It starts with education — the “core of CrossFit’s identity,” as CrossFit Chief Brand Officer Nicole Carroll said in her opening remarks.
“I can’t think of a time in my lifetime when this is more important than now,” she says. “When dependency, disempowerment, and disease are normalized and even exalted through almost every mainstream outlet; when the science that’s been revered has failed us time and time again while somehow still painting us as the failures; where there’s an ever-growing, understandable distrust in the business of Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Government, and the media that colludes with all of it.”
Through self-experimentation and deliberate action that is measurable, observable, and repeatable, we are empowered to own our health.
“And the fuel for that is education,” Carroll continues. “And this is what today is about. This event takes place in the context of CrossFit’s broader commitment to the ongoing education of our community members, affiliate owners and coaches, and healthcare providers who want to deepen their understanding and take full ownership of their health, and help others do the same.”
CHAPTERS
00:36-04:50 – A brand built on education.
04:52-08:07 – Measurability, transparency, and experimentation.
08:09-10:57 – Beyond the mechanics of the CrossFit methodology.
11:00-13:06 – A glimpse of the magic of CrossFit: Patti’s story.
13:07-20:24 – CrossFit is “a miracle of physiology and community.”
20:25-21:43 – Continuing CrossFit’s legacy of health education.
LECTURE SERIES PLAYLIST
Episode 1: Own Your Health, With Nicole Carroll
Episode 2: Exercise for Longevity and Healthspan, With Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Episode 3: CrossFit for Health: Muscle-centric Medicine, With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Episode 4: From Obesity to Opioids, How CrossFit Can Save the World, With Dr. Tom McCoy
Episode 5: Simple, Not Easy, Ways To Improve Your Health
Episode 6: Training for Fitness vs. Performance
Episode 7: The Role of Lifestyle in Chronic Disease, With Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
Episode 8: Metabolic Health Is Mental Health, With Dr. Chris Palmer
Episode 9: The Relationship Between Connection, CrossFit, and Health
Episode 10: Future-Proof Your Brain, With Dr. Tommy Wood
About the CrossFit for Health Summit Spring Lunchtime Series
On Feb. 3, 2024, hundreds of CrossFit affiliate owners, coaches, and healthcare professionals gathered in Austin, Texas, and online for the CrossFit for Health Summit, presented by GORUCK.
CrossFit thought leaders led panel discussions on fitness, performance, and the hard work of health, while renowned experts shared cutting-edge research on longevity, mental and metabolic health, and chronic disease — and how the CrossFit community has the power to transform the landscape of it all.