Just as CrossFit benefits adults of all ages, the same can be said for kids
CrossFit Kids teaches foundational movement patterns, providing children with a portion of their prescribed amount of exercise for the week, improving muscular fitness, engineering endless opportunities for success, and discussing roles for food while keeping the class and its information fun and engaging. As an infinitely scalable program, CrossFit Kids can also bring the benefits of physical activity to disadvantaged populations.
The methods used to teach movement within this program are broad, general, and inclusive — meaning anyone can learn, from the youth athlete to the kid who’s never been exposed to exercise. CrossFit Kids participants will learn movement patterns for the squat, deadlift, press, and more, through age-appropriate progressions and games with their own body weight or equipment that is easily managed by the age group.
WHO IT IT FOR?
CrossFit Kids is for kids ages 3-18. The program breaks age groups into four categories: preschool (ages 3-5), kids (5-12), preteens (10-12), and teens (12-18). Programming for each group is tailored to and delivered in an age-appropriate manner that serves to achieve different goals.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CROSSFIT KIDS?
Physically, CrossFit Kids works to battle childhood obesity and rising rates of Type 2 diabetes in kids. According to the World Health Organization, 39 million children around the world are overweight or obese. Lifestyle is the root cause of these problems. If a child is active and avoids eating and drinking processed carbohydrates, these maladies are virtually impossible to contract.