“That type of training works best for me. Everyone has their preferences—this or that, whatever works for them—but this is perfect for me. I’ll keep doing it in and out of camp,” he added.

Much like Dungeons and Dragons, Renaissance faires, and sex parties, CrossFit is something that everyone has heard of — but few have an accurate understanding of what it entails and who it's for.

This is an installment of Good Fit, a column about exercise. I took my first CrossFit Kids class when I was 10 years old, the summer between fifth and sixth grade. I remember a circuit that involved ...