Back for its 13th year! The Concept2 Holiday Row challenge is to row your choice of 100,000 or 200,000 meters between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  CrossFit Roots is proud to offer a designated and coached program to help you hit the mark! The organized and coached program at Roots is led by none other than our very own Lauren Rubini. Space is limited so sign-up by Wednesday, November 29th in Zen Planner under the Purchase tab in your profile! THE 4-WEEK PROGRAM This program consists of 4 coached workouts with additional programmed workouts for you to complete on your own. Athletes can utilize Open Shop hours to get in additional time on the rower. DATES You have between Thanksgiving and Christmas to complete your choice of 100k or 200k meters. The program at Roots will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 30, although you can start accumulating and tracking meters on Thanksgiving Day!...Read more

Join us on the Friday before Veterans Day (Friday, November 10) in group classes as we honor Chad’s life and bring awareness to suicide prevention. The Workout Chad Wearing a 45# rucksack, 1,000 step-ups to a 20″ box. Group Classes on November 10th We will do this workout in all group classes on Friday 11/10. As always, we will offer scaling options. We understand that some people may be limited by an hour however we will not stop you from finishing. If you have to stay longer to get it done, we highly encourage you to do so. And we’ll be there to cheer you on. Why This Workout? Read here. How to Support There are many ways you can support the effort and the goal of increasing suicide awareness: Come do the workout at Roots. Talk to friends. Smile. Give some high fives. CrossFit Roots is donating $5 to...Read more

CrossFit Roots is looking for a Gym Care Assistant to join our team! The Gym Care Assistant is responsible for helping with all aspects of the daily operations at CrossFit Roots from athlete experience to facilities maintenance. The right person for this job will love CrossFit and have a passion for working in this environment. DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Shop & Equipment Maintenance: General cleaning as designated to include daily, weekly and as needed tasks. Complete equipment maintenance per the schedule or as issues arise. Periodic maintenance projects – assembling equipment, turf cleaning, equipment cleaning. Monitor shop supplies, organize upon arrival, notify GM when supplies are low. Restock and maintain gym retail along with organizing/distributing orders. Oversee Lost and Found clean-up monthly. Open Shop Coverage Onsite coverage of Open Shop Tuesday – Friday, 1:30-4pm. Communicate membership questions, issues or themes with the General Manager. Answer the phone...Read more

Mark your calendars! The annual Memorial Day weekend Murph will return on Sunday, May 28th. This annual worldwide event and CrossFit tradition is one of CrossFit Roots’ most beloved events and we hope you will join us. We’ve put together this guide to help prepare you for the day and the workout. If you’re new to the workout or have questions, ask any question to a coach at class! Please read the entire post so you’re in the know on all of the pieces that make this event click. What is Murph? The CrossFit Hero workout Murph was created in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. The workout has become a Memorial Day tradition amongst the CrossFit community and a way to honor not only Michael Murphy but all of those who died while serving in the United States military. What...Read more

You’ve finished your first Foundations Sessions and perhaps have attended a few classes by now. You can tell that CrossFit is fun, welcoming, different, and HARD – but what exactly is it? What separates CrossFit from and makes it superior to other forms of fitness? Why do people say, “It’s more than a workout?” What is CrossFit? CrossFit takes on a special meaning to every athlete at our shop (yes, you are an athletes!). CrossFit is a no-nonsense strength and conditioning program geared towards general physical preparedness (GPP). General physical preparedness simply means your fitness program is broad, general, and inclusive. You’re ready to take on any task or challenge that life, sport, or recreational activity throw your way. The method we use to achieve GPP is constantly varied, functional movements, executed at high intensity. CrossFit is constantly varied, functional movements, executed at high intensity and this is the foundation of our...Read more