CrossFit Medical Society

The Science of CrossFit "Just come and try it"—that's our pitch because we know visitors get hooked. 

But when building relationships with healthcare providers and offering CrossFit as a health intervention, we must explain why the "Magic of CrossFit" works—whether treating diabetes, high blood pressure, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, social isolation, helping at-risk youth, or challenged populations. 

That's where we come in. The CrossFit methodology relies on hard data—our ability to measure, observe, and replicate results. Our definitions of fitness and health come from deep understanding of human performance with strong predictive power. By analyzing metrics like resting heart rate, fasting insulin, visceral fat, bone mineral density, skeletal muscle, and VO2, we pinpoint where someone falls on the sickness-wellness-fitness continuum. 

Let's explore the core CrossFit Methodology and connect it to science backing this "magic."