New CrossFit Gym Creates Competition

1. New CrossFit Gym Creates Competition (1888 PressRelease) A new CrossFit gym stirs competition between other local CrossFit gyms. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL - CrossFit is a rapidly expanding strength and conditioning work out program, which has attracted more than 10 million people around the world. Although it involves Olympic weight lifting, CrossFit caters to all levels of fitness and roughly 60 percent of practitioners are women. CrossFit North Port is now amongst the affiliated gyms that offer hour-long classes including a "warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity workout of the day (or WOD), and a period of individual or group stretching." In addition to providing a child play room for children while parents complete their WOD, CrossFit North Port offers a computerized tracking system called WODIFY that scores and/or ranks the performance of each WOD to encourage competition and tracks individual progress. Local gyms in the area have taken notice of the newest gym in North Port. Because CrossFit is such a close-knit community, the development of a new gym may create animosity amongst these businesses, and possibly the practitioners who attend them.

2. CrossFit North Port's founder, Adam Tar, welcomes the competition. According to Tar, "Business competition is normal, and is in fact, crucial to the growth of CrossFit North Port. Competition urges a business to constantly change, develop, and become more advanced. If done respectfully, competitors are a tool to ultimately becoming more successful, and all I can say is bring it on!" CrossFit North Port officially opens for business January 5, 2014, but will be offering a pre-launch class before the opening date. The gym hours and class schedule can viewed at their website. Sign up for a free introduction on CrossFit North Port's website, and join the competition. http://www.northportnews.com/