Cortisol is commonly referred to as “the stress hormone.” This is because your body releases cortisol in response to stress - which is a good thing! The problem with cortisol is when the levels remain high for extended periods of time. What Causes High Cortisol Levels? When you experience stress, your sympathetic nervous system [...]
How often have you showed up at the gym, scanned through the WOD, and secretly hoped that you wouldn’t find burpees on the board? Yep, been there. It’s no secret that burpees are tough. But there are quite a few reasons to embrace the burpee in all its challenging glory. Here are five reasons [...]
Mapping back to middle school, Meredith’s shoulders started giving her grief during her days swimming with a competitive club team based out of Atlanta. Assured it was merely growing pains, she forced her way through mounting misery until a breaking point finally led to a physician diagnosing her with “swimmer’s shoulder”. “Throughout my high [...]
A lack of pacing your workouts usually creates one of two scenarios: You go out as hard or as fast as you can, only to gas out minutes (or seconds) later. You hang out in your comfort zone without pushing yourself enough to produce results. So how do you find the sweet spot between [...]
It comes as no surprise that exercise is good for us. And rather than making a list of all the benefits, let’s focus on one specific system that improves with exercise – your immune system. Here are a few ways that exercise improves your immune system (source): Exercise cycles bacteria out of your lungs and [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC We all have them - those tricky modalities you have your sights set on (hello, muscle-ups!), but need some extra support to land. Whether you’re stuck in pull-up purgatory or looking to upgrade your clean & jerk, Rhapsody 1:1 Skill Sessions are [...]
People start doing CrossFit for a variety of reasons. You might’ve first walked into the gym because you wanted to lose some weight, create a healthy routine or improve the quality of your life. CrossFit has the potential to improve the quality of your life, and more specifically, your sex life. And while this [...]
Are you curious about CrossFit but find yourself asking the question, “Is CrossFit too intense for me?” Is the intimidation around intensity holding you back from giving it a try? There are a lot of assumptions about CrossFit. And one of the most common assumptions revolves around intensity. Is CrossFit too intense? What do [...]
We all know that working out is good for us. So why is it then that we’re so good at finding reasons not to go to the gym? Because there are plenty of other activities and things competing and jockeying for that chunk of time in your day. And when the never to-do lists [...]
Group classes come with a lot of benefits. You get some high fives and social interaction. There are other people around to push you through tough workouts and provide some friendly competition. And a group class schedule stacked with specific days and times to train offers structure and accountability. At first glance, group classes [...]
