Over the last few months, I have seen significant growth in the number of people in my life making a switch to a plant-based diet. Two people close to me made a switch because of some health issues, and it has been really good for them, life-saving even. Some of the basic concepts of a plant-based diet is eating whole foods like vegetables, fruits, and grains while avoiding meat and highly processed foods. By doing this, you reduce inflammation in the body by detoxing it from a cellular level. In many cases, this is the reason people switch to a plant-based diet. However, is this a diet for someone who does not need it for significant health, medical or moral reasons?   Self admittedly, I did not know much about the Plant-Based diet before this, and the desire to know more is the reason for this blog. As I read...

CrossFit attracts a particular type of person. They are usually self-motivated, goal oriented and a hard worker. These are all traits of successful people, and working with 125+ generally successful people usually means you have a gym full of people who are used to excelling at things, but what happens when they don’t? CrossFit is a fitness program that combines aspects from all fitness regimens. Some of these include simple movements like running or biking, but it also includes complicated Olympic level movements like the snatch, handstands and ring work. All of these movements (including the simple ones) require practice and a lot of it. Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book, Outliers, that “exceptional expertise requires at least 10,000 hours of practice.” That is a lot of practice! As an example in the CrossFit world let’s use butterfly pull-ups for Gladwell’s rule. If you only came to the class that...