The 2nd Annual Okanagan Valley Throwdown is Western Canada’s premier fitness competition, taking place on Saturday, February 7th and Sunday, February 8th. CrossFit is one of the fastest growing sports in the world with nearly 140,000 people competing in the International CrossFit Open this past year.
CrossFit combines Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics and high intensity interval training along with many other sport specific movements and challenges; in CrossFit an athlete must prepare for the unknown.
It is the “Ultimate Fitness Competition” – not just cardio, but a test of skill, strength, speed, stamina, cardiovascular endurance, power, agility, accuracy, balance, flexibility and coordination rolled into one. A competitor must overcome various physical challenges in order to complete an event and “ANY” activity is game, The individual or team with the best overall fitness will win!
This event is mainly for people who already take part in CrossFit either competitively or recreationally. While competitive CrossFitters represent approximately 10% of people who CrossFit; 90% of people do it for fun or for the lifestyle and for the challenge. This event will attract individual men and women, recreational groups, master (over 40) teams and an all new pairs division. We encourage athletes of all types to participate in this unique event.
For more spectator and athlete information, please visit www.okanaganvalleythrowdown.com
