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Kait Amazra

Kait Amazra is the founder and lead writer of Active Health Sport. With over 25 years of experience in health, fitness, and wellness education, Kait combines professional expertise with a passion for helping people live stronger, healthier, and more balanced lives. As a licensed health and fitness professional, Kait has worked alongside industry experts to deliver evidence-based insights on physical activity, nutrition, recovery, and holistic well-being. Through Active Health Sport, Kait’s mission is to make trusted, practical, and science-backed health information accessible to everyone, from beginners building new habits to athletes seeking peak performance.

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Why Mobility Matters More Than Muscle for CrossFit Progress

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In CrossFit culture, strength numbers often steal the spotlight: heavier deadlifts, faster WOD times, and bigger PRs. While muscle and power are essential, they are not the limiting factor for long-term CrossFit progress. Instead, the real bottleneck for most athletes is mobility. Mobility determines how efficiently force is produced, how safely movements are executed, and […]

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Zone-2 Walking for CrossFit Athletes Explained

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In CrossFit, conditioning is often associated with intense, fast-paced WODs, high heart rates, and breathless finishes. While this intensity builds power and short-term fitness, it does not fully support aerobic efficiency, recovery capacity, or long-term performance. This is where Zone-2 training becomes essential. Surprisingly, to many athletes, walking, when performed correctly, is one of the

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How Low-Intensity Walking Restores the Nervous System

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CrossFit is designed to test physical limits. Heavy lifts, fast-paced metabolic conditioning, and complex gymnastic movements demand not only muscular strength but also significant nervous system output.  While most athletes focus on muscle recovery, the nervous system, the command center of movement, coordination, and power, is often ignored. This oversight leads to fatigue that sleep

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Active Recovery for CrossFitters: Walking & Mobility Explained

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CrossFit pushes athletes to their physical limits, lifting heavy, sprinting, jumping, and performing high-intensity functional movements. While the intensity delivers impressive gains, it also places tremendous stress on muscles, joints, and the nervous system.  Without proper recovery, even the strongest athletes risk overtraining, injury, and performance plateaus. This is where active recovery comes in, particularly

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How Walking and Stretching Boost CrossFit Recovery (Duo)

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CrossFit recovery, athletes often chase intensity, heavy lifts, quick transitions, and heart-racing WODs (Workouts of the Day). Yet, the key to consistent progress isn’t just in the effort you put inside the box, it’s what you do outside it. Surprisingly, two of the most effective recovery and performance enhancers are walking and stretching, simple, low-impact

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How Nutrition Impacts Sleep: Foods That Help (and Hurt) Your Night’s Rest

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You Are What – and When – You Eat We often think of sleep as a nighttime habit, but the truth is that good sleep begins with what you eat during the day. Nutrition doesn’t just fuel your body; it programs your internal clock, affects hormone production, and influences how deeply you rest.From your morning

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How to Align Your Circadian Rhythm for All-Day Energy Gains

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Why You Feel Tired Even After Sleeping Enough Have you ever slept for eight hours and still felt groggy the next morning?The issue might not be how long you sleep, but when you sleep. Your body operates on a natural 24-hour internal clock called the circadian rhythm, which regulates everything from hormone release to temperature,

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Electrolytes vs. Water: What Active Adults Must Know

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Beyond Water, The Hidden Key to True Hydration Most adults know the rule, “Drink more water.”But few realize that hydration isn’t just about fluid intake. It’s about electrolyte balance, the invisible electrical system that keeps your muscles contracting, your heart beating, and your brain firing. In late 2025, as more people adopt high-intensity workouts, hybrid

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What Happens to Muscle Recovery When You’re Dehydrated

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The Missing Link in Modern Fitness Ask most people how to recover faster, and you’ll hear familiar answers: protein, stretching, and sleep.But there’s one element silently shaping every part of your recovery, focus, and energy: water. Hydration isn’t glamorous, yet it’s the foundation of every biological process, from muscle repair to neural signaling.Still, over 70%

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