Injury by Crossfit.

I read an interesting article by Rami Hashish, DPT entitled "Injury by Crossfit."  It lists a few of the most popular Crossfit exercises which, when done properly and with attention to form and quality of movement, are a great workout.  However when done competitively for quantity can become dangerous and cause injury. 

Adherence to the CrossFit program and performance of its exercises undoubtedly generates results, but if done improperly...the likelihood of injury appears high. I would thus be amiss to advise against CrossFit exercises and the associated diet, so rather, I take aim at the CrossFit structure that clearly fails in ensuring that their coaches place emphasis on long-term health and wellness, rather than simple performance metrics. Because frankly, it's hard to be elite with a herniated disc.

Here at Urbancore Pilates we strive for quality of movement over quantity with every exercise we teach, and rarely do we perform a particular exercise more than 6 or 8 or 10 reps.  Why?  Pilates is based on the principle that you focus your entire being into each movement - both mind and body - and work so deeply that it is not necessary to do tons of (boring) reps isolating one or two muscles. 

Check out the full article below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rami-hashish/crossfit-debate_b_3181435.html?utm_hp_ref=@healthfitness123