CrossFit for Women: Everything you need to know –

There is no denying that the crossfit It is truly a worldwide phenomenon. The practice, known for creating a great sense of community, has gained fans around the world, but it still makes some people turn up their noses. That’s because the workouts follow a stereotype of a super muscular and defined person that can cause strangeness, especially in women.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CROSSFIT?

Crossfit is a practice that combines bodybuilding exercises with high intensity training, which means that caloric expenditure is very high. However, the purpose of these classes also goes further.

“CrossFit’s primary goal is to develop a wide range of skills that require maximum strength and endurance,” he explains. Isabella Medeiros Borodinas, physical trainer at Club Fisio Anália Franco. “It consists of a plan of exercises that stimulate the human body, being able to improve the functions of the musculoskeletal system, such as strength, speed, balance, coordination, flexibility, laterality, heart resistance and neuromuscular.”

This, of course, when we talk about the traditional format. In the competitive form, which is performance-oriented, the goal of practice is to test athletes on various aspects of physical conditioning.

THE BENEFITS OF CROSSFIT FOR WOMEN

With that in mind, we can look specifically at the effect CrossFit has on the female body. According to the professional, one of the first points to consider is that these workouts have a very interesting characteristic: many of the exercises imitate activities of daily life, such as pushing, pulling, squatting and throwing. That is, firstly, work on mobility and contributes to a more efficient and comfortable day-to-day.

Other than that, they are also aimed at developing the performance and general fitness. “With this, women can benefit from strengthening, improving body composition and improving the performance of activities of daily living.”

Because it is a high-intensity practice, CrossFit also collaborates for the fat loss – and a quick loss, by the way – and muscle definition. This, however, does not mean that the muscles will look like those of bodybuilders. This level of definition requires dedication to training, in addition to a strict diet, which recreational practice will not generate.

DOES CROSSFIT FOR WOMEN HAVE RISKS?

As with all physical practice (with the exception, perhaps, of of the walk), CrossFit comes with some risks. This is considered a vigorous activity that includes functional movements of high intensity and constant variations, such as Olympic lifting, gymnastic movements and aerobic conditioning.

As a rule, training exercises address three main aspects: supporting high loads, covering long distances and executing movements at high speed – all of which can offer a high risk of injury to the practitioner.

“In addition, it is considered a risk factor for the emergence of stress urinary incontinence in women, since, during training, intra-abdominal pressure increases, overloading the muscles that make up the pelvic floor, influencing the continence mechanism” , explains Isabella.