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The PR BELL Awaits YOU!
You have surely noticed our Personal Record Bell hanging up at the gym. Inscribed on the bell is “Better Than Yesterday” and it symbolizes a whole smorgasbord of things. It represents celebrating and honoring your hard work, day in and out, days where you brought it,...
Create HEALTHY HABITS!
Once you’ve found a great fitness program that is fun, safe, and effective, the next area to focus on is your ability to be consistent. Being consistent seems like a simple, almost boring, topic, but it is actually incredibly powerful. Consistency is also a result of...
Personal Responsibility = ACCOUNTABILITY!
It seems like it just started, but we are actually well into 2022 already! At Recursive, we hold our annual planning meeting in December, to firstly review the year that’s been, and plan for the one to come. Part of this planning process sees us setting some goals, be...
Discomfort = CHANGE!
We have all heard the “No Pain, No Gain” cliche. Many of us, far too many times. While I don’t necessarily agree with the delivery of the message, it does highlight an inescapable truth of life: Without some sort of uncomfortable stimulus we will never undergo any...
Make Your WEAKNESS Your STRENGTH!
Do you ever look at a workout and find an excuse, ANY excuse to skip the workout that day? Do you avoid running or burpees because they are hard for you? Do you skip technique work because you struggle? Did you ever take a moment to think about WHY don’t you like a...
Spring Means RUNNING Weather!
The weather is FINALLY starting to warm up - and you know what that means - RUNNING OUTSIDE! As much as we all love the indoor cardio of rowing and biking, it's always great to expand, get outside, and get running! Every movement we do at the gym has an ideal and most...
Exercise is NOT a PUNISHMENT!
“I really shouldn’t eat this ice cream. But I had a long day and I deserve it.” “I know I should get the salad, but everyone else is having a burger and a beer. I’ll cheat on my diet today, but I can just make up for it in the gym tomorrow.” Mindset. What is your...
Looking to Lose Weight – Is Weight Lifting or Running Better?
It's spring time and summer is right around the corner! Often, people start to think about shedding a few pounds after the long winter. We get a lot of questions as to the BEST way to lose weight. Unfortunately, the answer isn't so simple... If you’re after general...
You SHOULD Run a 5K!
CrossFitters are not known to love running. We obviously have some really great runners at the gym. We even have a lot of people that use CrossFit as cross-training for running events. But whenever the 5k Run shows up as the workout of the day, attendance drops. ...
Here’s to YOU!
This is for the unsung hero of the gym. The person who struggles to master, or sometimes even do, a movement. Maybe they are fighting some mobility issues or poor body mechanics. Maybe this movement is just difficult for them. They work on it anyway. They insist on...
How Many Days in a Row Should I Work Out?
I often get asked how much training, CrossFit training in particular, that an individual should be doing. I, myself, have struggled with over (and under) training over the years. The answer, unfortunately, isn’t black and white. There isn’t a magic formula to...
VIRTUOSITY – the Beauty of SIMPLE Movements
I know a well executed muscle up looks sexy, but there is beauty in nailing the simple movements as well. Especially if you can nail them when tired and out of breath. That is where the true beauty in movement shines through. (This is also what we call VIRTUOSITY!)...