CrossFit Collective

06/18/2026

Come spend your Saturday morning with the CFC family🙌

On Saturday, June 27th from 9:00–10:00 AM, we’re opening up the gym for one of our favorite events of the summer: CFC Family Day!

Bring the kids, bring your spouse, bring the grandparents, and come enjoy a morning built around movement and community!

Kids ages 2–12 will join their parents on the gym floor for fun, age-appropriate activities designed to get everyone moving together🏃‍♂️

Here’s what you can expect:
• Partner workouts for parents and kids
• Obstacle courses
• Games with prizes
• Team challenges
• A community potluck during and after the event

HYROX at 9:00 AM will still take place, and members are welcome to jump into the Family Day activities as well.

Sign up through Push Press under “Events” and help us pack the gym for an unforgettable morning together!✅

At CrossFit Collective, fitness has always been about more than the workout. It’s about building healthier families, stronger friendships, and a community that supports one another every step of the way

We can’t wait to see you there🖤💛

06/15/2026

HYROX & CrossFit Row, Run & Pacing Seminar

📅 Thursday, June 18
🕔 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 CrossFit Collective

We’re excited to offer this 90-minute educational seminar completely FREE for all CFC members!

Whether you’re preparing for your first HYROX race, looking to improve your endurance, or simply want to become a more efficient athlete, this seminar is designed to give you practical tools you can immediately apply to your training.

💪 Member Cost: FREE
👥 Non-Member Cost: $25
🏋️ Open Gym: Will remain available during the seminar

📲 Registration:

-Please sign up through PushPress under the “Events” tab so we can plan accordingly!

📝What You’ll Learn:

-Race pacing strategies and realistic finish time expectations
-Proper rowing and SkiErg mechanics for maximum efficiency
-How to determine your ideal training and race paces
-How to build a stronger aerobic engine and improve endurance
-Practical tools to help you train smarter and race with confidence
-Leave with a personalized HYROX pacing worksheet

06/12/2026

CrossFit is not just about performance. It’s one of the most effective ways to age well and fight back against chronic disease👊🏻

As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass, bone density, balance, cardiovascular fitness, and overall function…

Strength training and cardiovascular exercise have been consistently shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, and many other chronic health conditions✅

CrossFit combines all of these elements into one style of training: strength, aerobic capacity, balance, coordination, mobility, and functional movement patterns that translate directly into everyday life💪🏻

The goal is to maintain independence, move well, stay strong, and continue doing the things you love for as long as possible!

Getting up off the floor, carrying groceries, playing with your kids or grandkids, walking stairs without pain, this is the real purpose of fitness🙌

At CFC, we train for life🔥

06/11/2026

Fitness is important, but it shouldn’t become your identity❌

A missed lift, a slower time, or a bad workout does not define your worth as a person. The gym is meant to improve your life, not consume it🤔

At CrossFit Collective, we believe fitness should help you become healthier, more confident, less stressed, and more capable for the people and responsibilities outside the gym walls!

It should give you energy for your family, resilience for hard seasons of life, and confidence to take on challenges. Some days you’ll PR, some days you’ll struggle, and both are completely okay🙌

Keep showing up, keep perspective, and remember that training is a privilege and a tool for a better life, not the entire purpose of it🖤💛

06/10/2026

At CFC, our coaches don’t just stand on the sidelines telling people what to do… They live it🤝

They jump into classes, suffer through workouts alongside members, and lead by example every single day🙌

There’s something powerful about sweating next to the people coaching you. It builds trust, connection, and a culture where everyone is in it together!

We’re not asking our members to do anything we wouldn’t do ourselves✅

05/29/2026

This Saturday at 10:00AM, we’ll be doing our annual all-out gym deep clean, and we’d love any extra help from our community! 🧼💪

Once a year, we take the time to completely reset and refresh the gym from top to bottom so we can continue providing the best possible training environment for everyone.

What does that include?

• Every piece of equipment will be taken out and cleaned
• All floor mats will be removed and power washed
• Tape lines throughout the gym will be completely re-done
• Deep cleaning throughout the entire facility

This is a big project, but the more volunteers we have, the quicker and smoother the process will go.

As much as we’d like to have any kiddos help, there’s a lot of heavy equipment, so we can to please keep the kids at home if you plan to help!

Even if you can only stop by for a little bit, any help is greatly appreciated!

We’re incredibly thankful for this community and the people inside these walls. Your support, energy, and willingness to help make CFC what it is! 🖤💛

Also… stay tuned 👀 We’ve got some exciting new gym additions and updates coming over the next few months!

05/29/2026

Gym dogs just make everything better🐾💛

Whether they’re greeting members at the door, laying by the rig during class, or wandering around looking for attention between sets, they somehow become part of the community too.

In the middle of hard workouts and stressful days, having dogs around the gym brings an extra level of energy, comfort, and happiness that people genuinely look forward to🙌

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

🚨May Athlete of the Month: Michelle Donaldson🚨

Michelle has been a longtime member of CFC and is the definition of consistency, hard work, and perseverance. Whether she’s training for her next race, chasing a new goal, or recently PR’ing her half marathon, she always shows up ready to improve.

Her journey has been incredible to watch, from training throughout her entire pregnancy with twins to bouncing back while nursing two kids at once 😳 Michelle continues to prove what strength, discipline, and resilience truly look like. We’re beyond proud to have her as part of the CFC family!

“Why did you join CrossFit and what has it meant to you”

I joined CrossFit because of the strong community of coaches and athletes found here. This place motivates me to be healthy and fit and we have a lot of fun while we train. I have trained at CFC for 6 years, through pregnancies and postpartum seasons. It’s always been a place I draw motivation from to keep pushing myself.

“Advice to beginners/ new members”:
-Keep showing up. Commit to the days you can make class and put it on your calendar as an appointment.

Hometown?
-Lancaster, PA

What is your passion in life/ enjoy doing?
-Raising my three kids!

What inspired your to start CF?
-I was postpartum after my first child and wanted to get back in shape.

What hobbies do you have outside the gym?
-Being in the kitchen is fun for me. I love to experiment with new recipes and cook meals my family and friends enjoy.
I love reading books and good coffee.

Favorite and least favorite movement in CF?
Favorite: rope climbs and power cleans
Least favorite: double-unders and wall walks

What is something you have learned in the past year?
-It’s good to set a goal that feels just out of reach. -The kind of goal that will make you slightly worried you’ll fail.
-I have surprised myself with what I can achieve when I put in the training and go for it.

Fun fact?
-I have twin daughters

05/27/2026

At CrossFit Collective, every class is coach-led for a reason🤔

CrossFit was built around coaching, accountability, and movement quality… not just showing up and working out on your own🙌

Every class is designed to give you structure, purpose, and guidance from experienced coaches who are there to help you move better, train smarter, and push safely✅

A coach-led class means:

• Real-time feedback on movement and technique
• Proper scaling and modifications for your fitness level
• Accountability and motivation when workouts get hard
• Safer training and better long-term progress
• A community environment where nobody trains alone

Whether it’s your first class or your 1,000th, having coaches who know when to push you and when to pull you back makes all the difference💪🏻