Continuing with the idea of promoting an inclusive sport, the Adaptive CrossFit speciality course is becoming increasingly popular.
This official CrossFit course has until now only been taught in the United States. But thanks to the growth of this sport in other parts of the world, it is now also taught in other places, such as Barcelona, where one has just been held a few weeks ago.
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CrossFit for All
CrossFit was born as a training method for military, police and firefighters.
The basis of this training methodology is functional movements executed at high intensity.
The great volume of repetitions and the use of high loads forces you to always respect the technique
Later, when Greg Glassman discovered the great results achieved by the participants, he began to extend this training method by collaborating with other coaches.
Professionalising the Brand
It gradually gained popularity. Individuals who were not sports professionals began to benefit from the practice with very fast and very visible results.
And that’s how it became so famous around the United States. Even to the point of crossing the pond and reaching other continents. And so the network of affiliates we know today grew.
Greg Glassman has always been a sports enthusiast. His main objective was to involve people in this sport so that they could improve their health.
Adaptive CrossFit Exercise for Health
Although in recent years the Games have taken much of the attention away from this main objective of Glassman, this year they’ve made some adjustments.
The objective, to redirect the focus to the health of participants instead of professional sport, which less than 1% of the people who practice CrossFit compete in.
In fact, the teachers conducting this course travel from the cradle of CrossFit in the United States, and are coaches recognised for their great training and experience in CrossFit.
CrossFit Adaptive target
The aim of this course is to help coaches understand how a person with reduced mobility faces a wod. With a better understanding of the sensations they experience, they can be more professional in their role as a coach.
Overcoming Limitations
Those who participate in the course carry out exercises assuming different scenarios a person with a disability would have to face. From doing wall balls as if they were in a wheelchair, to climbing ropes from the ground without the help of their legs, to rowing with just one arm…
The moment you see a physically challenged person decide to challenge themselves in a wod, with the added difficulties they have, is a moment of realisation that CrossFit is for everyone who is willing to fight for better fitness.
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