Real Functional Fitness: CrossFit and the Battle Against Cancer

For Kristin Guerra, CrossFit isn't just about beating the clock. It's about winning the fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma.

When we think of the “functional” aspect of CrossFit, we most often think of it in terms of the translation that CrossFit provides into the real world - the ability to recruit motor patterns in order to move large loads quickly over a distance.

Another way to look at it is this is that CrossFit makes you better at life. Few people will argue this. That is a very real, functional application of strength and conditioning training.

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