After 18 consecutive years of service in Kansas City’s fitness industry, I know you have to invent, re-invent, and evolve to succeed.  Precisely why I am so excited and enthused to be a part of the Crossroads Bootcamp Gym. This concept is challenging, motivating and so worth your effort.  I look forward to every class that I instruct, and that says it all  after nearly two decades of teaching and training.  We take personal pride in YOUR results, and look forward to using the this creative fomat to keep you focused and dedicated.  I pledge maximum effort.  Do YOU?

John Benz, co-founder

Last summer I was with a group of trainers at a conference in Orange County, CA and the buzz was all about Bootcamp was the future of personal training both in terms of client results and experience.  I brought that idea home to my partners Tina and John and Crossroads Bootcamp was born. 

Bootcamp and Crossfit training is a very natural fit for me because with the exception of a lost weekend in my 30’s I have been an athlete all my life.  I have been nationally ranked as a shot putter and Olympic lifter.  I actually represented the United States in 1981 as a discus thrower.  Later on I became a group fitness instructor and Stott Pilates instructor. 

At Crossroads Bootcamp I take that widely varied experience and structure workouts and programs that work.  I won’t bore you with the science as to why they work, the important thing is they do work.  More importantly, Crossroads Bootcamp workouts are always fun,  different and never boring.  Variety and intensity create results not mindless hours on a treadmill (honestly I never lasted more than 10 minutes on a treadmill due to painful boredom). 

Take a class at Crossroads Bootcamp and you too will be convinced.

Scott Lofquist,  co-founder

Growing up as a active, optimistic, but “bring it on” type kid. My mother put me in almost every athletic activity she could, I played year around. I was surrounded by good coaches and mentors, who taught me the fundamentals I live by from a very early age.

I learned to take a personal interest and pride in being on a team.  That lesson of teamwork,  of  everyone working toward a common goal,  and having empathy and understanding with the person next to you influenced the way I train in my classes and how I live my life.   It’s my job to turn your nervous anxiety into focused energy, encouraging you to do your best each and every workout.   It may not be  fun every moment, but the success of your accomplishment makes the journey rewarding.

I know it takes both physical and mental toughness to achieve your goals.  One of the best things about Crossroads Bootcamp is having that team support.  Now, WE work as a team to help YOU reach your goals.  With consistency and positive changes, your quality of life can and will improve greatly.   Increased physical stamina, confidence and a positive mental attitude….  What more do you want?

One of my favorite sayings is a quote by Carl W Buechner,  “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”    It’s my job to help you feel motivated, successful and strong.

So, quit thinking and GET DOING.   Let’s give this a shot.

Having two babies in two years wreaked major havoc on my body, I knew I needed to mix it up to get back to my pre-baby body.  As an avid long distance runner, my body was used to having the kind of endurance to get through a 26.2 mile race, what it wasn’t used to was flipping tractor tires, running sprints with a medicine ball over my head and doing push ups until I couldn’t find the strength to lift my toothbrush the next day.  I truly believe in these workouts, they are an effective use of your time and you WILL reach your goals.  I did, and I am now in better shape than I was before I had my  children.

With years of group fitness and personal training under my belt, teaching Crossroads Bootcamp classes seemed like a new, exciting challenge for me.  I have truly enjoyed coming up with new class formats and teaching styles to continue to mix it up and keep the workouts fresh.

I push my clients to get out of their comfort zones to get maximum results because I know, from personal experience, it’s the only way to get the body you want.

Miriam Feingold is a STOTT PILATES® trained instructor  who exudes a genuine compassion and sensitivity for the daily struggle most face in maintaining a healthy, vibrant and strong lifestyle. She is also currently having a blast leading classes at Crossroads Boot Camp and Pilates1901 !

Miriam’s eclectic approach to life and fitness has always included the immeasurable benefits of cross-training. She is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in painting and a BA in illustration. Miriam has had the pleasure of teaching child and adult art education for eight years.

Some of Miriam’s background includes skating and bench coaching for Kansas City Roller Warriors National Championship Roller Derby league for five years, various forms of dance performance and training, and yoga.

Miriam is a determined instructor who gives everything she has to her students.  So watch out and be ready!

Spreading the word of overall fitness to other has always been a priority of mine.  Athletics and strength training has been a major part of my life. Playing sports and keeping active throughout the years has kept me physically and mentally strong for the active life I live.  CrossFit and Boot Camp training was introduced to me in August 2009 and I haven’t looked back since.  The high-intensity, constantly varied functional movements have changed my perspective on the type of training I should pursue in my life.

I became CrossFit Level 1 Certified in April 2010, teaching CrossFit workouts at my home gym in Indianapolis.  I moved to Kansas City at the end of July 2010 and found Crossroads Boot Camp & CrossFit on 18^th.  My goal for the clients of Crossroads Boot camp is to develop fitness that provides an equal balance of strength, endurance, and mobility.  By achieving these aspects in the gym, you will see these results flow into the workplace and in life itself.

Here is a quote that truly has motivated me and hopefully you when coming to our gym…

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” –Bruce Lee

Don’t hold back, go beyond the limits in life…3, 2, 1…GO!!!

I have found the CrossFit training method, constantly varied functional movements executed at a high intensity, to be the best overall training program out there, So much so that I got my level 1 Certification and now have the opportunity to teach classes and share this great training method. Stronger than yesterday!

I look forward to meeting you in the gym soon!

“I have worked with everyday professionals, stay-at-home moms and high school and college athletes. I have an accomplished powerlifting background and am a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. Whatever your personal motivation is, I pledge to make all of your goals become your reality.”

Stephanie says she has always had a heart for fitness. Growing up, she was involved in all types of sports and was very active, so it was a natural fit for her to major in Exercise Science in college.   She began learning all about exercise, nutrition, and bio-mechanics of the body and creating her own workouts for herself and friends.

She began teaching fitness classes around the same time and ended up getting her ACE group exercise certification so she could continue teaching after she graduated. Wanting to dig even deeper,  Stephanie then chose to go to graduate school and get her doctorate in Physical Therapy; learning even more about how the body works, disease and dysfunction, and how it adapts to training.

She continued teaching group exercise, but it wasn’t until she bought the first Groupon to Crossroads Bootcamp did she truly understand what bootcamp really was, what being an athlete felt like, and how much she could progress her own strength and endurance.

The workouts were intense and constantly changing, something she was craving but yet missing in her own classes and workouts.  She was hooked!!! After just a few classes, amazing things started happening; this was the type of training that she could see making amazing changes in her own body and other s around me.

Stephanie was most impressed with the instructors and coaches at Crossroads Bootcamp.  “All of the instructors were there for ME and wanted ME to succeed, not something that I have witnessed at any other gym. For this reason and many others, I jumped at the chance to be part of this team so I can help YOU reach your goals and succeed. Crossroads Bootcamp changed my perspective on fitness and I hope it will change yours!”

Kindsey Branson found CrossFit in 2010 and has never turned back. She played volleyball and ran track for most of her school years and has completed 1 full-marathon.

Kindsey’s competitive nature plus a love of a close community of fitness turned her on to CrossFit, she considers it her sport and looks forward to it everyday.

Kindsey believes in the importance of setting goals and creating a vision to better accomplish your goals. Her attention for detail and encouraging attitude helps people become the best that they can be and achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Kindsey’s advice is to “keep coming back, and push past comfortable every class.  Nothing is impossible!