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Your first class, start to finish

Nobody's first class is pretty. Ours included. Here is exactly what happens, in order, so there are no surprises when you pull into the drive.

01

Text us, or book below

Tell us roughly when you want to come and anything we should know. You will hear back from Leslie, usually within the hour. No sales call, no tour required.

02

Arrive ten minutes early

Gravel drive off Marion Center Road, barn set back from the road. Park on the grass, anywhere. Walk in the side door. Someone will say hello before you have your shoes changed.

03

Meet your coach

Tell them what hurts, what you have done before, and what you are hoping for. That two minute conversation is what makes the next hour work.

04

Whiteboard, then warm up

The coach walks the whole class through the day's plan on the board, then everyone warms up together. You will know what is coming before you touch anything heavy.

05

We teach every movement

Nothing gets loaded until it looks right. If a movement is not for you today, we swap it. That is not a lesser version of the workout, it is the workout.

06

The workout, scaled to you

You will breathe hard. You will also stop when you need to, and nobody will notice or care. Everyone in the room is busy with their own version of the same thing.

07

Wipe down, high fives, done

Put your kit back, wipe your bar, hang around as long as you like. Most people do. That is the part that keeps them coming back.

What to bring

Athletic shoes, water, and a towel in summer when the door is open and the barn gets warm. That is the whole list. Leave the gym clothes shopping for later.

Restroom on site · free parking on the grass

01Shoes
02Water
03Towel

The questions everyone asks

Do I need to be fit already?+

No. That is the entire pitch. Every workout is scaled to the person doing it, which is why the room holds first timers and people who have trained for a decade at the same time.

Is this CrossFit?+

It is functional fitness, coached the way most people mean when they say CrossFit: barbells, gymnastics, rowing, running, all mixed and all scaled. If you have trained at a box before, you will recognise the hour immediately.

What if I have never lifted a barbell?+

Then you will learn with an empty bar or a dowel, and you will keep it there until it looks good. Sweat 30 is also barbell free if you would rather start there.

Is there a contract?+

No lock in. Memberships run month to month and you can change tier or pause when life happens. Text Leslie and it is handled.

Can I bring my kid?+

Families train here. There is a stroller in the corner of one of our own photos. Tell us in advance so we can set the room up sensibly, and in summer there are kids classes of their own.

Where exactly is it?+

4903 Marion Center Road, about ten minutes from downtown Charlevoix. Look for the gravel drive and the barn behind the trees. Directions and a map are here.

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Claim your free class

Fill this in and Leslie will text you back with a time. If you would rather skip the form, text the gym directly. Either works, and both reach the same person.

Text (231) 675-9188

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