I was given the opportunity to provide some CrossFit classes at the Team Survivor Northwest retreat this weekend at Fort Worden State Park (Port Townsend). I’ve trained a few dozen members of TSNW at CrossFit Seattle as part of my job there, from late 2006 until last November. In fact those were the first classes that were given to me to run after I earned my CrossFit Trainer certification. This weekend’s classes will include lots of basic moves, such as the hip hinge and neutral spine, the squat and deadlift, a little jumping and “quadrupedal” movement (to use a fancy word for BEAR CRAWL), and maybe even the Turkish get-up.
Team Survivor Northwest‘s mission is to provide free fitness experiences of all sorts to women cancer survivors. I had wondered why everything has to be free to the org’s members, considering they are not necessarily financially disadvantaged and that that isn’t a consideration for membership as far as I know. Program Director Monica Strasen explained to me that “We feel having cancer is expensive enough, and we’ve found that women cancer survivors really appreciate the all-women aspect of it” since people can feel vulnerable in a lot of ways after surviving cancer. Fair enough! The members of TSNW have been some of my favorite trainees, showing an impressive commitment to exercise for health.
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Plus, many of us who use TSNW’s services also donate money, time and in-kind services to the organization, so they do get funds from us, even if not in direct payment for classes.