What Is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program based on ever-changing combinations of movements that are natural to your body--that's not to say "easy"--and performed at high intensity. Workouts are different every day. All workouts are designed, taught and run by a CrossFit-certified trainer. At CrossFit 206, you'll always be in a class or a personal training session.

We use calisthenics (your own body) and many kinds of free weights. Cardio training is a part of the mix and not a separate concept.

We will always teach you the techniques you need to work out safely. Come in and see what's in store that day. We mix exercises together, and the workouts are fast, intense and addictive.

In class, everybody warms up together and practices the skills that are going to be used in that day's workout. Then it's 3-2-1 go! You're competing against yourself or against your workout partners, or you're just doing your workout. Your workout is always scaled to your abilities. When you're done, you're spent. Feels so good!

More information: CrossFit principles

CrossFit nutrition in a nutshell
We want to preserve muscle and organ tissue while minimizing whatever extra fat we are carrying. To that end, we eat plenty of high-quality protein and fat, including the healthy saturated fat found in pastured, organic, or wild-caught meat; we minimize starchy and sugary foods; and we avoid grain- and corn-syrup-based manufactured "food" altogether. CrossFit 206 nutrition therapist Stephanie Vuolo can help you improve your diet--any diet. Get in touch with her at stephanie@crossfit206.com.

"Eat meat, vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar." -CrossFit founder Greg Glassman
"The best nutritional approach is one that uses the foods we evolved with.... I have yet to see someone not perform, feel and look better by minimizing grains, legumes and dairy while emphasizing lean meats, seafood, fruit, veggies, nuts and seeds." -CrossFit nutrition biochemist and Paleo Diet proponent Robb Wolf

Other authoritative sources of information on this whole-foods/Paleo way of eating:
Nutrition therapist Stephanie Vuolo: stephanie@crossfit206.com
Robb Wolf
Healthy Eating Politics
Published research on the Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet FAQ
Dr. Michael Eades
Author Gary Taubes's book Good Calories, Bad Calories
Lecture by nutrition science author Gary Taubes (1 hour 11 minutes, but worth it)