Climbing rope, crab-walking, crossing monkey bars, jumping rope, doing sit-ups and pull-ups. At times it looks like what you’d do on a playground or in a gym class at school. But it’s CrossFit Kids, a ...

There was something unusual about the gym I had just arrived at in Long Island City. Each kettle bell could fit in the palm of my hand. The stacks of tires appeared to have come from regular-sized ...

In the past few years, some sports medicine specialists have become convinced that strength training activities like CrossFit can be great for... Is CrossFit Training Good For Kids? For thousands of ...

Across the country, a rapidly growing number of children and teens are spending their after-school hours jumping, sprinting, climbing, and lifting weights at CrossFit gyms. Once just a spot for ...

A CrossFit gym in Omaha, Nebraska, is holding classes for a variety of age groups of kids and encouraging them to live a healthy, active lifestyle.CrossFit Hydro's trainers are teaching kids basic ...

The CrossFit craze is spreading to some of Clark County’s youngest residents. Kids who have watched their parents get in shape through the program are now trying CrossFit themselves. But they’re not ...

SOUTH MIAMI (CBS4) -- Childhood obesity continues to be a problem for children in South Florida and across America. Studies show that childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years which ...

LONG ISLAND CITY -- You might have noticed CrossFit gyms popping up all over the place. The high intensity workouts focus on strength and conditioning for adults, but now kids are taking part as well.

CrossFit is the high-intensity training method that often pushes adult bodies and minds to their limits. But is a kid-friendly version of this challenging strength and conditioning program a good idea ...

The other day, Time and Gawker posted stories about a gym in Queens, New York, that has begun offering CrossFit classes for preschoolers. Why am I not surprised, I thought cynically as I clicked on ...