December Updates
December is here! It's cold, but it's such an great time of the year. Let's do ourselves the favor of being as consistent as we can and get our workouts in when we can. It will make you feel much better and less guilty during the holidays!
Winter Workout Accountability
It can be difficult to keep working out during the colder months sometimes, for various reasons. The next 3 months are typically our highest months in membership cancellations. So this year, as an incentive to keep you motivated, everyone who simply remains a member through the months of December, January, and February will get entered into a raffle to win one free month of gym membership or one pair of workout shoes. We will shoes 2 winners! One for Ignite and one for CrossFit.
New members who sign up in December are also eligible for this, but this is mostly for current members. You literally have to do nothing but keep working out and we will automatically put your name in the raffle!
Christmas Party 2022
This year our Gym Christmas Party will be on Thursday Night, December 22nd! We want to invite EVERYONE and their families to come do a fun 12 Days of CrossFit workout (Ignite, you need to come too!). And then following the workout, we will eat and hangout for a while. Also, bring your favorite Christmas dish, dessert or drink. AND wear something Christmasy for sure.
Athlete of the Month - Alex Gee!
Alex Gee is December's Athlete of the Month! Alex works for Jacksonville State as an Athletic Trainer for multiple sports teams, and is incredibly good at what he does. Alex has been a member at the gym for coming up on 2 years now, and is always fun to coach. When you see Alex give him a solid fist bump!
Christmas and New Years Class Schedule
December 22nd (Thursday) - 5am, 6am, and 5pm (Christmas Party)
December 23rd (Friday) - 9am and 330pm only
December 24th (Christmas Eve) - NO CLASSES
December 25th (Christmas Day) - NO CLASSES
December 26th (Monday) - 430pm ONLY
December 27th - December 30 (Tuesday - Friday) - Normal Classes
December 31st (New Years Eve) - 9am Only
January 1st - NO CLASSES
January 2nd (Monday) - Normal Classes for the foreseeable future!
Punch Card Price Change
At the start of 2023, we are going to increase the price of punch cards from $100 to $125. Looking at the price per class compared to our monthly membership plans, we felt like this was necessary and fair. We obviously never want to put a financial strain on anyone, but we hope you can understand!
Holiday Gift Cards
This time of the year, we do have quite a few people buying gym membership gift cards as Christmas presents. We just wanted to remind you that we will have these available. All someone needs to do shoot us an email or text, and we can have one printed off and ready for them to pick up at the gym.
Multiple Month Membership Discounts
The New Year is also the most popular time for those who purchase multiple months of membership at a time. These prices are consistent year round, but just as a reminder:
These apply to both CrossFit & Ignite Memberships
3-Months = 10% off (CF Unlimited Plans Save $40)
6-Month = 15% off (CF Unlimited Plans Save $120)
12-Months = 20% off (CF Unlimited Plans Save $320)
Food for Thought
If we can learn to appreciate or at least respect the things that we dislike or don't agree with, a lot of our issues will resolve themself. We have the benefit of being able to practice this every week at the gym. If you don't like burpees, fine. 97% of the gym doesn't! But instead of griping and going through the motions, learn what the benefits of burpees are, learn what muscles they work, learn what makes them difficult, and learn how you can maybe become more efficient at them. We have to preach this to ourselves often as coaches too. You'll probably never like them, but at least you can respect the benefits that they bring and like the outcome. We promise you we don't program them because we want to see you in pain; there is always a reason for every movement. We want to see you grow. This goes for all movements too that you might dislike.
And like a lot of things at the gym, this can transfer well into our everyday lives.
We love you guys! We hope you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy this incredible time of the year. We'll see you in the gym!
Thelo Coaches