Knowing what “Fitness is will help us understand how to quantify it. Here’s what we mean: your work capacity across broad time and modal domains.
Break down: Work capacity is essentially your ability to move your body weight as well as any external loads (such as a barbell, a medicine ball, your kid, or seven grocery bags). A time domain just means how long you’re going for. Is it a sprint or is it for endurance…or is it somewhere in between? And finally, a modal domain refers to the type of movement. Are we doing a lift or running a mile? Are we doing pull-ups or jumping onto a box?
So, fitness is a measurement of your ability to move weight for either long or short periods regardless of the kind of movement (or combination of movements). Sounds kind of like being ready for sport or life in general, right?
In CrossFit, fitness isn’t necessarily about getting that “beach body” or those six-pack abs. It is about being ready for athletics, adventure, and life in general. However, if you’ve seen the changes in body composition that our dedicated members have experienced, you’ll know that being fit and looking great tend to go hand in hand