But that’s also a good thing, because it creates a sense of camaraderie,” she said. CrossFit is distinguished by a nearly religious devotion to numbers — repetitions, times, personal maximums and ...

CrossFitters can be found flipping tires or hitting them with a sledgehammer, climbing ropes, and tossing medicine balls. Shutterstock But, really, the zealousness of CrossFitters is not new. Many ...

Greg Glassman is both a college dropout and an atheist, yet he has been invited to speak both at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Divinity School. The 60-year-old ...

Despite its followers’ devotion, CrossFit is not without its detractors, who say that the sport’s emphasis on heavy weightlifting can lead to injury if not done correctly and that the competitive ...