01/21/2026
âĄïž2016⊠to now- Just because youâre doing CrossFit doesnât automatically mean youâre getting optimally fit.
2016 was the year before I opened my functional medicine practice and I had already been doing CrossFit for 2 years. I was training hardâbut I wasnât fully on board nor did I fully have the đĄknowledge to change my foundations and address underlying root causes of inflammation.
đ„High stress.
đ„Job dissatisfaction.
đ„Poor sleep.
đ„Underlying infections.
đ„Pushing through instead of recovering.
Exercise alone canât override a dysregulated nervous system, inflammatory diet, regular alcohol consumption, chronic stress, or đŽlack of sleep. True fitness is built on what you do outside the gym just as much as inside it.
Movement mattersâbut so do sleep, stress, nutrition, and recovery.đ€
Thatâs the lesson I had to learn the hard way. Today I am stronger both mentally and physically at 49 than 39Â Â and wouldnât want to go back in time!
