Health is important to me. After years of working out in "normal" gyms, boredom set in. I needed a change. Once starting CrossFit I realized how fun, competitive and addictive it was and it took less time than my old workout routines. While working out at CFH I always try to beat the person next to me and even myself from previous workouts. I live a healthy lifestyle and I feel it’s important to stay active and to teach my children to do the same. When working out in other gyms, it seemed I was always...

So I'm sure I have a somewhat similar CrossFit Beginnings story to most women. Of course I was scared and had tons of self-doubt. My husband (who is a beast) actually started CF first. I remember when he came home from his first workout with a bright red face and clothes completely drenched in sweat. It was in the summer so that added to his condition. He told me that was the most intense workout of his life and that there was no AC in the gym. I knew I wanted to join eventually...but no AC? At the time, I was jogging around campus about 3 times a week and did Body Pump about twice a week. I felt like if it...

As a former multisport athlete, I was somewhat in a slump after deciding to not play volleyball at the collegiate level. I missed the intensity and the discipline that higher level athletics contributed to my life and I wanted it back. That’s when I found Crossfit Hammond. I had been hearing about this Crossfit gig from my sister and in some of my Kinesiology classes and it looked legit enough that my 18 year old self who was in my first year at Southeastern wanted to give it a try.

As soon as I went through the intro workout with Brad...