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Making fitness a fun & lifelong activity!
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Kids who CrossFit...
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Schedule
Tuesdays & Fridays |
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Cost/Registration
$75/month for one child Please call or e-mail us to to check on class availability! |
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Junior CrossFit is a program designed especially for kids. Our mission is to provide a foundation for lifelong fitness. By making our program simple and fun, your child will learn the basics of body control and safe exercise, and they will be excited about fitness. Our kids program is perfect for all kids, regardless of ability level or athletic experience.
The benefits of a program like Junior CrossFit can be long lasting for kids, both physically and mentally, and it is a great activity for children to get into at any age. At CrossFit Rockwall, we coach kids from ages 7 to 12. At these ages, CrossFit develops their bodies across a broad range of skills. By exposing them to a variety of stimuli therefore their bodies adapt and grow both physically and neurologically.
Physical Benefits – CrossFit provides wide variety of physical skills, from weightlifting to gymnastics. Kids' brains are constantly making neurological connections and adaptations. These connections in the brain are made in response to stimuli. The more kids are exposed to when they are young, the more connections and capacities they develop and retain for the rest of their lives. Think of friends you have who did not play sports growing up; unless they have consciously worked at it as an adult, they are probably still somewhat uncoordinated. On the other hand, people you know who trained regularly in athletics growing up have a capacity to take on new things as adults and display efficient and effective movement with their bodies.
Emotional Benefits – CrossFit is similar to sports and martial arts in how it can develop children on an emotional level. In our program we work with kids on sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, listening skills, self-discipline, and manners. These are all skills that will help kids become successful later in life. In addition, we see a noticeable difference in the confidence level of children who have been doing CrossFit. As their bodies get fitter and their abilities expand, children generally become more physically active and less self-conscious in other athletic situations. We have also seen children lose considerable amounts of weight, resulting in a major change in body image and a big boost in self-esteem. This is especially important and beneficial in the pre-teen years.
Fitness as a Lifestyle – It is important to instill the value of fitness at an early age. It is also important to make sure kids find fitness fun – if children grow up associating working out with being something enjoyable, and clearly seeing the benefits to their bodies and health, then they are more likely to keep fitness as a priority throughout their lives. Eating healthy becomes a natural and normal choice and being active becomes something they just do. Enrolling kids in an all-encompassing program like CrossFit also shows children health and fitness is something their parents prioritize and want to educate them about.
CrossFit Kids is not simply a scaled down version of CrossFit, it is entirely, absolutely CrossFit geared and designed for a special population and the specific developmental needs of that population (nuerological, cognitive, and motor). - CrossFit Kids HQ
Our Junior CrossFit classes are taught by professional and experienced instructors. All coaches that will be working with your children are certified trainers, hold CPR and first aid certifications, have a current background check on file, and have been rigorously screened to make sure that your children are safe and enjoy the best experience possible. We're confident that you will like the instructors as much as your kids do! If you would like to meet our instructors prior to enrolling your children in our program, please contact us to arrange a meeting. Our Junior CrossFit instructor is Ellie Beilin.
