Tag Archives: CrossFit

Chris Hemsworth Wants Everyone to Do This 9-Minute Bodyweight CrossFit Challenge

We’re all doing an awful lot of home workouts at the moment. So let’s make this one count for much more than ourselves. Nine minutes of work is all it takes to show your support for a new initiative using fitness to take on the physical, mental and emotional impact of cancer and give it… Read More »

Amidst COVID-19, a CrossFit Gym Fights for the Soul of a Tennessee County

Members of New Horizon Athletics, a CrossFit box in rural Fentress County, Tennessee. Courtesy of New Horizon Athletics For years, Dannette Wheeler felt uncomfortable in her own skin. “I was embarrassed of how much weight I’d gained,” says the 48-year-old nurse, who is 5’7” and at one point weighed just over 250 pounds. Once a… Read More »