
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome may be unfamiliar to most people, but for one of our members it has presented a complex challenge. EDS is a hereditary condition characterised by extreme hyper mobility and gastro-intestinal issues, resulting from excess collagen in the connective tissues. Joint instability and susceptibility to dislocation make participation in sport and physical activity extremely…
Based on the success of our previous aerial hoop workshops we are pleased to announce that we will be holding our next workshop very soon. The workshop is open to ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY & will be a good chance to test your fitness in a different capacity. Benefits of Aerial Hoop: Improves core stability…
Like what you read?? Book your place by clicking on the following link, setup a team up account (if you don’t have one already) and click on ‘courses’ http://bit.ly/1WyrPOY We love the fact that we have such a diverse community at CrossFit Leyland, we embrace all population groups and we are therefore looking to hold workshops to…
Start building strong foundations by incorporating unilateral strength exercises into your training! The barbell is by far the most widely used strength training accessory in the world, partly due to the wide range of compound (multi-joint, multi-muscle) strength exercises that can be performed with it and partly due to the popularity of sports such as…
Gabi has been a member at CrossFit Leyland since February. Like many of the people who walk through our doors, she wanted to improve her health and fitness, but she had to overcome more than most to achieve this. “In September 2014 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, I have undergone three operations,…
Many of our members at CrossFit Leyland compete in CrossFit and other sports such as netball, hockey, football and rugby. The latter sports in particular, can place a huge amount of stress on the knee joints, due to repeated cutting (changing direction at speed), turning, acceleration / deceleration, jumping and landing. CrossFit on the other…
Hi Guys, hope you are all having a great summer and are all on your way to achieving your 2016 goals. So much has happened over the last 3 months here at CrossFit Leyland and there is even more coming up so please take a read of our round up and see what exciting things we have…
Body composition assessments are a valuable method of providing feedback on the effectiveness of a training programme, or dietary intervention. Whether you are looking to lose body fat, or gain lean mass, regular assessments can help keep you on track and inform you when to make important adaptations to training and diet. Body Mass vs….
