Crystal is a proud mother and wife, a pharmacist with Walmart, and has a passion for coaching and helping others. She played soccer most of her childhood and into high school, and ran Cross Country in high school and college. A soccer injury put her on the sidelines her senior year of high school, which led her to focusing more on running and studying. After college she coached youth parks and recreation soccer and select soccer for four years. As much as she loved coaching the sport she loved to play, she took a step back to start a family, but quickly realized she needed something to keep her busy and active. A friend talked her into a free CrossFit class and the rest is history. Her and her husband signed up for CrossFit the next week. Through CrossFit Crystal has done things she never would have imagined doing. She has also changed her lifestyle completely including an overhaul to her nutrition. She understands the importance of nutrition along with fitness. With a family history of cholesterol problems, at 24 years old she was told she would have to take cholesterol medication to keep her levels down. This was devastating for her; therefore, she took control of her nutrition and has not had to take cholesterol medication for four years and her levels are below normal. After seeing what nutrition and fitness combined did for her health, Crystal realized maybe it was time to share this with others, which led her back to taking the title of coach again. In 2016 she earned her Level 1 Certification and her CrossFit Kids certification and in 2017 she earned her Level 2 Certification and NASM CPT certification. Crystal can be found at Voyage almost every day of the week either training adults, kids, or teens. Her drive to learn as much as she can has led her to earn multiple certifications and to continue to pursue more certifications. For Crystal it is the greatest feeling in the world to see an athletes face when they finally do something they have been struggling with for weeks, months or years and to know she helped them do what they once thought was impossible. Her favorite quote is, “Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t.”
CrossFit Level 1 trainer cert, (2016)
CrossFit Level 2 trainer cert, (2017)
CrossFit Kids cert (2016)
CrossFit Rowing cert, (2017)
CrossFit Gymnastics cert, (2017)
CrossFit Sports Specific Application cert, (2017)
CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting cert, (Mike Burgener) (2017)
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (2017)
Certified Concept 2 Rowing Instructor (2018)
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