CrossFit can change your life, and getting started can be a little intimidating.

Reminder: You do not need to be fit to start CrossFit. When you begin training, a supportive CrossFit coach will teach you how to move and adjust all workouts to your current fitness level.

1. 3 Things to Remember When You’re New to CrossFit (2 min video)

Here are three things to remember when you’re starting CrossFit from Certified CrossFit Coach Denise Thomas:

1. Remember your ‘why.’

2. Do a little less than you think you’re capable of, at first.

3. Ask for help.

2. What to Expect at Your First CrossFit Class (5 min read)

You might be nervous, and that’s normal. You will see movements you have never done before, people doing many different variations of a workout, and lots of cheering and fist bumps at the end.

But this is just the start of your exciting CrossFit journey. You will meet a new community of people all rooting for you to achieve your fitness goals, and with time, you will start to see just how strong your body can be.

So, before you jump into your first CrossFit class, here is everything you should expect and how to prepare.

3. YOU can do CrossFit (30 sec video)

Who can do CrossFit? Short answer: everybody. From kids to parents to grandparents, former collegiate athletes and beginners, from the competitive to the non-competitive, CrossFit meets each person where they’re at in their fitness journey and is a no-BS approach to improving your physical, mental, emotional, and social health.

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