The Holiday Season is once again here and while it is definitely the most wonderful time of the year, for us fitness enthusiasts it can bring about some anxiety about how exactly to navigate all of those parties and delicious treats. Outlined below are 5 strategies that you can use to help alleviate some of the holiday stress while also holding onto your fitness goals so that you can go into this Holiday Season with confidence! Prioritize movement.  When it comes to maintaining your fitness and nutrition throughout the holidays, our number one recommendation is to continue your workout routine! Prioritizing movement will not only help mitigate the extra holiday calories, it will also make sure that you are maintaining all of that fitness you have been working so hard for over the last year. Not to mention, it will also make getting back into the swing of things that...Read more

At Fireside, we will never be one to tell you what your limits are – we want you to find them for yourself – then push past them.One of our members, Chris Berry, is the epitome of a guy with an active lifestyle and has quite the impressive athletic resume. He is also proof that our setbacks don’t have to keep us from bouncing back – and it’s never too late to pick up new hobbies, try new skills, and set new goals. If you’ve gone through physical pain or suffered from lack of self-confidence, Chris’s story is for you! What was your fitness/active life like before joining CrossFit?  I have been a competitive athlete all my life. My competitive career started with baseball.  I went on to wrestling and traveled as a U.S. representative wrestling in New Zealand and Fiji when I was a junior in high school. I...Read more

BARBELLS FOR BOOBS 2018 [gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”50%” ] When we opened our doors in 2014, we had no idea who would be lead to walk through our doors. Four years later, we have had the privilege to work with 7 breast cancers fighters and survivors. Back then, we had no idea how big of an impact this disease would have on our entire community. From having members join after fighting their biggest battle of their lives, to others being diagnosed and walking through treatment with us, we are grateful to have been able to share in their journey. [gdlr_space height=”20px”] Each year we partner with Barbells for Boobs and set the bar high for our community to rally together and participate in something bigger than themselves. [gdlr_space height=”20px”] Barbells for Boobs is an incredible organization, making an impact in early detection of breast cancer. They provide mammograms to the 7%...Read more

My CrossFit Journey Growing up I played multiple sports at a competitive level. Sports were just one of those things for me where I could step onto the field or court and immediately feel as if nothing else in life mattered. I felt ageless and limitless. As I became older and sports went away I really missed having that feeling. Getting That Feeling Back I started my CrossFit journey in Iowa in 2013. I had several neighbors and friends who were into CrossFit which I knew very little about. The one thing I noticed in common about all of my “CrossFit friends” was they were all incredibly fit and they “loved” to talk about their workouts. This was foreign to me as workouts seemed to get harder the older I became and I certainly did not enjoy telling anyone about my attempted workouts. After doing a little research online I...Read more

From the age of five until I was 18 I was a gymnast. I competed until the age of 13 and then began cheerleading and gymnastics through Jr. High and High School. I loved the competitiveness and performance of each of these things. They gave me purpose and kept me busy outside of school. At 18 I graduated high school and of course was finished with my extra curricular activities. About a year after graduating high school I started to have severe lower back pain…to the point of not being able to stand up right after getting out of bed. I saw a doctor about a year after the pain started and after a couple of tests the verdict was “a slipped disc.” Physical therapy was ordered. “If you can strengthen your core it will help it heal in time,” they said. I left every appointment in more pain than...Read more