Congrats June Member of the Month: Brittany Whitworth!

Member Since: July 27th 2020

“Brittany is the best gym partner! The best combination of competitive and supportive. We may get distracted chatting while at the whiteboard, but we push each other as soon as the WOD starts!”
– Fellow Member Bethany F.

Meet Brittany! I’m super competitive and have played sports a lot of my early life. I love to go on hikes, runs, love to lay in the sun on the beach, and spending time with my kids! 🙂

Why did I join Torque? I was looking for a group exercise class and wanted to find out how intense and scary it really was. Though I was super intimidated to join just because of what “CrossFit” was known for, I was pleasantly surprised to feel super comfortable and at ease as soon as I had my first meeting with Amanda. At the time I needed something that was going to challenge me and CrossFit was perfect for that.  

What keeps me coming back? The environment, the energy, and the people. I’ve never looked forward to going to the gym, ever! I love planning my week and figuring out when I can get to the gym. I also love that they had a Couch to 5k program that has turned me into a consistent runner for the past 3 years and counting. I’ve ran several 5ks in these past years and I would never have done so if it weren’t for Torque! Also, made a friend (shout out Bethany!)!

Some of my accomplishments: My proudest accomplishment thus far would have to be having the ability to do a push up from plank position! 

Some of my challenges: Pull ups! When I can do a strict pull up that’ll be amazing!! 

My favorite movement: Hang power clean and jerks!

Advice for anyone that is hesitant to start CrossFit: It’s not what they think it is. It truly is for all fitness levels and to not be intimidated by the name!! Go and talk to them – you’ll see they can help you get to where you want to be!!

What would be my ideal superpower? I would like to have the ability to fly, which is funny because I hate flying on a plane, but if I was in control of the flying I would enjoy it.