This Is Us...
At least this is part of us. You see, the world was different than what we were used to and things were changing that were out of our control. Little did we know this would be one of our last workouts in the gym that had recently become the home of Fit by Dana, a functional fitness class that started out of a need in the community. You see, the host gym became fallout from the 2020 pandemic and closed their doors for good June 2020.
This was Murph: May 25th 2020 and the first time most of us had ever participated in a hero workout.
This was Murph: May 25th 2020 and the first time most of us had ever participated in a hero workout.
Together at Home
With everything shutting down from the pandemic, we had to be creative. We rallied together, at home. We kept each other motivated to keep moving, kept challenging ourselves, and maintained accountability to each other. We also got to get a glimps of our gym family in their own environment through video recordings of the weekly challenges. Yes, we agree some people definitely have their priorities straight.... work out first, maybe clean later.
But this was only temporary because from adversity, greatness is born and it wasn't long before Main Street Fitness driven by Calera CrossFit was born.
But this was only temporary because from adversity, greatness is born and it wasn't long before Main Street Fitness driven by Calera CrossFit was born.
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Our Journey
The decision to start a new business is never an easy one. The decision to start a gym in the middle of a pandemic could be considered insane. Yes that probably describes us well to some extent, a little insane but we did it. From choosing a location and making it our own to welcoming our our members back and adding new faces, we have accomplished many things in trying times. But don't take our word for it, we think our picture galleries tell the real story: Through Adversity, Greatness is Born.
A Box is Just a Box
The pictures below are pretty much what our life has been like as we navigated 2023. From a phenomenal Murph 2023, through uncertainty of our future home, to landing in an amazing new space. It reminds us it is common in CrossFit to refer to our gyms as "boxes. Now more than ever that makes sense to all of us. It was a message that "we don't need nice things or a fancy building.” It remains a reminder that our facility is just a shell.
We have been reminded of that nonstop for the last several weeks of 2023 as we watched our community pick this place up and move it to our next location. Every truckload made our original place feel more empty and made the new place feel more like home.
Three years might not be a long time to be in one place but we really did do some amazing things!
The place has just been our "box" and Main Street Fitness driven by Calera CrossFit has always been about all of the of the people that show up here every day to WORK HARD and HAVE FUN!
To EVERYONE that ever stepped foot into this place for any reason, thank you for being part of our journey!
Together, we are more than just a box and our jouney continues no matter where our gym family finds our home.
Together, we are more than just a box and our jouney continues no matter where our gym family finds our home.
This Is Us...
each year coming together again to show our respect to fallen soldiers with Murph. You might have noticed something about our story along the way. We don't focus on our coach's experience or our owners' business success. To us, this gym isn't about those things. It is about our members. Their strength is our strength, their accomplishments are our accomplishments, and together we are unstoppable. This is us, and we welcome you to join us.
