[et_pb_section transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”section” disabled=”off”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|15.8854px|0px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”on” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”on” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”on” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”on” admin_label=”row” disabled=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” admin_label=”Text” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” disabled=”off”] The Gymnastics Clinic is back and this time we’re going to focus on the rings! Gymnastics rings training builds incredible upper body strength, and increases our agility, balance, coordination and accuracy like no other single piece of equipment. In CrossFit, they’re known for ring dips and muscle-ups mostly, but they’re capable of so much more! In the Gymnastics Ring Clinic we’ll start with the basics and progress week to week to harder progressions or more skilled movements, so there is no pre-requisite strength or skill.  All that is required are two working arms, a willingness to suck and a desire to get...Read more

We are excited to announce that coming up in April, Roots is partnering with Lucy Activewear in Boulder! Lucy has awesome “fashion-forward workout wear for women who love to move.” If you stop by the store this month, you’ll see a mannequin decked out in Roots gear up front and information about our Women’s Only Program, coaches bios, and other class offerings in the fitting room area. As part of our partnership, Ali will be leading two FREE community classes at the Lucy store on 29th Street on the following dates: Sunday, April 2nd at 9:30 am Sunday, April 9th at 9:30 am Classes are open to current Roots ladies in all programs, as well as women in the Boulder community. No CrossFit experience is necessary. This is the perfect opportunity to introduce a friend to CrossFit! All class participants will receive 20% off their purchase of full price items....Read more

Now that the 2017 CrossFit Open, we are pleased to announce a fun focus for the month of April – Mobility and Stability! For the month of April, we will remove the yearly Skill Work incorporated into each week (handstand push-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, toes-to-bar, rope climbs, and muscle-ups) and take some time to consistently address one joint region. Why mobility and stability? First, let’s define each so we’re on the same page. Mobility is the degree of movement possible of a particular joint. Stability is our ability to control the joint through it’s range of motion. For instance, an athlete can have great hip mobility allowing them to drop into a deep squat no problem but if they lack the stability through that same range we will see an inability to keep their knees driven out or keep their low-back from rounding under. This imbalance will be exaggerated as we...Read more

Another Open is in the books and this year, like years past, was full or surprises, PR’s and fun!  This year the dumbbells were introduced, we saw bar muscle-ups yet again, and we had a repeat of 16.4 as a check-up on our fitness progress since last year. Each week was sponsored by some of our favorite local and/or CrossFit related businesses and we’d like to thank them all, so here they are in no particular order: Lucy Boulder Perfect Bar Duke’s Meat Sticks Perky Jerky Portland Bee Balm Rhone Jackson’s Honest Boulder Wine Merchant Suffer Better Suerte Fresh Thymes SFH Real Food Dietitians Primal Kitchen PACT Beauty Counter Pedal to Properties Quite the lineup, we know, and we would like to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!  You all are part of the reason the Friday Night Lights were so awesome. While we’re on the topic of general awesomeness, we...Read more

Here comes 17.5! We know some of you may be saddened that The Open is coming to a close – but fear not – we’re going out in STYLE! This week we feature a stacked line-up of sponsors, musical entertainment, food, and drinks that are sure to make your 17.5 finale one for the books. Stronger, Faster, Healthier will be on-site sampling tasty recovery shakes and throwing in some serious prize packs for the raffle. Rhone is raffling off two classy and manly men’s gear prize packages and The Real Food Dieticians and Primal Kitchen are raffling off a gift basket sure to launch your better eating goals into action! Our local Boulder friends at PACT have donated a few gift cards to add to the raffle mix, and what better way to round out health inside and outside than with a sweet his and hers Beauty Counter package? That’s right – this...Read more