Boot camps apply military concepts to daily life, as do dance parties set to Morse code and tanks converted into school buses. Declassify your abs with today’s Groupon to CrossFit Maximus. Choose between the following options:
- For $89, you get a four-week boot-camp package (a $250 total value), which includes:
- Four weeks of unlimited boot-camp classes (a $150 value)
- One 60-minute massage (a $70 value)
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20-day nutrition plan (a $30 value)<p>
- For $159, you get an eight-week boot-camp package (a $400 total value), which includes:
- Eight weeks of unlimited boot-camp classes (a $300 value)
- One 60-minute massage (a $70 value)
- 20-day nutrition plan (a $30 value)<p>
CrossFit Maximus’s Kathy Childress, founder of Maximus Boot Camp Powered by Kathy, leads participants of all fitness levels through high-intensity one-hour workouts as her health-guru colleagues dole out therapeutic massages and diet advice. Pupils suit up Monday–Friday to embark on these 60-minute fat-burning sessions, which hone fitness building-blocks such as endurance, flexibility, and strength. The ever-changing menu of conditioning activities includes jumping rope, pulling sleds, or spelling out motivational phrases in free-weight semaphore. A pair of on-staff licensed massage therapists kneads away any aches acquired from a hearty workout, and a 20-day nutrition guide counsels Lycra-clad grocery shoppers in muscle-fueling meals and fitness-conscious lifestyle choices, such as pogo-sticking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
CrossFit Maximus
As a busy student at the University of Kentucky, Jordan Baker needed a quick and effective workout that he could squeeze into his demanding schedule of classes. That was how he discovered CrossFit—an innovative fitness program that involves an ever-changing tapestry of high-intensity workouts consisting of functional movements. Jordan Baker became so enamored with the exercise form, he went on to pursue a CrossFit instructor certification. Today, he's a coach at CrossFit Maximus.
With three locations in Lexington, a 9,800-square-foot facility on Palumbo Drive, a 7,000-square-foot facility at National and North Ashland Avenues, and the new location at East Vine and Rose Street, CrossFit Maximus boasts onsite massage centers, a childcare center (not available at the National Avenue location), CrossFit classes, ZONE classes, and nutrition classes. During sessions, they draw from the gym’s arsenal of functional strength-training equipment, including free weights, medicine balls, and slack lines. Through group training and support, the team strives to create a communal atmosphere where everyone knows your name and a supportive space where everyone refrains from menacingly whispering it in unison.