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If you are a fitness professional, I bet sometimes you wonder why it can be so hard to get people on board with exercise and healthy living. I mean, everyone knows now that exercise is good for you, right? The...

BOOK YOUR TICKET (Enter BLKBOX at the Checkout to get 10% off your ticket) ‘Building High-Performance Programmes’ Inviting leaders, coaches, managers and practitioners from the world of sport and business. Join the Athletic Performance Team at Ulster Rugby and the...

  OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT PARTNERS OF TURF GAMES WINTER FESTIVAL A record 950 athletes competed at this year's Turf Games, which saw two unforgettable days of deadlifting, burpeeing, tyre-flipping, kettlebell-swinging and more. As the boom for functional fitness continues, Turf Games...

What Exactly is Coaches Corner? Each month, we will be hosting Coaches Corner, an education and networking evening at BLK BOX HQ. The idea behind these free workshops is to provide valuable education to those who want to up their...

Wednesday 6th November is National Stress Awareness Day. At BLK BOX we encourage our team to not only manage their physical health but their mental health also. We aim to be as physically active as possible; we regularly have team...

PureGym are the UK’s leading gym operator and first chain to successfully reach over 1,000,000 members. The company is now celebrating their 100th Functional Training Zone (FTZ); a radical concept that 10 years ago would have seemed unachievable. The unique...

We sat down with Emma McQuaid, CrossFit Games and BLK BOX Athlete and winner of the 20.1 workout (with an astonishing time of 7.41) to gain some insight on the life of a full-time athlete. How often do you train...

FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER COACHES CORNER What is Coaches Corner? Each month, we will be hosting Coaches Corner, an education and networking evening at BLK BOX Headquarters. The idea behind these free workshops is to provide valuable education for athletes of...

WHAT IS THE CROSSFIT OPEN? The Open is comprised of five workouts over five weeks, and it starts with 20.1. Open workouts are identified by their year and the order in which they appear. The workouts will be released every...