1/24/13 Kids & Teens make our box stellar!

-Written by KC

Our kids program ROCKS!

You know how I figured this out? Kids LOVE coming to CrossFit Kids class at AllStar. You know why? Cause as the CF Kids coach I make it FUN! That was my goal when I started a Kids program. Not to cultivate competative CrossFitters, but to cultivate a love for fitness. Out of that love, will come competative CrossFit athletes if that's what the child wants. If not, then CrossFit Kids will have given them the opportunity to understand that fitness is fun and doesn't have to take an hour or two. Our kids know how to get in a great workout in just minutes so it's not a daunting task, it becomes a fun game. The kids take ownership of this class, within a structured framework that I have created in our box. We've got a good thing going here and I want to thank the parents for supporting their children in CrossFit KIDS. Our kids are truly learning how to love who they are. We are 18 kids strong, and growing!

Teen Class

The HPA high school teens have taken a break this sports season from the gym(it's been quiet around without them, huh?!), but certain teens can't help but keep coming back from the middle school age. This class has grown slower but steady and these kids work HARD! They often do a variation of the adult workout of the day, modified especially for middle school age teens. Spread the word about this class! We would love to have more teens involved!

Below: Some of the activity in class

Workout of the Day (adult)

Warm Up:
Run 800m
Mobility WODs (hips & Shoulders)

Skills Tests:
Handstand Walk for distance (modify HS hold for time)
L-Sit for time on paralettes or boxes

Conditioning:
"Sean"
10 Rounds
11 Chest to Bar Pull Up
22 Front Squats (75/55)

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Sean M. Flannery, 29, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was killed on November 22, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his fiancee Christina Martin, mother Charlene Flannery, and brothers Sergeant Brian Flannery and Devin Flannery.