Entries by Lydia

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Getting (or perfecting) Your Pull-ups

I remember way back when I was 10 years old, and I first discovered out how hard it was to even do a pull-up, after 4 weeks, I’d worked up from 1 to 5, doing them every day. When I was 16, I could do 50 push-ups comfortably. I could do just 7 pull-ups. Pull-ups […]

5 Habits to Eat Healthier, Lose Weight, and Feel In Charge

Numerous times, I sit down with my amazing clients, and we talk about goals, and we talk about plans, and all of the diets they’ve followed. Recently, I was asked if I knew about the six pack sensation diet… I hadn’t. There appear to be so many diets, and not a lot of people actually […]

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The Future of Fitness in The 21st Century

When I first begun my fitness journey I was ten years old. I was doing pull-ups on the gangway of our boat, that was my home for a short period of time. I was so proud that I could do 5 and I remember showing off my strength to my friends because I thought I […]

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Member of The Week – Sam Housten – 21st January 2019

Sams devilish sense of humour and keen wit have been a stalwart of our classes since she joined last year. Consistent in all her training, developing more and more strength, has been showing excellent gains with her pull-ups and box jumps. Still working on the upper body strength to develop a stronger overhead press, Sams […]

Why You Should Choose CrossFit Chichester

Why should choose us at CrossFit Chichester, over a standard gym membership or other CrossFit style gyms? We teach the basics of CrossFit, before anything else. You have to move properly before progressing to the advanced movements. Otherwise, you’ll get hurt. Having trained hundreds of people, we have learnt that nothing can be progressed until […]

Mental Health and Why We All Need Community

Operation Connect-at-Christmas. Over the Christmas period, we are going to be raising awareness and funds for the mental health charity Mind. When it comes to having good mental health, one of the biggest contributors towards it, is a feeling of community. Surrounded by friends, positive work colleagues, or supportive family members, our brain functions with […]

Tips for a Good Nights Sleep

Sleep: and how to improve it. Sleep, most of us do not get enough it. Having spoken to many people about their sleep patterns, often quite a decent number almost baulk at the idea of getting more sleep, or being able to get more sleep. The single matter of which comes up again and again […]