133 Federal Street is home to a new 11,000 RSF facility that was formerly FitCorp. CrossFit is not your gym experience from the past; the high intensity workouts have gone mainstream and become one of the hottest trends for those looking for more than simply picking things up and putting them down.
An article on the Boston Business Journal explains two central elements underlying the CrossFit craze, “first, it’s a deliberately decentralized business operation, giving gym owners wide latitude to set fees, lease space, purchase equipment and design programs….second, there is no prescribed exercise program, but rather a steady mix of drills intended to forge ‘elite fitness’.”