Perhaps your gym (or workout app, like Peloton) has started offering Hyrox classes, or you noticed that the new Amazfit fitness tracker was first teased through a Hyrox partnership. To help you understand the trend, here’s an explainer of what exactly Hyrox involves, why people like it, and where you can learn more if you’re intrigued.
It’s been said that Hyrox is short for “hybrid rockstar,” since “hybrid” is a term that athletes often use when they feel they’re neither endurance athletes nor strength athletes, but something in between.
Hyrox has structured competitions
Unlike Crossfit competitions, which may include just about anything in any format, Hyrox’s competitions always follow the same predictable format. Much like running a marathon, you can compare your time in a Hyrox race to what others have done. The race includes eight 1-kilometer runs (adding up to about 5 miles) with stations in between. Here’s the order:
1 km run, then 50 meter sled push
1 km run, then 80 meters of burpee broad jumps
1 km run, then a 200 meter farmer’s carry (walking while carrying kettlebells in both hands)
1 km run, then 100 wall balls (where you squat and then throw a ball upward toward a target on a wall)
Hyrox events are hard work, but they aren’t too difficult skill-wise. You won’t see barbell snatches like in Olympic weightlifting, or handstand walks like in the Crossfit games. For this reason, it’s relatively beginner-friendly.
Hyrox classes and communities are popping up everywhere
Part of the fun of Hyrox is training for it alongside others, or so I’ve heard. While you can train for a marathon on your own, training for a Hyrox race means you need access to a rowing machine, a ski erg, and a wall with an appropriate wall ball target—most of which are hard to find outside of a gym oriented toward those events. (That said, most Crossfit gyms and many commercial gyms can provide these things.)
To find a Hyrox club near you, Hyrox has a locator on its website. Also consider checking with gyms and fitness clubs to see if they may have started offering Hyrox classes or training groups.
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