Thursday, June 4, 2009

CrossFit becomes an international fitness phenom with its brutal online workouts

Critics say there's a "cultlike vibe" about the regimen. CrossFitters say it's just fun, and that no matter how challenging, anyone can do the workouts, scaling them up or down to ability. For this exercise, class members hang as long as possible with their legs up. From left: Ravi Mikkelson, Nancy Meenan, John Winters, Jason Dennett, Cedric Mesnier, Jeff Sherwood, Cody Page and Roberta Carlson.