Terry and Vikki Anderson have lived in Newton Aycliffe all their lives. They met 16 years ago, married 8 years ago and now have 2 young children, Ashton 5 and Aiden 2.
Terry has worked at Lifestyle Fitness Suite in Newton Aycliffe for 13 years with extensive qualification in fitness and Vikki has 16 years’ experience in office administration and a Degree in Business Management.Together they have now gone ‘all out’ to bring CrossFit to Newton Aycliffe. The venture has taken 2 years of planning and research and after a long year of struggle after their initial planning application was refused, the project is finally nearing completion.
Terry says “We have quietly struggled on for a long time to fulfil this dream and we are now so excited to finally be bringing this unique fitness option to the people of our hometown. I’m so passionate about CrossFit because after training hard all of my adult life, I’ve seen first-hand the amazing results from CrossFit and the fantastic community spirit between members which is highlighted by the continued support and encouragement of each other, regardless of their fitness levels.
The most unfit person in a class is working just as hard as the most athletic and this is not only acknowledged, but applauded. The service we provide is similar to that of group personal training, with programming and coaching daily at every class whilst paying close attention to correct technique and form throughout.”
CrossFit was founded by Greg Glassman in the USA and is growing at a rapid rate. There are over 7000 affiliates worldwide. CrossFit is scalable to meet all levels of fitness and whilst a seriously competitive sport for those aiming to compete in the CrossFit games, it is also well attended by people seeking to simply get fit, fitter or lose weight whilst having fun and meeting new people.
There is still a lot of work to do but the Open Weekend will be on 18th and 19th January, 10am – 2pm and the couple are encouraging people to come along, find out the facts about CrossFit, meet the team and those that have a go could win a month for free!
More details can be found on their Facebook page or the website www.crossfitallout.co.uk or by calling Vikki on 07788 123 321.
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Photograph by paul@eyedreamphotography.co.uk
