How water impacts our bodyweight & performance
Originally we all come from the sea, little organisms floating around. Nowadays water makes up 50-60% of our bodies overall weight. This means if you weigh 100kgs you’re roughly 50-60kgs of water. How much water is stored in the body is determined by each individual’s body composition, menstrual cycle, pregnancy and diet. We get water […]
Meal Prep Must Haves – Tips for Containers & Utensils
Meal preparation (prep) for your day or week doesn’t need to be hard. We have created a list of items that will change your life and your meal preparation or the better. Being organised, with easy to stack, and pack containers makes taking your meals with you that little bit easier. Keeping it simple is […]
Meal Prep Hacks
Tips to stay on track and lose weight easily The hardest part about changing your diet is sticking to it. Second to that is being prepared. We often get sidetracked from our diet when we don’t have meals and snacks prepared or readily available when we are busy or tired. Busy schedules can make missing […]
Why is protein important?
Protein is a necessary part of our diets. People of all ages, ethnicities, and genders need protein for longevity and survival. Protein is one of 3 macronutrients. Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat. Macronutrients help us digest food, absorb nutrients and produce hormones. They impact our immune function, cell structure and function, body composition and metabolic function. […]
What are Carbohydrates?
The war on Carbohydrates has taken over the fitness and health industry. Low carb, no carb and ketogenic diets have changed the way that we as a society perceive carbohydrates. Avoiding them in fear of becoming overweight or fat. When in reality, we need carbohydrates to function properly. The main difference between all diets is […]
Start Here: A beginners guide to improving your health.
If you only ever pay attention to the types of food you are eating when you want to loose a few extra kegs you put on over the holidays, or you are looking to bulk up for summer, than how do you know you for sure you aren’t doing damage to your body the rest […]
Goal Setting Made Easy
At CrossFit Oxygen we are all about helping you reach your goals. Whether that’s in the gym or outside if we can help we will, if not we will cheer from the sideline. Setting goals is important to keep us motivated. We love feeling like we are ticking off our achievements and moving forward throughout […]
What is CrossFit?
CrossFit is…. CrossFit is many things. By definition CrossFit is a lifestyle characterised by safe, effective exercise and sound nutrition. CrossFit can be used to accomplish any goal, from improved health to weight loss to better performance. The program works for everyone—people who are just starting out and people who have trained for years. CrossFit is […]
5 Tips to Keeping Your Nutrition on Track During a Pandemic
COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere and the reality is we have to adjust to this new lifestyle for while. So what can we do to help keep our nutrition stay on track while in lockdown? No matter your goals, nutrition plays a key role in helping you achieve them. Whether your goals is; performance based, health […]
Nutrition and training to supporting your goals.
Nutrition is a touchy subject. Along side politics and religion, nutrition has many ideologies, and with access to the internet, many more followers prepared to share their opinion. So how do you know where to start when there is so much information out there? We are going to take a quick dive into the 3 […]