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CrossFit Kids at Brand X is beginning a new gymnastics program to augment and support its regularly scheduled
classes for kids and teens.
A recent open-house event held in the first week of October, Grand Opening Play Day, introduced both CrossFitting
members and the larger population to the new program, which was set to start a few weeks later.
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Like CrossFit Kids, the gymnastics program at Brand X focuses on safety and fun.
“One of the things we see consistently in gymnasts of all ages. Duncan Martin, son of Mikki and Jeff Martin,
is awesome strength,” said Mikki Lee Martin, CrossFit has been doing gymnastics for several years and will be
Director of Youth Programs and co-founder of assisting Coach Camzin and acting as a mentor for the
CrossFit Brand X. “When you consider that also comes younger kids.
with amazing coordination, balance, agility, power,
“We think it’s helpful as an addition to our programming,”
etc.—all the areas of the 10 General Physical Skills—why
Mikki said
wouldn’t we augment our program in this way?”
Although her daughter is already registered in the classes,
Two new classes will be added to the schedule on Saturdays
Tiffany Pate, a CrossFit athlete at Brand X and parent of
at the beginner and intermediate levels. Attendance will
7-year-old Michaela, came to the open house.
be capped at 10 members maximum, so each child will get
more work in and receive more individualized attention. “I have met Camzin. She’s very kid friendly, and her
background is extremely impressive,” Pate said. “Both the
“We have also added a Gymnastics for CrossFit class for
program and the coaching (are) very unique with a focus
our teen population, catering to the specialized aspects
on technique.”
of gymnastics we use in CrossFit. This teen invitational
gymnastics class is intended to push the boundaries of Michaela, who brought friends along, is not currently
what our teen athletes can accomplish within CrossFit,” CrossFitting but will likely start soon.
Martin explained.
Pate believes the gymnastics training will be a good transition
Camzin Morrell-Stinson is the instructor of the new to CrossFit workouts for her child. She appreciates the
program. A former high-level gymnast who has competed emphasis on proper technique so Michaela will learn how to
in South Africa, Morrell-Stinson has almost a decade of perform the movements safely, as well as the progression of
experience coaching, including coaching for Olympic movements so her daughter can improve over time.
medalist Guard Young’s recreational gym and children
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