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CrossFit: The fitness phenomenon that changed the industry


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November 29, 2022

9 minutes

Available for over a year

In 2000, an American personal trainer invented CrossFit.

They now have gyms around the world and hold an annual international competition.

Rachel Naylor speaks to two-time world champion Annie Thorisdottir, from Iceland.

(Photo: Annie Thorisdottir. Credit: CrossFit LLC)

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