Our April Member of the Month is Elizabeth Gaspari! Don’t miss her custom workout on Friday April 25th! Elizabeth grew up in Wyomissing, PA with her parents and two brothers. Growing up she played volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, track, and swimming. In highschool Elizabeth decided to focus on swimming and swam for Reading High School. At the begining of sophomore year, she picked up water polo and by her senior year she was named Best Player in the State of PA and ended her career with a narly black eye. She continued her swimming career at Penn State where she also recieved her degree in finance. She now owns her own financial planning practice helping over 250 families across the country increase their financial security. She fell in love with CrossFit after her swimming career ended in March of 2021 and has not looked back since. Her favorite part of CF...Read more

“Tell All Your Friends” isn’t just the name of arguably the greatest pop-punk / emo album of the 2000s, its also the mantra for the month of April at CFC.    This month (April) we’re bringing back “Bring a Friend Month”.  We love adding new members to our gym community and your friends and family members are the kind of people who we’d love to see here!  It’s very likely that if you’re a member here, you may be one of the more health conscious or fit-minded people within your inner circle. Let’s face it, you ARE that person.  So, next time you’re at Guppies with the squad, and a friend asks you why you’re so strong and oddly in shape for someone who still partakes in the “night life”, you can let them know about this opportunity.  Starting Tuesday April 1st, you can bring a friend with you to...Read more

Ian is Back!! Later this month on Wednesday 4/23 Ian Shadle, PT, DPT will be onsite offering free injury / issue assessments for all members. Sign up here and reserve you slot. Slots available from 5:00pm to 7:00pmRead more

Yoga for CrossFitters and using Props – by Kat Kosci It’s common knowledge that the body is comprised of larger muscle groups held together by smaller muscles and fascia (in simple terms). When faced with gravity, it’s the body’s natural defense to tense up and in many times it’s useful. Consider CrossFit, when performing a clean we use force to pull the barbell up and let gravity do it’s thing as we drop and tense the body to catch the barbell effortlessly in a squat position. Without the body’s strength in pushing back against gravity, we would fail the lift. We use scales and accessory work to strengthen and prep these smaller muscle groups and fascia to avoid injury and practice the movement as we move up in weight. Using strength to foster mobility can actually lessen flexibility and push the body closer to injury. Forcing the body into a...Read more

January 2025 Member of The Month – Ellie Ellie grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. She played lots of sports growing up but at the age of 9 she quit everything so she could swim competively year-round. Thus, swimming became her life. After high school, Ellie swam at Drexel University in Philadelphia –– where she met her boyfriend and CFC member John. After finishing her undergrad degree and saying a sad goodbye to her time as a swimmer, Ellie knew she needed a new workout routine to keep her grounded as she started law school at Temple University. John had tried to convince Ellie to try CrossFit in the past but she had never seriously considered it. Finally, he convinced her to give CFC a try, so she did. Ellie hasn’t looked back since. Ellie has become a fiercely loyal member of the 5:45 morning crew....Read more