SAN DIEGO — The fitness benefits of CrossFit, a trademarked fitness program and competitive sport, match those of a generic circuit-training program in women, a new head-to-head comparison shows. The ...

For more than a decade CrossFit has been the dominant sport of fitness, with its competitions combining weightlifting, conditioning, and gymnastics. Now, Hyrox, the self-proclaimed “World Series of ...

How is CrossFit different from other fitness programs? CrossFit is known for its workouts that blend elements from weightlifting, gymnastics and cardio. The fitness company has more than 12,000 ...

CrossFit is known for being intense, to say the least. This workout style is super tough and challenging, but that’s precisely why it has a cult following of exercisers who are all about gaining ...

For some, March Madness isn’t on television screens and basketball courts, as it is on sweat-stained rubber mats, lines of pull-up bars and racks of barbells. This week marks the end of the CrossFit ...

The value of CrossFit for runners has been hotly debated the past couple of years. Is CrossFit a good supplement to running? A replacement for running? A small study conducted in Alabama provides some ...

All your CrossFit friends won’t stop talking about how insane this year’s 18.4 workout was...but uhhh WTF even is that? Basically it’s a super hardcore WOD (that’s "workout of the day" in CF lingo) ...

The following script is from "The King of CrossFit" which aired on May 10, 2015, and was rebroadcast on September 13, 2015. Sharyn Alfonsi is the correspondent. Keith Sharman, producer. There are more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the intersection of fitness and business. The fitness world is used to new trends exploding almost overnight, with ...

A new way of working out, CrossFit, is exploding in popularity.CrossFit is used by special military forces and the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, and instructors said it can whip you into ...

When you think of CrossFit, you probably picture people throwing around heavy barbells, swinging kettlebells all over the place, and jumping up onto impossibly high boxes. Turns out, though, you don't ...