Training during menstruation: do women really need to train differently? This is one of those topics that suddenly everyone has an opinion on in recent years: working out during menstruation and your cycle. Looking purely at the science, the answer is frankly less black and white than social media makes it seem. Yes, your cycle
Creatine in CrossFit: what does the science really say? Creatine is perhaps the most talked about supplement within CrossFit. But among all the Instagram advice, pre-workout hype and marketing claims, one thing is often forgotten: What does the science actually say? In this blog, I’ll take you through what creatine really does, who it’s useful
Mental Health in Sports: Why Sports Make Your Mental Health Stronger (And Coaching Makes the Difference) Mental health is not an afterthought. It is the foundation. And yet every day I see people who think sports is only about physical progression. But if we look at what the science says about mental health in sports,
How do you train for a Hyrox in Ede? This is how we tackle it at CrossFit Ede – Vallei. Hyrox is a unique fitness competition. It combines 8 times 1 kilometer of running with functional exercises such as sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps and farmers carry. Do you live in Ede, Bennekom,
CrossFitting with injury: stupid or just smart? CrossFitting with an injury is often not the problem. Poor coaching is the problem. “With back problems, you shouldn’t go CrossFit, right?”“CrossFit is very injury prone.”“You’ll only get injured there.”“All those crazy moves can never be good. Is CrossFit injury prone? Let’s start with the numbers. Multiple scientific
Do you need to be fit before starting CrossFit? Many people from Ede to Wageningen and from Bennekom to Veenendaal think so. In this blog, we explain to you why that is absolutely not true. “I’m not fit enough.”“Everyone over there is already super fit.”“That’s not for me.””Then everyone will be looking at me.” You
