Saved by the Barbell is an annual, worldwide CrossFit community Labor Day workout and fundraising effort to bring CrossFit to more kids everywhere.
Saved by the Barbell is an annual, worldwide CrossFit community Labor Day workout and fundraising effort to bring CrossFit to more kids everywhere.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 1, 2018, the CrossFit Foundation in partnership with hundreds of CrossFit affiliates raised nearly $100,000 to support kids' health and fitness. The CrossFit Foundation's first-ever CrossFit For Kids: Saved by the Barbell community workout raised funds to increase CrossFit opportunities for kids in schools, parks, neighborhoods, and communities around the world.
Each year, rates of chronic diseases like type-2 diabetes, obesity, and liver disease--conditions once associated with the sick and elderly--rise among children, from toddlers to teenagers. Despite this pattern, schools continue to reduce and dilute their physical education programs, from recess to gym. Faulty nutrition education and sugar-stocked vending machines only compound these problems.
The Saved by the Barbell community fundraiser workout, now scheduled annually, addresses the rising rates of childhood chronic disease and sedentarism by supporting free CrossFit programs for kids in the school districts and communities that need them most.
"Every day I'm faced with kids with obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, constipation, fatigue, etc. caused by lifestyle," said pediatrician Dr. Shakha Gillin, MD, FAAP. "CrossFit Kids gives kids a foundation of exercise and nutrition to fight chronic disease. We can change the statistics."
Over 250 CrossFit affiliate gyms in more than a dozen countries hosted or participated in a Saved by the Barbell event over the weekend, including affiliates on military bases serving deployed service members and affiliates operating in K-12 school districts.
CrossFit affiliates already lead the fight for kids' health and fitness, with over 1,800 Registered CrossFit Kids Programs in affiliates around the world. There are over 1,000 CrossFit programs in schools today. The Saved by the Barbell fundraiser expands these efforts: proceeds from the workout support the development and growth of CrossFit programs for kids in dozens of communities through scholarships for teacher training and fitness equipment grants for schools and supporting the health and fitness of thousands of children through a network of charities funded by the CrossFit Foundation.
"The CrossFit affiliate community's response to the Saved by the Barbell fundraiser was powerful and immediate," said Olivia Leonard, CrossFit Foundation executive director. "They know firsthand what this opportunity means for kids: a path to health."
Learn more about the annual event by visiting the CrossFit Foundation’s Saved by the Barbell website.
The number of registered host and participating affiliates in 2018 included:
CrossFit X-Factor, CrossFit McComb, McComb, MI RVT CrossFit, CrossFit Cortney, CrossFit Version, Tlalnepantla de
Portland, OR Baz, Mexico
Portland, OR Las Vegas, NV
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CrossFit 1218Ten, CrossFit Droitwich, Droitwich, UK CrossFit St. Helens, St. Helens, Dreamtown CrossFit, Truckee, CA Reebok CrossFit Louvre, Paris,
Petaluma, CA OR France
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CrossFit Free CrossFit QFE, Lumberton, NC CrossFit Torque-Strength, CrossFit 616, Grand Rapids, MI CrossFit Reform, Rancho Santa
State, Topeka, KS Portland, OR Margarita, CA
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LiftBridge Chino CrossFit, CrossFit Montavilla, Portland, OR No Drama Fitness, Ontario,
CrossFit, Canada CrossFit MontCo,
Oak Park Heights,
MN Chino, CA East Norriton, PA
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CrossFit Loveland, Iron Core CrossFit, Rochester, NY DeSoto CrossFit, South Haven, MS CrossFit Hampton Roads,
Loveland, CO Yorktown, VA CrossFit Del Rio,
Del Rio, TX
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CrossFit Stimulus, CrossFit 757, CrossFit Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Rarámuri CrossFit, Mexico City,
Hampton, VA Mexico CrossFit Södertörn, Handen, Sweden
Norfolk, VA
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Dynamis CrossFit, CrossFit Solent, Southampton, UK Vintage CrossFit, Houston, TX CrossFit Bäst, Guanajuato,
Carlsbad, CA Mexico Lion Storm CrossFit, Wentzville, MO
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Duke City CrossFit,
Albuquerque, NM CrossFit Oakdale, Oakdale, CA CrossFit 859, Nicholasville, KY CrossFit Thumbs Up, Tampa, FL CrossFit Flight,
Holland, MI
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Fort Miami CrossFit Razor, STEAM Academy CrossFit,
CrossFit, Lexington, KY South Tampa CrossFit, Tampa, FL CrossFit NOLA,
St. Joseph, MI Forked River, NJ New Orleans, LA
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Wildfire CrossFit, CrossFit Deep Well, Mooresville, NC CrossFit Alcides, Trooper, PA Primal Ape CrossFit, Makati, Happy Hour CrossFit, Nassau,
Phoenix, AZ Philippines Bahamas
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CrossFit 520, DRiV Fitness, CrossFit Brackish, CrossFit Corinthian, Newhaven,
UK ASDC CrossFit, Flemington, NJ
Tucson, AZ St. Augustine, FL Cut Off, LA
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CrossFit Aisling, Pine Mountain CrossFit, Pineville, CrossFit Ferocity, Waterford, MI Kensington Valley CrossFit, CrossFit To The Core, San Juan
Brooklyn, CT KY Brighton, MI Capistrano, CA
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Droptine CrossFit, Pure Vida CrossFit, Grand Junction,
St. Albans, VT CO CrossFit Lacustre, CrossFit 1010, CrossFit Poipu,
Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland Carrum Downs, Australia Koloa, HI
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CrossFit Surmount,
Apex, NC CrossFit Zoetic, CrossFit Evolve, CrossFit RPE, Troy CrossFit,
Franklin, TN Fort Collins, CO Deerfield, IL San Diego, CA
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Seven Devils One Asterisk CrossFit,
CrossFit, Helena, Middletown, RI
MT CrossFit Mafia, Thornton, CO Classified CrossFit, CrossFit Strong Island, Merrick, NY
Yuba City, CA
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CrossFit 140, CrossFit Dairyland, Appleton, WI CrossFit Compelled, Wichita, KS CrossFit Kinnick, Left Coast CrossFit, Laguna Niguel,
Woodstock, GA CA
Upland, CA
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FISH CrossFit, CrossFit Viroqua, Viroqua, WI CrossFit Breakout, Wheeling, IL CrossFit Kinnick Ontario,
Ontario, CA Amsi CrossFit Guatemala,
Pomeroy, OH Mixco, Guatemala
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CrossFit Believe,
Warrensburg, MO G-Theory CrossFit, Auburn, CA Comal CrossFit, Bulverde, TX 3 Star CrossFit, Lebanon, TN CrossFit Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
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Kitsap CrossFit, CrossFit Iron Legion, Ocala, FL CrossFit Lackland, CrossFit UCS, Gambaru CrossFit, Jacareí, Brazil
Poulsbo, WA San Antonio, TX Rome, GA
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CrossFit King of Diamond Hill CrossFit, CrossFit Freedom, Libertyville, Three Kings CrossFit, Noblesville,
Prussia, Cumberland, RI IL IN
Bridgeport, PA CrossFit Invictus,
San Diego, CA
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Risen Strength CrossFit Broken Hill, Broken Hill, Starboard CrossFit, North Bourbon Barrel CrossFit, Three Kings CrossFit North, Carmel,
CrossFit, Australia Charleston, SC Shelbyville, KY IN
Gainesville, FL
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CrossFit CrossFit Out of the Box, Pompano
Proficient, Beach, FL
Windsor Gardens,
Australia Contra Costa CrossFit, Concord, CA CrossFit Vice, Grand Mesa CrossFit, Leander, TX
Coral Springs, FL
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Crossfit Lumberton, CrossFit Dunbar Cave Lab, CrossFit Moreno Valley,
Lumberton, TX Clarkesville, TN Riverside, CA CrossFit Superstition, Mesa, AZ Mt. Tabor CrossFit, Portland, OR
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CrossFit Aiken, CrossFit DECK, CrossFit Hogback, Klamath Falls,
OR CrossFit 901, CrossFit Diem,
Aiken, SC Raymond Terrace, Australia Memphis, TN Overland Park, KS
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CrossFit Durango, CrossFit Trinium, Lancaster, PA CrossFit Sona, CrossFit Intrepid, Portland, OR CrossFit 11th Parallel, Djibouti,
Durango, CO Djibouti
Johnson City, NY
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CrossFit PGK, CrossFit Olmsted Falls, Olmstead CrossFit XXIII, CrossFit Adrenaline, CrossFit Warrnambool, Warrnambool,
Falls, OH Cartersville, GA Australia
Tacoma, WA Doha, Qatar
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CrossFit 138, CrossFit ONE Nation, Boston, MA CrossFit Hidden Valley, Yuma, AZ CrossFit Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI CrossFit Clermont l'Hérault,
Clermont-l'Hérault, France
Tacoma, WA
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EE CrossFit, CrossFit Morado, Palencia, Spain CrossFit Town Center, The
Woodlands, TX Carlsbad CrossFit, Carlsbad, CA CrossFit Santa Fe,
Bakersfield, CA Santa Fe, NM
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Picton CrossFit, Ft. Bend CrossFit, Indianapolis, IN Notch 8 Athletics, Vista CrossFit, Flying Fortress CrossFit,
Galveston, TX
Picton, Australia Avon, IN Carlsbad, CA
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CrossFit Full Park Circle CrossFit, North
Potential, Charleston, SC
Newburyport, MA CrossFit HCS, CrossFit 858, CrossFit Prevail, McHenry, IL
Ferndale, MI San Diego, CA
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Smelter City CrossFit Belleville, Belleville, Mirror Image CrossFit, Panama
CrossFit, Ontario City, FL
Anaconda, MT CrossFit North Charleston, CrossFit Invasion, Bellmore, NY
North Charleston, SC
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CrossFit 156, CrossFit Agoge, Montrose, CO CrossFit Elafi, RedDoor CrossFit, Green Bay, WI CrossFit Millard, Omaha, NE
Hicksville, NY Lyon, France
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CrossFit Strong Big Thompson CrossFit, Loveland, CO Latitude 35 CrossFit, Fort Mill, CrossFit North 16145,
Heart, Foley, AL SC Queensland, Australia Paikea CrossFit,
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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CrossFit Monroe,
Monroe WA CrossFit Como, Columbia, MO CrossFit Combine, CrossFit 203, CrossFit Sandusky, Sandusky, OH
Las Vegas, NV Danbury, CT
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CrossFit Bull ASL CrossFit, Hardware CrossFit, Chicago, IL Fight Tonight CrossFit, Seoul,
Falls, Wausau, WI South Korea BARx CrossFit, Kirkwood, MO
Oakland Park, FL
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CrossFit BCR, CrossFit West of the River,
Sapulpa, OK Progressive Fitness CrossFit, CrossFit Jacked, CrossFit Casco Bay, Portland, MA
Phoenix, AZ Colorado Springs, CO Mobile, AL
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Mahoney CrossFit, CrossFit Crabs, CrossFit Potcake, Nassau, Bahamas CrossFit Stamina, Harlingen, TX CrossFit 3 Strands, Pflugerville,
Salem, OR TX
Cassola, Italy
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Eugene CrossFit, CrossFit DC, Washington, DC CrossFit Pick It Up, Colorado
Eugene, OR Springs, CO CrossFit Kaiju, Matthews, NC CrossFit Salt,
Brunswick, GA
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Bear Flag CrossFit, University of Nevada CrossFit,
Fullerton, CA Reno, NV CrossFit Passion, Alphareta, GA CrossFit SFP, Compass CrossFit, Lubbock, TX
Palm Desert, CA
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CrossFit Johns CrossFit Los Alamitos, Los
Creek, Johns Alamitos, CA
Creek, GA CrossFit Blue House, Portland, OR Outcast CrossFit, CrossFit Colen,
Las Vegas, NV La Rioja, Spain
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