I think working out throughout pregnancy is important, as long as it’s safe for you, especially considering after the baby you can’t/don’t have time to lol.  My goal was to work out 3x a week throughout the entire pregnancy, but I managed to do up to 5x a lot of weeks.  It  was very difficult for me in the beginning because there is a lot of competing advice on what you should/shouldn’t do.  The whole...Read more

I have been a member of CFR7 for the past 5 months, and it has been the first exercise program I have stuck with in the last 4 years. After completing grad school and starting a full-time job I struggled with my health. I grew up playing sports, and once school ended I didn’t have an outlet anymore. I tried going to the gym on my own, and at home workouts, but I would get...Read more

For years I have struggled with my weight and trying to find an exercise program that not only motivated me, but that I enjoyed going to. I was a swimmer all throughout my life and once I stopped swimming I didn’t know what to do. I tried just running and then joining a gym, but I would always fade out and get bored. When I was swimming I could eat anything I wanted, but once...Read more

We recently had the oppportunity to interview the illusive and ever so humble Mike Hanzich. This is what we managed to get out of him. How long have you been doing CrossFit? A year and a half.  (Only at CFR7!) Why did you decide to start CrossFit? A couple guys from work were joking around at work one day and said “Do you want to try CrossFit?” and I’m not really one to back down...Read more

After a 20 year break from regular exercise, I stepped into CrossFit Route 7 about 7 months ago. Health and fitness had been crowded out by other priorities. After a disconcerting health check-up, my doctor suggested that I should do more exercise. Prior to my prolonged absence, I had been active and successful at sports at school and university. I was familiar with some of the CrossFit exercises, and an online search led me to...Read more