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CrossFit is One of the Most Annoying Religions in America

I lost a friend to that particular health and wellness cult

MaryClare StFrancis
4 min readOct 17, 2022
Image by Jose Luis Palma from Pixabay

I have had enough out of body experiences to be grateful for my body no matter what size it is. I’m always relieved when I return to my body because I am not a person that enjoys this, I’d much rather travel via a more traditional route: road trip, or Amtrack. My health precludes me from flying. However, there are certain places that cannot be accessed via traditional methods of traveling.

One of the most annoying religions I’ve come across in America besides football is CrossFit. The people who do CrossFit act like Jesus Christ himself was born in the locker room and they must spread the message of CrossFit to all.

Go ye into all the world and preach CrossFit…

It’s a religion for people who like to show off their bodies, which is fine with me, just quit the ugly proselytising. In the Gospel according to CrossFit, anyone and everyone should CrossFit.

***Insert much eye rolling here.***

Like most other religions, they have an active online presence.

So when a friend of mine began his journey into CrossFitting, I knew where this was headed. He spread the good news with all and sundry. Not long after…

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MaryClare StFrancis
MaryClare StFrancis

Written by MaryClare StFrancis

I write memoir, nonfiction essays, and poetry

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