CrossFit communities unite for online workout to help charity and businesses hit hard by Covid-19
- The United In Movement fundraiser has already raised more than US$200,000 during its seven-day workout
CrossFit’s community of heavy hitters and organisers have got together to host an online workout challenge to benefit a number of charities helping businesses affected by Covid-19.
United in Movement, spearheaded by CrossFit Sanctional competition operators and other key players within the sport and fitness industry, features a seven-day online workout which ends on Saturday, April 11 at 8pm ET (people can still register), and is completely volunteer-based.
Some of the supporting partners include a number of the CrossFit Sanctional organisers, P10 Performance, Rebel and NoBull – which made a shoe specifically for the fundraiser. A number of CrossFit Sanctionals have been postponed owing to the coronavirus and the 2020 CrossFit Games, scheduled to take place in August in Madison, Wisconsin, remain a question mark.
CrossFit commentator Rory McKernan hosted parts of the live-stream kick-off from his living room, and said the goal was to raise funds for charity and keep people active during lockdown.
“This pandemic has touched everybody,” said McKernan. “It doesn’t matter where you live, what you believe, the colour of your skin – in our community, we respond to crisis with action.”