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Laughing Your Way to Fitness: Embracing the Funny Side of CrossFit

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Introduction : When it comes to fitness, we often think of serious workouts, intense sweat sessions, and a laser-like focus on achieving our goals. But what if I told you there's a side to fitness that can make you laugh while still getting in shape? Enter CrossFit, the fitness phenomenon that not only challenges your physical limits but also provides a healthy dose of humour. In this blog, we're going to explore the funny side of CrossFit and fitness, reminding us that laughter truly is the best medicine for the mind, body, and soul. The Wacky Warm-Up: Picture this: a group of individuals, clad in gym attire, performing a series of warm-up exercises that resemble a dance routine gone wrong. From awkward lunges to exaggerated arm swings, the warm-up in a CrossFit class can look more like a comedy sketch than a serious workout. But hey, laughter is a great way to loosen up those muscles, and it sets the tone for the fun to come. The Battle of Unpronounceable Names: One of the th...
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10 Valuable lessons CrossFit will teach you

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 By Coach Angela   This is my 5th year CrossFit anniversary and just like all of us here at Ascension, the sport has been instrumental in changing my perspective of fitness, self-confidence and what it means to perform at your best. Coaching comes with great physical rewards, of course, but everyday without fail, my favourite moments are the mindset changes. I’ve collected some valuable lessons I try to instil into my classes every day, in the hope it can serve newer members and experienced athletes alike! If you don’t track anything, you won’t know if you are getting results . At a minimum, log your scores and your PBs into an app or even just the notes in your phone. If you want even more insights, write it down in a notebook. It’ll be amazing to look back on and it’ll allow you to do some very useful self reflection on your performance. Positive self-talk will make or break your training. Most of the time, we let our mind take over and settle in with negative thoug...
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THE EFFECTS HORMONES HAVE ON YOUR WEIGHT TRAINING

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THE EFFECTS HORMONES HAVE ON YOUR WEIGHT TRAINING 🏋As a strong, athletic and confident woman you love to lift heavy things and get the job done.🏋 More and more women are ditching the treadmill and using weight training to build athletic, strong and downright sexy figures. The days of legwarmers, aerobics and little pink weights are well and truly behind us. At this stage of your lifting life, you might have two main questions when it comes to weight training… How much weight should females lift, and how does strength training affect female hormones. Natural female hormones such as oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone go hand in hand with strength training. Adapting the way you train based on menstrual cycle hormone fluctuations can take your muscle-toning, fat-burning results to the next level. The world of weightlifting has developed so much that now women are ruling the weightlifting game. We’re not afraid to mix it up with the guys and through learning, research and some fanta...
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