That feeling turned sour early Monday when the gym — Kanehsatake CrossFit — burned to the ground in a possible case of arson. Early Monday morning, the structure that housed CrossFit Kanehsatake in Quebec, Canada, was in flames. Support the rebuild: https://t.co/UK1Wmhvs3Y pic.twitter.com/YOMR3lj2nJ — CrossFit (@CrossFit) March 5, 2019Because of a number of high-profile arsons in Kanesatake, it is difficult for businesses to afford property insurance. The owners of Kanehsatake CrossFit were uninsured and had just built an expansion to the gym. For Nelson, CrossFit is less about the competition and the fitness than the way exercise has transformed her life.

Source: National Post March 05, 2019 23:48 UTC