To get started at Aspen CrossFit, you must complete our Elements Program

CrossFit is constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement. This program offers a fitness that prepares you for occurrences in everyday life. The workouts are scaled to all fitness levels. Regardless of your experience or fitness level you will find your best fitness in the CrossFit program. CrossFit is the sport of fitness.

Indoor classes utilize the 10 physical skills as outlined by Jim Cawley of Dynamax Medicine Balls:

1. Endurance-The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen (cardiovascular/respiratory endurance)

2. Stamina - The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy. (capacity to maintain repetitive muscular movements)

3. Strength - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force

4. Flexibility - the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint

5. Power - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time

6. Speed - The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement

7. Coordination - The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a single distinct movement

8. Agility - The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another

9. Balance - The ability to control the placement of the body's center of gravity in relation to its support base

10. Accuracy - The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity


Information supplied from CrossFit.com