Do you dream? Dream about being a morning workout person?  Of a life where your day begins at 5:30 a.m., and by the time you’re at work at 8 a.m., you’ve already had a workout and are feeling that endorphin high all morning? A life, where after work you’re able to pursue other interests because you're not devoting your evening to the gym? I’m a morning coach, and have been for six years. Over the course of those years, many many people have attempted to convert to morning training sessions. For some, it's never too early to deadlift... Each January especially, a new influx of aspiring converts trickle into my 6 a.m. class. But by February, only one or two manage to...

I love sweating with others as much as the next CrossFit athlete. After six years of CrossFit, I still hit workouts with a group once or twice a week. But I also believe a system with more individualized coaching would help all parties involved and leads to a community where:  

1. The masses are more fit 

2. Those who google “personal training” join CrossFit instead!

3. Client retention is better

4. Coaches have better relationships with their clients

5. Coach and affiliate revenue is higher 

6. The world doesn’t see CrossFit as too expensive

Gill admits that her life today is much different than she ever would have guessed it would have been five years ago. Five years ago she was hell bent on holding a traditional media job—a full-time position with a TV or radio station. But today, she wouldn’t trade her life for the world.

Between her CTV appearances, her gigs with companies like Reebok and Can Fit Pro, her writing endeavours, her personal training expertise, and the launching of her new company, Gill has managed to think outside the box and piece together her perfect lifestyle.

Asking for money is never a ton of fun, and getting clients to sign contracts isn’t the most satisfying part of my job, but it’s sure a lot easier to ask a client for money who I had drinks with the night before than to showing up unexpected when he’s under local anesthetic to shamelessly grab a signature just to make my monthly number.

Juxtaposed in my mind were two vivid images. One was remembering seeing Lindsey Valenzuela burst into tears as she ran through the tunnel at the Stub Hub Center into her husband's arms at last year's CrossFit Games. The other image was my client beaming, high fiving anyone she could. While she avoided tears, her excitement over 8 tabata squats was the same feeling Lindsey felt when she earned a podium finish at the CrossFit Games.