CrossFit for Toddlers?

via Youtube

And you thought CrossFit for adults looked intense.

The folks at CrossFit have created a new workout program designed specifically for those uncontainable, terrible 2 and 3-year-olds. CrossFit, if you are unfamiliar, is a super-intense exercise program that involves weight lifting, gymnastics, and cardio.

According to an article in The New York Times, the nationwide obesity epidemic is prompting parents to sign up their kids up for exercise classes while they are still in diapers. Currently, there are 700 toddler CrossFit classes across the country.

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Here’s a clip of a toddler doing kettle ball swings, though it’s unclear what she’s actually getting out of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzcnedQ3EbA

Since there is little data out there about CrossFit injuries and instructors have a reputation of pushing participants beyond their limits, some critics are questioning the wisdom in such a rigorous work-out program for tots or adults.

Doctor’s warnings or not, it seems CrossFit is here to stay. Here’s a video of a 9-month-pregnant mom still at it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6VN4DCF7c

Would let your toddler take CrossFit classes?

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Rachel Silberstein

Rachel Silberstein is a journalist and editor. She has written about politics, crime, health, immigration, religion and parenting. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Tablet Magazine, New York Daily News, Jewcy, Feet In Two Worlds, XOJane, and now, Kveller. She received a BA from Brooklyn College, where she served as editor in chief of the campus weekly, The Kingsman, and won two coveted journalism prizes for her investigative reporting. She lives in Brooklyn with her son and guinea pig.