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'Life Is Precious': Paramus Woman Recovers From Brain Injury With CrossFit 'Life Is Precious': Paramus Woman Recovers From Brain Injury With CrossFit
'Life Is Precious': Paramus Woman Recovers From Brain Injury With CrossFit Life can change in an instant. It did for Kelly Ann Woods of Paramus in 2012 when she slipped and fell on ice. Only months later was she diagnosed with a concussion and spinal fluid leak.  The accident to Woods is a red line that divides her life in two, but her fierce determination to finish any task at hand -- whether it's recovery or a workout at CrossFit The Rack located inside of Gold's Gym in Paramus -- remained constant. "When you go through a life-altering accident you really gain perspective on what matters most," said Woods, 31, an infrastructure architect for UPS in M…
Fit Cops: CrossFit Alone Trained Bergen County Dad For 300-Mile Unity Tour Fit Cops: CrossFit Alone Trained Bergen County Dad For 300-Mile Unity Tour
Fit Cops: CrossFit Alone Trained Bergen County Dad For 300-Mile Unity Tour State parole officer Dino DeVirgilio had approximately 30 miles to go until the next rest stop during the Police Unity Tour earlier this month. He was somewhere in the Chesapeake Bay area, 163 miles into the ride. And no matter which direction he turned, the Washington Township dad seemed to be battling a headwind. Although this marked DeVirgilio's 13th consecutive Police Unity Tour -- an annual 300-mile bike ride from New Jersey to Washington D.C.,honoring law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty -- he hadn't been on a bike since last year's ride. Instead, he did CrossFi…