WHAT IS CROSSFIT?

I have been asking this question and thinking about the benefits of this type of training for everyday work life. I looked at Crossfit Manukau web page and found this.

http://www.crossfitmanukau.co.nz/?page_id=12

CrossFit is an exercise methodology, an approach to fitness.
CrossFit offers a two-fold definition of fitness. Firstly, we identify 10 physical attributes associated with physical performance: cardio-respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, speed, power, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and accuracy. ‘Fitness’ equates to capacity in each of these areas. CrossFit endeavours to improve all of these attributes. To do this, we incorporate a huge variety of exercises and combine them in an almost infinite number of ways in the ‘workout of the day’ (WOD). Importantly, we utilise functional movement, i.e. movements that are used in real-life and are useful for doing real tasks; no pec-decks or leg curl machines in our gym. Instead, olympic lifts, body-weight exercises, kettlebells and gymnastics form the core of the programme.
Secondly, fitness is defined as our ability to perform work: work capacity. Running a certain distance, lifting a weight a certain number of times, shifting a load from one place to another all involve performing work. The aim of CrossFit is to increase our capacity to perform this work. This ‘real-life’ fitness is of benefit to everyone, whether for sport, at work, or for every-day tasks like gardening or shopping, or just general well-being.
In short, CrossFit is constantly varied, functional movement performed at intensity to increase work capacity.
In practice, it means workouts that are always different, always challenging and always fun.