In CrossFit, we work our weaknesses. Don’t have a pull-up? Spend 5 minutes a day working to address that weakness and you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the direct, and indirect results. Outside of CrossFit, we have a few more options to address and improve on areas of our life that will further our health and fitness. As an example, we can out-source an identified weakness to get help from a specialist. Take, for example, grocery shopping… I am terrible at grocery shopping. I’m just not good at it and this has been an ongoing issue. Long before kids, my Sundays included a peaceful trip to the grocery store. Upon arrival, I would purchase a cup of coffee, sit down and review my list, look up a recipe or two, plan the week, and then go get lost in grocery shopping bliss – sort of. Even in those days, I was often victim to...Read more

Special Saturday workout announced to support Camp Kesem.Read more

We hope you can join us tomorrow, Sunday, May 28th, for Memorial Day Murph at CrossFit Roots! Over 100 athletes are signed up and ready to participate in this annual tradition! We’ve put together this guide to help you be in the know and prepare for your workout. What is the Schedule? Doors to the shop open at 8:00am and we will run three heats of the workout. The potluck breakfast begins at 9:30. The heat times are as follows:* 8:30 8:55 9:20 Please note, you must be signed up for a heat. Due to the structure of this workout and number of individuals participating, we will not be able to add people to a full heat. Thank you for your cooperation in this.  It’s not too late to sign-up for a heat! Get it done HERE.  When should I get there? Please arrive before your heat start time with enough time to warm-up...Read more

Hey Roots! Exciting news! We’re adding an Endurance class to the regular group class schedule! In addition to the many specialty classes offered – including Olympic Weightlifting, Strength, and Erg – now you can also take an Endurance class once a week. Please help us figure out a great time to launch this class by voting here! Thank you for the input. Loading…Read more

Newcomers to CrossFit often ask if it ever gets easier. No, it doesn’t, you just get stronger and better able to stay moving while fatigued. They typically aren’t too relieved by the answer but it’s the truth. The idea of something getting easier is also a sign that at some point you reach the “end”, and if you haven’t realized it yet, there is no end to CrossFit or fitness. Times get faster, loads get heavier, movements become higher-skilled, but there’s no finish line where we can sit back and say, “there, I finished.” CrossFit is a journey, cliche I know, but true nonetheless. There is no finish-line, there is no blackbelt. Similar to life, it’s a series of undulating waves of progress and regress, peaks and troughs. So why does this matter? If we get too caught up in our goals and achieving them then we quickly lose sight...Read more