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Showing posts with label masters crossit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label masters crossit. Show all posts
Friday, November 11, 2011
More Evidence that Exercise Keeps "Old Age" at Bay!
"Is physical frailty inevitable as we grow older? That question
preoccupies scientists and the middle-aged, particularly when they
become the same people. Until recently, the evidence was disheartening...............But a growing body of newer science suggests that such decline may not
be inexorable. Exercise, the thinking goes, and you might be able to
rewrite the future for your muscles." Click Here to see the entire New York Times Article.
"Through exercise, you can preserve muscle mass and strength and avoid the decline from vitality to frailty.”
Friday, August 19, 2011
Another great Article about Older Crossfitters in the Crossfit Journal!!!
"Is there CrossFit after 60?
Hilary Achauer investigates at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games."
.......A Reluctant Competitor
“It was a ‘pinch-me’ weekend,” said Greg. “I am so proud of Becky. She has never, ever competed before, and look at what she did. Her self-esteem and confidence are through the roof.”
Here’s the thing about Greg: He won his division, coming in first in four of the five events, but all he wanted to talk about was his wife. A cool-looking dude with long, white hair and a laid-back attitude, Greg told me that the change in his wife’s self-esteem and confidence was remarkable.
“She’s soaring,” he said. Keep Reading..
August 2011
"Is there CrossFit after 60?
Hilary Achauer investigates at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games."
.......A Reluctant Competitor
“It was a ‘pinch-me’ weekend,” said Greg. “I am so proud of Becky. She has never, ever competed before, and look at what she did. Her self-esteem and confidence are through the roof.”
Here’s the thing about Greg: He won his division, coming in first in four of the five events, but all he wanted to talk about was his wife. A cool-looking dude with long, white hair and a laid-back attitude, Greg told me that the change in his wife’s self-esteem and confidence was remarkable.
“She’s soaring,” he said. Keep Reading..
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Monday, August 15, 2011
An Interview With A Masters Champion
An Awesome video interview with one of the Masters Champions on the 2011 Crossfit Games Site!
Check it out!!
Check it out!!
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Rebuilding Your Life Through CrossFit
Nancy Raineri is 64 years old and has struggled with alcoholism for more than 20 years. She remains sober now thanks in part to CrossFit Sonora Sports and Fitness Center in Sonora, Calif.
Her full story follows below**
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While my story does not have as many lows as Nancy I have experienced some of the same challenges that she has. I am an alcoholic sober for 22 years but every day can have its highs and lows. I too am not good at sitting around with not a lot to do or comfortable with a lot of "free" time.
Luckily and thankfully I am blessed with a partner and two boys who help me fill up my free time with lots of love and fun activities. I know that I am blessed to have the life I have.
Also, thankfully, I have found Crossfit which helps me fill up the rest of my free time. It makes me calm and makes me proud of myself. Being proud of yourself is not a feeling an alcoholic experiences a lot of the time and Crossfit gives me this. Also Crossfit has given me the opportunity to meet some genuine people who treat each other with respect and with admiration no matter what your skill. In today's world people like this are rare and hard to come by. Many times we are judged only by what we can do, not by how hard you try. Crossfit celebrates the effort as well as the result.
So watch Nancy's story and how Crossfit has changed her life and realize that there are a lot of people like Nancy, maybe even some you work out with.
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**From the Crossfit Journal:
Nancy Raineri is 64 years old and has struggled with alcoholism for more than 20 years. She remains sober now thanks in part to CrossFit Sonora Sports and Fitness Center in Sonora, Calif.
“I feel like I am somewhere I haven’t been in many, many years,” Raineri says. “And I like the feeling.”
Raineri says CrossFit gives her strength.
“When you don’t exercise or do something with your body, you find yourself sitting at home more, eating more, you know, and you get depressed, and, anyway, I do. I get depressed,” she says.
While her fellow CrossFitters are inspiring, they can also be intimidating.
“You can feel like, ‘I’m not as good as them,’” she says. “But actually … I’m just as good as them because I’m here.”
Watch the video here
Her full story follows below**
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While my story does not have as many lows as Nancy I have experienced some of the same challenges that she has. I am an alcoholic sober for 22 years but every day can have its highs and lows. I too am not good at sitting around with not a lot to do or comfortable with a lot of "free" time.
Luckily and thankfully I am blessed with a partner and two boys who help me fill up my free time with lots of love and fun activities. I know that I am blessed to have the life I have.
Also, thankfully, I have found Crossfit which helps me fill up the rest of my free time. It makes me calm and makes me proud of myself. Being proud of yourself is not a feeling an alcoholic experiences a lot of the time and Crossfit gives me this. Also Crossfit has given me the opportunity to meet some genuine people who treat each other with respect and with admiration no matter what your skill. In today's world people like this are rare and hard to come by. Many times we are judged only by what we can do, not by how hard you try. Crossfit celebrates the effort as well as the result.
So watch Nancy's story and how Crossfit has changed her life and realize that there are a lot of people like Nancy, maybe even some you work out with.
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Nancy Raineri is 64 years old and has struggled with alcoholism for more than 20 years. She remains sober now thanks in part to CrossFit Sonora Sports and Fitness Center in Sonora, Calif.
“I feel like I am somewhere I haven’t been in many, many years,” Raineri says. “And I like the feeling.”
Raineri says CrossFit gives her strength.
“When you don’t exercise or do something with your body, you find yourself sitting at home more, eating more, you know, and you get depressed, and, anyway, I do. I get depressed,” she says.
While her fellow CrossFitters are inspiring, they can also be intimidating.
“You can feel like, ‘I’m not as good as them,’” she says. “But actually … I’m just as good as them because I’m here.”
Watch the video here
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