BoxJumpNew Athletes | BoxJump https://boxjump.com Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:17:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.33 111226402 Is Functional Fitness For You? https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/your-fit-with-crossfit@2x.png I'm often told that CrossFit is great for some but 'not for me,' and while CrossFitters would argue that our needs differ not by kind but by degree, obviously the best fitness program in the world is useless if you don't stick with it. So how might you think about whether CrossFit is great for you? https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:00:27 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=156 It’s been just over two years since I walked into a gym for my very first WOD, and if you’re anything like I was in the weeks and months leading up to that day, you may have some conflicting feelings toward the functional fitness movement. One of these might be curiosity – you aren’t getting […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/is-functional-fitness-for-you/feed/ 0 262 Drop In Like a Boss https://boxjump.com/blog/drop-in-like-a-boss/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/drop-in-like-a-boss@2x.png Between work, vacations, and the odd conference, I travel 30-40 times a year. From Cancun to Cape Town and lots of places in between, I've gotten in some great WODs, met some amazing people, and even learned a thing or two. After five years of dropping in, here are my tips for getting it right. https://boxjump.com/blog/drop-in-like-a-boss/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:00:19 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=75 Fitness is a big part of my life, but I’m not Rich Froning – I don’t spend my days at a box crushing WODs and eating almond butter from a tub. I’m a CPA with a job in Corporate Finance, which means I sit in a cushy Aero chair looking at spreadsheets instead. I try […]

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]]> https://boxjump.com/blog/drop-in-like-a-boss/feed/ 4 260 CrossFit Primer: The ‘Sport of Fitness’ https://boxjump.com/blog/the-sport-of-fitness/ https://boxjump.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-sport-of-fitness@2x.png CrossFit, it’s all over the place these days. Every neighborhood and surrounding suburb seems to have at least one gym, or ‘box’ as they’re called – if not, plans are probably in the works as you read this. So what exactly is CrossFit anyway? There’s a lot going on - let's try to sort it all out. https://boxjump.com/blog/the-sport-of-fitness/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:00:59 +0000 https://baconfitness.com/?p=102 CrossFit, it’s all over the place these days. Every neighborhood and surrounding suburb seems to have at least one gym, or “box” as they’re called – if not, plans are probably in the works as you read this article. And everyone has an opinion. People who CrossFit won’t stop talking about it.  People who don’t, […]

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