Streamline Running Your Box
How to Manage Your Gym Efficiently Running a box/ gym is such a rewarding job. There really is nothing like being able to look around and celebrate in the community you’ve built from scratch and to see how your space actually improves people’s quality of…
Why Sleep Is So Important For Optimal Training.
It seems odd to think of sleep as having any tangible impact on our training beyond the obvious – feeling more tired during a session if we didn’t get enough shut eye the night before, or, feeling fresh and raring to go if we did….
The 2021 Open Format & Getting Prepared
What to Expect From The CrossFit Open This 2021 season is kicking off with the much anticipated three-week CrossFit Open starting on March 11th and running through to the 29th. Eric Roza’s goal for this years open has been a huge focus for him since…
Moving Forwards 2020 -> 2021
So… that was a pretty crazy year 🤯 2020 and the effects it’s had on all of us will be talked about and felt for a long time to come, but fingers crossed now with the vaccine starting to roll out, we are looking…
Feelin’ Festive? Check out these 5 Christmas WOD ideas!
🎅 Christmas CrossFit WODs 🎅 This festive season make your training extra merry by adding a few Christmas WODs to your training plan. Whether you’re making it into the box to give one of these a go with some friends, or keeping fit (in-between the mince…
🌺 We Remember 🌺
This year we have teamed up with our friends at Box Armour to help raise money for two very special charities – The Royal British Legion.🌺 and Help For Heroes. We designed these poppy backpack badges to be sold for the poppy appeal. You can…
Let’s Get Active For National Fitness Day!
What Is National Fitness Day? This year National Fitness Day is taking place on Wednesday 23rd September 2020. Probably unsurprisingly, following the shock we all had at the start of the year with COVID-19 sweeping across the globe, the focus is going to be on how…
Why Do We Do Benchmark WODs?
What Does Benchmark Mean? Even if you’re pretty new to the Functional Fitness/CrossFit world you’ll have probably heard the term ‘Benchmark’ thrown around already. But what does it mean? Essentially, it’s a baseline measurement that can tell you where you are ‘at’ in terms of…
🏆 How to Host a Fun Competition at Your Box 🏆
How To Host A Fun Competition! Hosting a competition with BoxMate is easy. With your very own competition management platform through BoxMate PLUS you no longer have to buy in additional support to host your in house competitions and throwdowns throughout the year. You can run…
Box Owner’s Checklist For Re-Opening
Guide For Re-opening Your Box With gyms and boxes across the UK finally set to open their doors again soon, we’ve put together a checklist to go through with your facility before re-opening. As we make small steps back towards normality and the eventual full…