CrossFit

Have you ever judged something from the outside without having all of the information and then actually experienced that thing later only to find out how wrong you were.

I had that experience with CrossFit Crown City.

I did not end up at Crown City because I was interested in CrossFit, quality coffee led me here!

Five days a week I would go to my corner coffee shop, grab my cappuccino, take a seat outside and watch these “crazy” CrossFit people next door workout. I was mystified by what they were doing, everything looked so intense and so intimidating, I truly had no idea what was going on but I knew one thing for certain, I wanted nothing to do with it!

At the time I was around 35 years old, I had always been athletic, played sports, stayed active and appeared (from the outside) to be a relatively fit individual but I was quickly finding it more and more difficult to be stay with any kind of fitness routine. I needed something that I wasn’t finding in your traditional gym, something that would help me stick with it, be consistent and help keep me accountable. So one day I got up the nerve, skipped the cappuccino and walked in to Crown City. To my surprise it wasn’t it intimidating, on the contrary it was welcoming and I fell in love with it!

After that first day I was “hooked” and my CrossFit journey began. Over the next 6 years I went from a member, to a coach, to a partner and eventually owner of CrossFit Crown City.

Today my goal for the gym is to create a culture of growth in a facility that is welcoming, inclusive and not intimidating in any way.
I want Crown City to be known as the place to go for high level coaching and positive vibes, and as a place that is just as welcoming to new CrossFitter’s as it is to those with years of experience.

Today I still think back to my first experience, how far we have come, how much the gym has grown and where we are going.

It all goes back to that first day and feeling welcomed!