SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT PUREFORCE CROSSFIT

“I’m reasonably strong/capable for a woman who’s definitely not an athlete. I was in my youth, but that was a long while ago. Now I’m a stay at home mom without any regular exercise routine. I was looking for something to help build up my strength so I can keep up with my kids and supplement what I’m doing in physical therapy from having been rear-ended this year.

I was intimidated when I was considering CrossFit as an option because it looked really intense, but the location is sooooo convenient being in the same block as two of my kids’ school and my pt place. So I visited the gym and I was super surprised at how chill and welcoming they were to a novice, squishy, unfit, introvert. There’s not the stereotypical machismo here, nor overwhelmingly loud environment you get at a lot of CrossFit gyms. So if you’re worried about that, like I was, rest easy. The gym is a really great size and even though it’s not huge, they’ve got tons great equipment. And it’s new, so all the equipment is in excellent condition.

I’ve been going at 8:30 when it’s very low traffic. But I’ve heard the early morning crew is more…experienced. I take one of my kids to a different local gym and he loves it, but it’s chaotic in there. I was very glad to be able to find this one for my needs.

Most of my interactions have been with Brenda, one of the owners. She’s an incredibly kind, and very fit woman, who really knows what she’s talking about in these movements. I was initially nervous about doing CrossFit because I am in PT for neck and shoulder injury. However, even my doctor (Cael at Woodlands Medical), uses this gym for his own crossfit exercise. He reassured me that he knew the owners were skilled trainers who would help me make sure that what I was doing at PureForce wouldn’t cause injury. Brenda has been excellent at helping me scale the exercises to suit my ability. Helping me push myself within safe boundaries. And of course, I have the personal responsibility to pay very close attention to my own body and and feelings like impingements, so that I can communicate with Brenda and do only what feels safe. She is a stickler fit perfect form abs I love that!

I joined because I saw a Facebook challenge from a targeted ad. They have a body scan machine that gives you a breakdown of a lot of your different stats. Including visceral fat, which is something I never knew about. Some of the information I got from that test was super encouraging and some of it was a little deflating, but it gave me an idea of what I need to target and work on, which is super cool.

They have big clean showers on site so that you can clean up after a sweaty workout and go on with your day. Parking has never been a problem.

They use SugarWad and Zen Planner.”