CrossFit and Obesity
OVERVIEW
Around 39% of the global population has obesity, a condition that can lead to diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and premature death. With lifestyle factors as a main cause of obesity, making adjustments to lifestyle — exercise and nutrition habits — can effectively reverse the deadly diagnosis.
Many have used CrossFit to combat obesity. By making changes to their nutrition habits and embracing the CrossFit training methodology, these people have changed the trajectory of their lives for the better. Read some of their stories below.
TOP STORIES
- Kai Rainey: 720 Hours
- Lani Fry Reclaims Her Life
- Cut the Caramel Rolls, Avoid the Knife
- 300-Pound Cop Arrests Weight Gain, Saves Marriage
- When 500 Pounds Was Too Much
- No Expiration
- Changing Course: No More Nursing Home
- You Were 308 Pounds? Really?
- Obest to Beast
- Teen Loses Half His Bodyweight, Offers Tips to Peers
- Overweight? You Need to Read This.
- Face a Fear, Drop 100 Pounds
- Downey Declines Diabates — and Bariatric Surgery
- Firefighter Torches Obesity