August 2026 Newsletter

Pricey Roots Crew,

This summer season, I visited a good friend who took me to her health class. Earlier than the category, she launched me to a different member as her CrossFit good friend. The opposite girl stated, “Oh, I like CrossFit!!” after which added, “I don’t do it although, I simply don’t have the persistence for it.”

The remark caught with me as a result of it’s so correct. CrossFit requires persistence. 

Endurance to study the actions that in the end offers you extra of what you anticipate of your self. Endurance to work to develop a capability, corresponding to a pull-up, figuring out that it might take one 12 months of devoted work, however the consequence will put you amongst 5% of People. And persistence to know when your means is in there; it’s simply not there proper now and would require you to dial down much more, not soar ship.  

However in alternate for persistence, you get a strategy and a program that delivers outcomes. Actual, data-tested, long-term bodily and psychological outcomes. It’s not “ra ra” health; it’s hard-earned outcomes that may have a optimistic impression in your life now and lengthy into the longer term. 

Endurance is a key element of your chance of success. 

As we head into fall, I actually need you to do not forget that not everyone seems to be reduce out for CrossFit, or Roots. Personal the truth that you’re investing in your self in a significant method, day by day. And be happy with that. 

This fall there are many methods to dig again in, interact, and set up a routine after the same old summer season travels.  

We’re thrilled to announce the autumn schedule. Take time this weekend to create your weekly coaching schedule for the autumn. Name a good friend, make a weekly class date. Discover that one class which you can make the additional effort to get to that turns your week into 4 coaching classes, as an alternative of three. 

We even have the subsequent vitamin occasion, a gym-wide 5K we’ll practice for, and the return of the Harvest Hoedown – an in-house crew competitors this fall. 

Partaking in every of those efforts and occasions fuels persistence and growth as a result of it offers us a roadmap to know we’re placing within the work. 

See you in school,

Nicole 

QUICK HITS

3,000 Courses for Dizon

Fall Schedule Updates

Not a Problem Well being Problem Winner

The Subsequent Vitamin Occasion!

CrossFit Stage 1 Coming to Roots

Boulder Coronary heart to Coronary heart 5k

CrossFit Roots Harvest Hoedown

Sound Challenge Completion

DIZON HITS 3,000 CLASSES

Earlier in July, we celebrated and acknowledged Dizon for crossing the three,000 class attendance mark (and being solely the second Roots athlete to take action)! Dizon has introduced a lot hearth, enthusiasm, competitiveness, and assist to each class he’s ever attended. It’s onerous to think about what the vibe at Roots would seem like with out the staple that’s Dizon in now 3,000 plus lessons!

Properly performed, Dizon. Thanks for making Roots the particular place it’s. Dizon earns a customized Mammut jacket and mad respect from the teaching workers at Roots.

FALL SCHEDULE UPDATES

Thanks to everybody who participated within the fall schedule survey. We’re excited to announce a number of updates and additions to the autumn schedule primarily based in your suggestions.

The brand new schedule will kick off Monday, August 17. 

MORE SPECIALTY CLASS TIMES

We’re including extra specialty lessons and moved a pair to new instances primarily based in your responses. Specialty lessons are included in membership memberships. Study extra about our fall Specialty lessons and what you possibly can anticipate, HERE.

Gymnastics – Mondays at 11:30am

Endurance – Tuesday at 5:30am, Thursday at 5:00pm

Oly – Tuesday at 11:30am, Wednesday, at 5:00pm, Thursday at 8:30am and BIG LIFT SATURDAYS 10:30-12pm (1-2x/month, as scheduled)

Power – Tuesday 7:30am or 4:00pm, Friday 11:30am

Strongman – Thursday 1:30pm

55+ CLASS

This summer season, we piloted a program designed for the athlete who’s 55 years+. Based mostly on outcomes, we’re including two lessons for adults 55+ to the schedule. Courses will likely be held Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:30. If you’re 55 or older, we invite you to attend this class. Discuss to Nicole and James for extra particulars. Have a good friend who has performed CrossFit prior to now however phased out for one purpose or one other? We’ll supply a couple of membership spots with entry solely to those two lessons weekly. Electronic mail for particulars.

WOMEN’S ONLY

You might have seen programming for our Ladies’s Solely program that was examined this summer season. We’ll proceed this program within the fall. The Ladies’s Solely program is a separate membership and lessons are provided Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:30am.

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL

Our Center and Excessive College applications are transferring again to the evenings for the varsity 12 months. Center college lessons are provided from 6-6:45pm and highschool lessons are 6:45-7:45pm. Registration opened final week and only some spots stay.

Questions concerning the schedule or further applications? Electronic mail [email protected].

NOT A CHALLENGE HEALTH CHALLENGE WINNER

Over the previous 9 weeks, athletes at Roots have been taking part within the Not a Problem Well being Problem targeted on vitamin, motion, and way of life habits that they’ll maintain onto for the long-haul!

Congratulations to Karen Ramirez, our Not a Problem Well being Problem (Summer time Version) winner!

THE NEXT NUTRITION EVENT!

When: September 1-30

With summer season journey winding down, college getting again into session, and fall routines being established, our subsequent vitamin problem is designed to return alongside you and enable you construct wholesome vitamin habits that make your day-to-day life simpler.

The main focus of this problem will likely be on meal prep.

Is it horny? No. Will it’s simpler than you suppose and take all of the guesswork out of your meal planning? YES.

Athletes who plan their meals prematurely, whether or not they’re prepping meals on Sundays or ordering from a wholesome meal prep service, see outcomes.

We’ll ship extra data as we get nearer however simply know, we received you.

CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE COURSE

There’s nonetheless time to join the CrossFit Stage 1, hosted at Roots on August 15/16. We encourage ALL athletes to study extra concerning the coaching methodology that drives your day by day exercise. Enroll right here.

BOULDER HEART TO HEART 5K

This 12 months, Roots is sponsoring the Boulder Coronary heart to Coronary heart 5k held on September 27 in downtown Boulder and we wish YOU! This will likely be a gym-wide occasion and we is not going to have lessons at Roots on at the present time.

Enjoyable truth: The 5k run is the most-programmed benchmark on CrossFit.com. It’s a check of stamina, endurance, and psychological fortitude. Verify your SugarWOD for a earlier time and see in the event you can beat it! New right here and don’t have a time? Let this be your first!

Did we point out there are money prizes for file breaking instances and greatest crew of three instances?

CROSSFIT ROOTS HARVEST HOEDOWN

Precisely 10 years in the past, it went down. Dizon was there (obvi) and Lisa was too.

And it’s about to go down once more.

The CrossFit Roots Harvest Hoedown, sponsored by Wild Pastures, and again after a decade, is coming October 17.

It’s a members solely in-house competitors, purely for enjoyable and some bragging rights.

Groups of two. MM/FF

RX and Scaled. Similar to class.

Get your boots and your besties and prepare to throw down.

$25/individual.

Extra particulars to comply with. Save the date since you don’t need to miss it.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, NOW?

We’re excited to share that the sound enchancment mission is nearly full! Eric and a small crew spent the third week in July putting in over 250 sound panels and athletes have talked about an enchancment in sound already! Large due to Eric for taking over this mission to assist make the expertise on the store even higher.

THE GREAT ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE

The 2026 Nice Attendance Problem is off and operating! Attend 225 lessons in 2026 and be entered to win a FREE YEAR of membership at CrossFit Roots! Study extra concerning the problem HERE.

Members who attend 19 or extra lessons every month keep on monitor to attend 225 in a single 12 months. Right here’s who attended 19 or extra lessons in July!