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Also known as CrossFit, Inc.

CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The method was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit as its registered trademark. The company forms what has been described as the biggest fitness chain in the world, with around 10,000 affiliated gyms in over 150 countries as of 2025, about 40% of which are located in the United States.

Key facts

Company.name
CrossFit, LLC
Company.logo
Logo CrossFit.svg
Company.industry
Fitness, sports
Company.founder
Greg GlassmanLauren Jenai
Company.location_city
Santa Cruz, California
Company.location_country
U.S.
Company.area_served
Worldwide

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
hobby
Headquarters
Santa Cruz
Official website
www.crossfit.com
Image
District Crossfit Class Warfare-28 (15160360945).jpg
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Commons category
CrossFit
topic's main category
Category:CrossFit
inception
2000-00-00
location of formation
Santa Cruz
OpenStreetMap tag
sport=CrossFit
social media followers
1770000
hashtag
CrossFit
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Overview
  • Methodology
  • WODs
  • Gym classes
  • Usage and impact
  • Business model
  • CrossFit Games
  • Certifications
  • Criticism
  • Injury
  • Lawsuit by CrossFit, Inc. against the NSCA
  • Exertional rhabdomyolysis
  • Social media controversies
  • Death of Lazar Đukić
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CrossFit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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