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Working on TOES TO BAR?
Ah, those Toes to Bar. A sometimes elusive movement for even the fittest athlete. Toes to Bar don’t SEEM to be such a difficult movement, but they certainly can give even the best athletes a run for their money in the middle of a workout. Aside from getting your toes...
ROWING – Meters vs. Calories
Whether you love or hate the rower (ergometer), you’re used to seeing it in workouts. You know how to switch the screen from the calorie setting to meters, but what’s actually the difference? Should your strategy in workouts change based on this setting? This is...
All Things SIT UPS!
One of my favorite workouts is the Benchmark Annie (50-40-30-20-10 Double Unders and Sit Ups.) When you see Sit Ups in a workout do you think of them as an easy movement where you can catch your breath before you go on to the real movements? Do you think of them as a...
The PR BELL Awaits YOU!
You have surely noticed our Personal Record Bell hanging up at the gym. Inscribed on the bell is “Better Than Yesterday” and it symbolizes a whole smorgasbord of things. It represents celebrating and honoring your hard work, day in and out, days where you brought it,...
Create HEALTHY HABITS!
Once you’ve found a great fitness program that is fun, safe, and effective, the next area to focus on is your ability to be consistent. Being consistent seems like a simple, almost boring, topic, but it is actually incredibly powerful. Consistency is also a result of...
Personal Responsibility = ACCOUNTABILITY!
It seems like it just started, but we are actually well into 2022 already! At Recursive, we hold our annual planning meeting in December, to firstly review the year that’s been, and plan for the one to come. Part of this planning process sees us setting some goals, be...
Discomfort = CHANGE!
We have all heard the “No Pain, No Gain” cliche. Many of us, far too many times. While I don’t necessarily agree with the delivery of the message, it does highlight an inescapable truth of life: Without some sort of uncomfortable stimulus we will never undergo any...
Make Your WEAKNESS Your STRENGTH!
Do you ever look at a workout and find an excuse, ANY excuse to skip the workout that day? Do you avoid running or burpees because they are hard for you? Do you skip technique work because you struggle? Did you ever take a moment to think about WHY don’t you like a...
Spring Means RUNNING Weather!
The weather is FINALLY starting to warm up - and you know what that means - RUNNING OUTSIDE! As much as we all love the indoor cardio of rowing and biking, it's always great to expand, get outside, and get running! Every movement we do at the gym has an ideal and most...
Exercise is NOT a PUNISHMENT!
“I really shouldn’t eat this ice cream. But I had a long day and I deserve it.” “I know I should get the salad, but everyone else is having a burger and a beer. I’ll cheat on my diet today, but I can just make up for it in the gym tomorrow.” Mindset. What is your...
Looking to Lose Weight – Is Weight Lifting or Running Better?
It's spring time and summer is right around the corner! Often, people start to think about shedding a few pounds after the long winter. We get a lot of questions as to the BEST way to lose weight. Unfortunately, the answer isn't so simple... If you’re after general...
You SHOULD Run a 5K!
CrossFitters are not known to love running. We obviously have some really great runners at the gym. We even have a lot of people that use CrossFit as cross-training for running events. But whenever the 5k Run shows up as the workout of the day, attendance drops. ...