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Put this on Yelp, but these guys are great, so put it here too.CrossFit Kickstart is one of Fayetteville's best kept secrets. (It's not the CrossFit at the old muffler shop. It's in the industrial park off S. Jeff Davis by the Sherriff's dept.) Chris Akeman, the gym's owner and head trainer, is constantly watching form and that ensuring benefits come from the workout without injury. He makes thoughtful adjustments and modifications considering each person's unique physical strengths and limitations. The first visit, you go get ranges of motion measured and through the motions to see where you might have issues to address, I have back problems and Chris and the other coaches consider this and help me adjust for it with each workout. This degree of personal training would cost a lot at a regular gym. I like that each workout is already programmed and there's a guided stretch and warm-up and instruction with each session.The gym is huge, clean, private and well put together. The floors are fully padded and the equipment is new and pristine. I mostly do early mornings (5:15 am and sometimes 6:30 am) classes, but have done evening classes as well. The mood in the gym is always supportive and upbeat even on days when I'm not at my best. Chris tracks everyone's workouts with their software (you can log in and see all your workouts and your progress) and is prescriptive with weights used based each person's progression. I got started when I won a free two-week free membership at the Fayette Family Market Day in the square in October and have been going since. I had never been to a CrossFit before, but everyone I know who has tells me that the level of personal attention and care at CrossFit Kickstart is exceptional. Each time I go I receive so much instruction and attention and I see the same happen with everyone in the workouts. I have a lot more energy and am definitely fitter. It's a great business and I try to go every day!
