By: Bri Siegert Highly palatable and processed foods are designed to make us eat more. First, let's get it out of the way that most food is processed in some way. We can't avoid it and the word "processed" isn't necessarily a bad thing. If a food undergoes any type of change while it's being made it's technically "processed." Here, we are talking about foods like chips, sweets, cereals, breads, juices, etc. Before we dive deeper here, it is important to note that competitiv

By: Briana Siegert For the last 10-15 years, we’ve been sold the idea that leaner is better. We can thank Fitspo for that. The thing is…most of those people that were selling this ultra lean body on the internet weren’t the healthiest. Many later came back with GI issues, hormones of a menopausal woman, despite being in their 20’s, eating disorders, and poor mindsets with food and body image. The internet can put is in a vicious comparison cycle that makes us think we have t

It’s hard to know exactly what to expect in the CrossFit Open and every year (almost) we get a new implement thrown at us. The bones of CrossFit is preparing for the unknown so you have to go into it with a childlike wonder and excitement for something new. There are definitely movements we see each year, some we see most years, and some we expect to see and then don’t. Now that the Open is 3-weeks long, we don’t see as much variety in movement. I like to think of Quarterfina