-13/10/2016- I don’t believe that anyone basing their food judgment purely on taste can say they hate ‘carbs’. Bread, rice, oats, pasta, potatoes, fruit, cake, biscuits- basically the whole inventory at the bakery- are all sources of carbohydrates. My guess is that most people would eat them...
Six little words that might just change your life Most of us understand the basic guidelines for good health, but how many of us actually measure up? Yes, the change you want to make will take effort. It will probably take time, energy and willpower. But that’s...
Language matters There’s a good chance your New Year’s resolutions ran along familiar lines – eat better, exercise more, lose weight. How many of them have fallen by the wayside in the first two weeks of January? Statistically a third of you have already given up, and...
An attitude of gratitude Take a moment to do a thought experiment. Imagine you woke up this morning with only the things you were grateful for yesterday. What does your life look like? Be honest. What is missing? Christie Johnson from CrossFit 121 invites us to...
A plea for integrity Cheating. It’s not a topic we like to talk about. We like to pretend our sport is a model of integrity, a shining beacon of community spirit and good sportsmanship in an increasingly dirty world. Incidents such as “Bridgesgate” incite us to...
10th May 2015 marks 1 year since Sam had her cardiac arrest, we are pleased to share her story! I was super keen to get my pre-pregnancy fitness back. I started training 6 weeks postpartum. Everything was going well until one Saturday morning, I collapsed...
Jan, 2014 - By Samantha Jobe ( CF121 Client) My husband and I stumbled across the CrossFit Games on TV one day. “Holy Shit Balls”, we said…what is this and where can we do it? We were bored with our normal gym training and after a...
By Maria Hogan I’m always hearing from clients both in the gym and in my Myotherapy appointments that people have to stop training because they are injured. I find myself sounding like a broken record. My response is always that most injuries are manageable and we...
By Coach Jessica Partridge Why CrossFitters should practice and compete in Weightlifting I had a conversation today with some people in the gym about weightlifting competition, and realized I have had the same conversation many times before. It generally goes along the lines of me telling someone...
By Tara Smith (Trainer CrossFit 121) At CrossFit 121, we have developed our CrossFit kids class to ensure a safe and exciting environment for children between the ages of 5 and 15. Our aim is to have fun and learn the importance of functional fitness. We...