When I first heard about CrossFit, I was nervous to try it. I thought that at my fitness level, I could never do something so intense. When Element CrossFit opened, I had to give it a try. When I got to the gym, I knew that training there was going to be serious. No mirrors for you to check yourself out in, no CHUM FM, no machines, and no TVs.
Alex and Rachael then warmed me up by teaching me how to do my workout properly (21-15-9 each of Wall Balls, Pushups, Box Jumps). It took me 10 mins or something to finish and I felt that those were the longest 10 mins of my life. I was gasping for air, lying on the ground after. After resting a little I felt amazingly energized yet exhausted, like I just ran 10k or something. I knew right then that this was going to be the place that would allow me to achiieve results. I had been working out on and off since highschool, but I remained pretty much the same, and had a hard time measuring my success. When I started CrossFit, I saw results right away! I was moving up in weight, my times were getting faster and after a few weeks close friends and family were noticing how much weight I was losing. As an unexpected side effect I’ve also gained confidence that I never knew I had.
Element CrossFit is absolutely the best gym that I’ve ever been to and it’s absolutely worth every penny you spend there. To get the training that you get here elsewhere, you would be spending hundreds of dollars on a personal trainer, a dietician and/or nutritionist. At Element CrossFit, these services are all offered as part of the membership at no extra cost. All of the workouts are all scaled to your fitness level, and the certified trainers: Alex and Rachael set you up with workouts that fit YOU. The fitness you gain from this gym is all functional. The exercises all help you in your everyday life somehow. You won’t be doing bicep curls in front of a mirror because really, when are you going to be doing bicep curls in real life situations?
Element CrossFit has become a big part of my life and I just want to thank Alex and Rachel for their amazing coaching and the rest of the ECF members for their constant support!
