Pro: Meeting great people. Some of the athletes I trained with have become frequent biking/adventure buddies, and others have even joined us celebrating holidays at home with family. Con: High cost. The place I was at charged $170 every 4 weeks, or $2200 per year. That’s a pretty penny and a hefty price after a decade+ of working out for free at my home gym back in Oregon.

Really balanced argument. What I would say though is that the cost *should* reflect the coaching you receive. You're paying for that, not just access. But, I am also biased as I own a CrossFit gym.

The best pro of it all is that you can do it in your own garage 🤷‍♀️ plus there’s no dogmatism on the movements, just standards, if you do your muscle ups strict on a chipper go ahead, you don’t have to compete to get the best time all the time.

My cross fit experience from a few years back: Pro- I got a free week to try it out. Con- I ended up with rhabdomyolysis after three days.

In my experience I agree that the limit pushing is a huge plus to cross fit. BUT throwing someone who is not already in quite good shape into the deep end is straight up irresponsible. Again, if you're ready, it's awesome. The disregard for this alarmed me when I was there. I also agreeing about things like kipping. It's dangerous for not conditioned bodies and also, just plan not effective. Technique exists for a reason. Overall, I couldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't already in good shape