Athlete of the Month
May 2021
Adrian G
"I quickly found out that CrossFit is for all levels of athletes who share the common goal of getting better everyday."
Name, Age, Occupation? Adrian G., 27, Production Planner at Northrop Grumman When did you start at Fortius? I signed up in February 2020 but didn’t start showing up consistently until October 2020. Sports / Fitness background? Since high school...
April 2021
Teresa R.
"Don’t be intimated and just start! It will be uncomfortable, but over time you’ll get much more used to being uncomfortable."
Name, Age, Occupation? Teresa R., 38, Software Engineer When did you start at Fortius? December of 2018 Sports / Fitness background? I grew up playing basketball and football. Once I got to Jr. High, all sports activities became non-existent unti...
March 2021
Chris D.
"There’s no getting ready to start in CrossFit, just start CrossFit."
Chris Deal (@realdealbjj), 38, Real Estate Investor When did you start at CrossFit Fortius? October of 2020 Sports/Fitness Background? I’m a Brazilian Jiu jitsu brown belt and have been training for the last 7.5 years competing at some of the la...
January 2021
Monique T.
"I love to see the diversity in fitness levels in all my classes. Anyone can do it!"
Name, Age, Occupation? Monique T, 22, Recruitment Consultant When did you start at Fortius? I found Fortius in July when I moved to San Diego. Sports / Fitness background? I always told myself I wanted to try CrossFit out and Fortius was lucki...
December 2020
Zane R.
"Start. It won't hurt to try. Well maybe it'll hurt a bit the next day but in a good way."
Name, Age, Occupation? Zane R., 31, Operations Manager When did you start at Fortius? March of 2019 Sports / Fitness background? Basically none! I was a theater kid in high school and college so I guess there were some dance classes that I was n...
November 2020
Kaitie P
"I’d say the biggest misconception is that you need to have a substantial background in weight training or fitness to even start CrossFit"
Name, Age, Occupation? Kaitie P., 22, Student at USD When did you start at Fortius? I started at Fortius in August of this year so pretty recently. Sports / Fitness background? I grew up playing sports. I was on my school’s volleyball, soccer, ...
October 2020
Katie W
"I thought I didn't belong because I wasn't at a certain level. But everything at Fortius is tailored to every level and everyone's needs."
Name/Age/Occupation: Katie W / I'm in my 30's :) / Administrator at SDSU When did you start Fortius? I officially joined Fortius in November 2019. Sports / Fitness background: I grew up in the midwest where sports are really popular. You name i...
September 2020
Ben F.
"We all had a first day. Start from exactly where you are and be patient as you progress."
Name, Age, Occupation? Ben Fairbee, 32, Aerospace Engineer When did you start at Fortius? 3 years ago Sports / Fitness background? Nope. I was a band nerd in high school and focused on academics in college. I didn’t start working out seriously ...
December 2019
Michael M.
"You’ll make progress and get better but it’ll never get easy."
Age/Occupation: 35 (for 2 more weeks) / Marketing Director When did you start at Fortius? April 2016 Sports / Fitness background? Soccer, Gaelic football (Ireland’s National Sport), cross country in high school Why did you choose Fortius? T...
November 2019
Jonathan N.
"The biggest progress I've experienced is being confident in what I can do..."
Age/Occupation? 26, Technical Project Manager When did you start at Fortius? February 2018 Sports / Fitness background? I grew up playing tennis, first at a junior national level then at college. didn't start hitting the gym for strictly workin...
October 2019
Shawn K.
"What I found was the both the members and the coaches were excited for me to start this journey."
Age/Occupation? 30, Civil Engineer When did you start at Fortius? February 2018 Sports / fitness background? My fitness background is somewhat limited. I was a swimmer in high school, but wasn’t very good. After high school, my physical activit...
September 2019
Katie L.
"No matter what level you’re at, you’re guaranteed a good workout and new friends to suffer with"
Age/Occupation? Katie, 34, Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department When did you start at Fortius? I joined Fortius back in May 2014 Sports / Fitness background? I started playing softball at age 4, which continued to be my favorite passion t...
August 2019
Louise P.
I can do things I never thought I could do
Age/Occupation? 48 / Cake designer and US Sales Rep for a Cake Magazine When did you start at Fortius? June 2018 Sports / Fitness Background? I played field hockey in High School, started to work out about 4 yrs ago but nothing ever stuck and was...
July 2019
Jojo A.
Have fun! And don't forget to smile. The community is awesome. Life changing.
Name/Age/Occupation? Jojo / Old enough (lol) / Break-Dance Fighter, IT Professional, Prez of Jesse Malcomb/Miguel Sanchez fan club When did you start at Fortius? 2013 (6 Years Ago!) Sports / Fitness Background? Cross Country, track n field (400m...
June 2019
Abby D.
Everything about my confidence, strength, endurance, and overall performance has significantly improved.
Name/Age/Occupation? Abby, 33, Security Specialist When Did you Start at Fortius? May 2018 Sports/Fitness Background? I played some sports as a young kid but never considered myself athletic. I am a USMC veteran, which at times of course was phys...