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Level Up Your Fitness Journey with Our New Strava Group!

Are you ready to add an extra layer of motivation, camaraderie, and friendly competition to your workouts? We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new CrossFit Bytown Strava Group, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

For those unfamiliar, Strava is a fantastic app that tracks your fitness activities – whether you're running, cycling, walking, or even hitting a strength training session. It's a global community for athletes of all levels, and now, we're bringing that community right here to our gym.

Why should you join our Strava Group?

• Stay Connected: See what your fellow gym members are up to! It's a great way to feel more connected to our community, even when you're working out solo or outside the gym.

• Boost Motivation: There's nothing quite like seeing your friends crushing their goals to inspire your own.…

We will be closed on Thanksgiving. Enjoy your Turkey!!

To our incredible community,

This message comes with a mix of gratitude and well wishes as we announce some changes to our coaching team.

First and foremost, we want to share that our beloved, long-term coach, Juan, will be moving on to a new professional opportunity. For years, Juan has been a cornerstone of our gym, impacting countless members with his dedication, knowledge, and infectious energy. While we are sad to see him go, we are genuinely happy for him and excited for his new path. Please know that Juan still plans to be around the gym whenever possible, so this isn't a final goodbye! Please join us in wishing him all the very best.

Antonia will also be stepping down from her coaching role as she focuses on school. She has been a part of the community since she came to…

We will be closed on Thanksgiving. Enjoy your Turkey!!

We wish Juan the best of luck on his new journey. He is excited as he got a dream job in his field. This means he will be stepping down from many of his coaching hours. Don’t worry, he will be still apart of the Bytown community. After the initial adjustment to the new job he will be back coaching some of your favourite classes.

In the meantime there will be some juggling of the schedule as we figure everything out. I apologize for the chaos. We will have things flowing smoothly again soon.

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Just a reminder but you can sit down for a FREE goal setting session with me to help go over a plan to help you reach your goals. If you don’t…

Closed AM for National Truth & Reconciliation day Tuesday 6/7am

The claim that CrossFit is not dangerous and is actually safer than conventional exercise is a common talking point within the CrossFit community. The article referenced, a Morning Chalk Up piece, supports this argument by citing data and challenging common misconceptions.

Debunking the "CrossFit Is Dangerous" Myth

The idea that CrossFit leads to an unusually high rate of injury is a persistent myth, but data suggests this isn't the case. The Morning Chalk Up article points to research showing that injury rates for CrossFit are comparable to or even lower than those of other common sports and forms of exercise. For example, studies have found CrossFit injury rates to be similar to those in sports like gymnastics and Olympic weightlifting.

In fact, some data shows that CrossFit's injury rate is significantly lower than that of contact sports like football. The key…