R.J. Smith and David Wilhelm have teamed up to open what they believe is the largest CrossFit training facility in Denver.
Located 8,800 square feet at 901 S. Jason St. in the Athmar Park neighborhood,
CrossFit Omnia will offer CrossFit training, as well as yoga, health and wellness seminars and competitions.
"We’re trying to put a lot of emphasis and focus on building our community," says Smith, who also works in sales, technology and real estate. "We want to be a place where people come to feel like they’re part of the family."
Developed by coach Greg Glassman over several decades, CrossFit optimizes fitness using constantly varied, functional movements performed at a relatively high intensity. CrossFit also is the community that forms when people work out together.
"One of the big things CrossFit started with was that sense of community because everyone was so close together," says Wilhelm, who also runs two small technology companies. "We want that small-gym feeling in a larger-gym setting."
The time is right for a larger CrossFit facility because members of smaller gyms have started to express the desire to have more room to work out. Members also are finding it increasingly difficult to get into classes at the times they want, Wilhelm says.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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