The Defy Functional Fitness blog

Fortitudine Vincimus

  I subscribed to a newsletter from The Daily Stoic a couple of years ago now.  They send out a daily email with a quote…

DON’T do CrossFit, It’s DANGEROUS…

  This is the general message that gets spread by some of the latest fitness fads or healthcare professionals… The main misconception that people have…

It takes a village

  The feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. I came across this as a definition of…

Becoming a gym owner

It has long been a goal of mine to have my own facility to be able to help people in their pursuit of health and…

Get a Coach!

  There are thousands of fitness resources out there..Youtube, online blogs, Instagram hero’s, you name it! It would be easy to google “how to snatch”…

Welcome to Defy Functional Fitness

  We are extremely excited to bring you Toronto’s newest CrossFit gym in the heart of Leaside. I (Darren) along with my partner Michelle will…

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