 CrossFit programming is decentralized, but its general methodology is used by thousands of private affiliated gyms, fire departments, law-enforcement agencies, and military organizations, including the Royal Danish Life Guards, as well as by some U.S. and Canadian high-school physical-education teachers, high-school and college sports teams, and the Miami Marlins.A 2014 statistical analysis showed that 50% of CrossFit participants were male and 50% were female.CrossFit's growing interest internationally has created a spike in Olympic weightlifting interest in the United States.