CrossFit: James McGowan, actor

For actor James McGowan, 49, being in good physical form is necessary to convincingly play an elite security agent on CBC-TV’s The Border. But earlier this year he realized his curl and crunch regime was overworked and his metabolism was shot. Inspired by the actors’ workout for the action movie 300, he rewrote the script on his four-year-old routine and took up CrossFit.

He knows however, that there is still room for improvement if he wants to perform the best in his greatest role – active father.

To learn more, read the full article in The Globe and Mail, “New workout script: Add cardio, skip the sit-ups”, and then add your comments.

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