Typing "crossfit" in the Google search bar can be scary. There are images of men and women with abs on muscles in full stress, weightlifting bar or rings of gymnasts in their hands. Yet here again, it is good not to trust appearances: the crossfit is for everyone, man, woman, sports or not. A simple method of physical preparation at the base, the crossfit has become over time a sport in itself.

The crossfit, from United States to France

With 11 million publications on Instagram , the crossfit is in vogue and it arrives softly at home. However, this sport has made many followers in the United States for almost 15 years. The Crossfit Games , the first crossfit competition in the world, was held in 2007 at a ranch in Aromas, California. From now on, we also have our crossfit championship: the French Throwdown . But fortunately, the crossfit is not only practiced in competition. For many amateurs, this is the ideal way to get in or get back to the sport as the crossfit adapts to all levels.

Increase your physical performance with the crossfit

Basically, it is the athletes and athletes wanting to improve their physical performance who have started crossfit : more resistance during a football game, more power at golf or baseball , more running performance . .. By combining cardio , fitness , weightlifting and athletics without dead time, the crossfit can indeed increase its abilities by working on several physical qualities including strength, flexibility, muscle strength and endurance.

During a crossfit session (one hour on average), we run, we make jump rope, push-ups and pumps, we lift weights ... in short, we make polyarticular movements to always work several muscles to that time. As a result, one can make a dreamlike figure by consuming as much energy as possible and relieving stress . The big advantages of crossfit: the permanent presence of sports coaches who supervise an average of fifteen students and who distill the exercises according to the level of each. energy

Crossfit: where to practice?

- In Paris , at RAR Crossfit, 15 bd Gouvion St Cyr in the 17th arrondissement. More information on www.rarcrossfit.com or 01 45 74 80 11.
- In Lyon , at Crossfit Enyeto, 65 rue du Bourbonnais in the 9th arrondissement. More information on www.crossfitenyeto.com or 09 86 29 14 71.
- Crossfit Bordeaux , Avenue Descartes and Parc des Activities Descartes, entrance 3 Building G, 33370 Artigues. More information on www.crossfitbordeaux.com or on 09 73 54 00 14.
- In Marseille , Fit Factory Crossfit Massilia, Valad Park, Impasse Paradou Building C7b in the 9th arrondissement. More information on www.fitfactorymarseille.fr or on 04 91 49 78 28.
- At Crossfit Lille , Euralille shopping center, 2nd floor. More information on www.crossfit-lille.fr or on 03 20 21 12 92.
- On the Strasbourg side, at Crossfit Strasbourg, 3 rue Saint Charles, 67300 Schiltigheim. More information on www.crossfitstrasbourg.com or on 06 27 20 61 66.

But as theaters start to bloom everywhere in and around the big cities, a simple internet search is enough to find where to practice the crossfit near home.

Thanks to Alexandre, crossfit coach and manager of the RAR room in Paris.