Introducing MyZone

Crew Fitness is excited to introduce the MyZone heart rate monitoring system to our program.

Myzone is a chest strap heart-rate monitoring system that displays heart rate, calories, time and effort to a monitor in our studio or to the Myzone App on your own device, while simultaneously creating an online logbook of all physical activity that you can access from your own device anywhere in the world.

Myzone users can:

• Exercise inside and outside of a facility while their effort activity is recorded.
• Login online anywhere and track their activity and progress.
• Earn Myzone Effort Points (MEPs) for every minute of physical activity.
• Participate in challenges based on physical activity and measure results.
• Achieve goals by utilizing heart rate intensity feedback

Check out this video explaining the system-

How will MyZone be used at Crew Fitness?

MyZone is a tool our Crewmates can choose to adopt or not. It’ll never be required at Crew. The MyZone system provides you with personalized, accurate information about your workout – in both real time, and in the form of a detailed report about each workout. It’s fun to see how hard you’re working! And you can use the information you receive from MyZone to make adjustments to your nutrition or your fitness regimen.

You can order your MyZone monitor in the studio for $120, and we will have it in within 5-7 business days. As soon as it comes in, we’ll register it using your body metrics and it’ll be ready for use!

The Health Dare 2018

WE DARE YOU to lose weight.

WE DARE YOU to change your fitness.

WE DARE YOU to reach your health goals.

Take the Crew Fitness Health Dare! The Health Dare is a 4-week weight-loss challenge for new and current rowers that dare to commit to healthy eating and exercise from March 1 - March 31. We will offer SPECIAL PRICING of $100 UNLIMITED ROWING for the month of March (applies to any rowers who are NOT under current contract.) Health Dare participants will commit to rowing 17 classes during the month of March, and Crew Cash prizes will be awarded to the 5 rowers that lose the most weight (based on percentage of total body weight) over the course of the challenge.

We will also offer optional PERSONALIZED nutrition plans for $25 to help you meet your goals. These plans will be based on your goals, current weight, body mass, age, height, sex, and activity level. Based on these factors, Crew Fitness will recommend a total daily caloric intake, as well as the percentage of each macronutrient (carbs, protein, fat) that you should consume to reach those goals. AND we'll teach you how to track your intake using My Fitness Pal.

Those that purchase the nutrition plan will have the option to attend a quick seminar on Saturday, March 3 at 9:45 to learn how to use My Fitness Pal, what types of foods we should be eating, and what to expect over the course of the 4 weeks. Click here to purchase the nutrition plan, and then follow the instructions in your emailed receipt about submitting your info so that you can receive your individualized plan. You'll also need to sign into the nutrition seminar.

The details:

• Our initial weigh in will happen anytime during the first week of March.

• Final weigh in must happen March 29-31.

• Your weight will always be kept private between you and your coach unless you wish to share that information.

• The nutrition plan is OPTIONAL and costs $25. Purchase it here, and then email your age, weight, height, and goals to carrie@crew-fitness.com.

• Weight loss achievements will be based on percentage of total body weight lost. E.g., if your initial weigh-in is 200 lbs., and you lose 10 pounds, you’ve lost 5% of your total body weight.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st place: $150 Crew Cash
2nd place: $100 Crew Cash
3rd place: $75 Crew Cash
4th place: $50 Crew Cash
5th place: $25 Crew Cash

*This Crew Cash is good for classes or merch!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

• ANYONE TAKING THE DARE needs to click here to enroll in the challenge.
• Click here to purchase UNLIMITED MARCH for $100.
• Click here to purchase your personalized nutrition plan.

Champs for the Crew Champs!

Champs for Crew Champs is a one-month challenge beginning on January 15 and running through February 15. The top 2 Crewmates who row the most classes during that month will each win a giant bottle of Veuve Cliquot to celebrate. The next 20 Crewmates with the most classes in that time frame will get to choose a Crew wine glass, GoVino Crew glass, or a Crew hugger. 

We'll celebrate ALL of our Crew's accomplishments with a Champagne Toast and celebration to wrap up this challenge Thursday, February 15 at 6:30. Mark your calendars now!!

Cheers to you, Crew!

MERRY CREWMAS!

Join us to celebrate

CREWMAS 2017

Thursday, December 7
Festivities begin at 5:30 pm
~No rowing, just celebrating~

BYOB
Dirty Santa at 6:30
$25 suggested gift price
*nice gifts, not naughty*

50K

The Crew Fitness 50K Challenge

Challenge yourself to row 50,000 meters in 22 days!

Take the Crew Fitness 50K Challenge, and you can get UNLIMITED ROWING for the month of November for $100!  

Committing to the challenge is FREE, but class pricing applies. Row your 50K and earn a Crew Fitness prize pack!

The goal is to row 50,000 meters from November 1 - November 22. Most of our classes are 3K classes, but during the challenge, we'll offer a few special 4 and 5K classes. We'll keep up with your meters based on the classes you attend, and your progress will be posted in the locker room. 

Sign up here and commit to 50K right now!

ROW FOR LIFE!

*Special pricing not available to members under current contract.

Row for Brunch!

Join us!

Saturday, November 4
9:30 am
to
ROW IN THE STREETS
and then
BRUNCH
at
Von's Bistro

$35 for your row and your brunch

Click here to reserve your spot.
Space are limited.

Friends with Benefits

Bring a friend for their first class (which is always free) between October 9 - October 21, and both you and your friend will receive $5 Crew Cash, redeemable in the studio on any merchandise.

• Earn DOUBLE CREW CASH if you bring your friend to 5:30 am or 5:45 pm class!
• Crew Cash will expire on October 31, so use it or lose it!
• Crew cash is only redeemable by the person who earned it!

Click here to schedule your class.

ROW FOR LIFE!

Hurricane Harvey Relief

Hurricane Harvey has brought an unprecedented onslaught of rain to Houston. Residents throughout the city are being forced to their roofs, seeking boat and helicopter rescue. Our own Dan Strange, U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, is working rescue operations tirelessly, and we salute his service and his bravery.

We are praying for Houston and for the health and safety of everyone affected by the storm, as well as the men and women working on rescue operations and the relief effort.

We are also asking for donations to Global Giving’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Giving is easy through the Global Giving website. In addition to your donations, Crew Fitness MOB will donate 50 cents each time you check into Crew on Facebook or geo tag us in your photos on Instagram. Use the hashtags #hurricaneharveyrelief and #checkinforcharity with your post.

Dan and Marcia’s home did not flood; they do have power; and they are safe. We are thankful for their health and for Dan’s service, and we pray for Marcia's peace of mind as Dan presses on fulfilling his life's calling - a true hero, rescuing our fellow citizens from their flooded homes. Show them support with your check-ins and give them a shout-out when you make your posts!

ROW FOR HOUSTON
ROW FOR RELIEF
ROW FOR LIFE
 

In Honor of Baby Lucy

Sweet baby Lucy Lynn Brannan lived 89 precious days with her mother, long-time Crew member Jodi Brannan. Lucy was diagnosed with a rare condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia before she was even born. Jodi and her husband David found the best doctors in the world to treat this condition, and Jodi relocated to Philadelphia at 6-months pregnant to give Lucy her best chance at life. Her family here in Mobile helped David care for their two other children, Caden (8) and Carter (2) for the remainder of her pregnancy, as well as throughout Lucy's precious little life.

Lucy survived an experimental in-utero surgery, and was born on March 25. Every day presented new challenges, but Lucy continued to surprise her doctors and her family. In the end, after fighting for 89 days in the the Nic-U at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the Lord called her home on June 22.

We have prayed for this family and this baby, and we will continue to do so as they lift their baby up to her eternal home in Heaven. Crew Fitness will be accepting donations for Jodi and her family as they cope with the loss of their child, as well as the burden that being displaced for months has left on their family. All contributions will go directly to the Brannan family. Come by Crew anytime this week to make a donation.

Jodi - your Crew of support is bigger than you’ll ever know.

Much love,
Crew Fitness

THE IRON PLANK CHALLENGE

Crew Fitness is proud to sponsor Fuse Project's IRON PLANK CHALLENGE will take place at the 2017 Dragon Boat Festival on June 10 at Battleship Park. The Iron Plank Challenge is a fundraising contest to find the person who can hold the longest plank. All funds raised by the Iron Plank Challenge will benefit Fuse Project. Crew Fitness prizes and classes will be awarded to the top 3 men and women that hold the longest plank, as well as those who raise the most funds for Fuse Project!

Cost of entry is $20 with all proceeds going straight to Fuse Project. Click here to sign up now for the IRON PLANK CHALLENGE. Additional donations will be accepted on the day of the challenge.

The Health Dare

The Crew Fitness Health Dare

The Crew Fitness Health Dare is a 5-week challenge for new and current rowers that dare to commit to exercise and healthy eating from March 6 - April 10. Health Dare participants will commit to rowing 21 Crew classes over the 5-week challenge.

Rowers that take the Health Dare can buy 5 weeks of unlimited classes for just $100!

Cost of entry for the Health Dare is $25, and includes a personalized nutrition plan. All rowers that complete the challenge will receive a limited-edition Crew Fitness T-Shirt upon completing their 21 classes during the challenge.

Click here to purchase your 5 weeks unlimited + $25 entry fee.

*The Health Dare is open to both new and current rowers. The $100 for 5 weeks of classes is only available to rowers not under any current contract, however all members can join the Health Dare for $25.

Current rowers under contract click here to enter the Health Dare.

3 New and Awesome Additions to Our Team

Crew Fitness is excited to welcome Cindy Taylor, Madison Perry, and Emily Higdon to our team of coxswains. A coxswain is the person on a Crew team that calls instructions and power strokes for the rowers in a boat. At Crew Fitness, our qualified instructors earn the title coxswain as they direct us toward our fitness goals.

Cindy comes to us with 16 years experience in the fitness industry, teaching cycling, among other fitness experiences. After taking her class, one Crew rower described her like this: “She seems sweet, but she’s a firecracker!” Cindy will make it her mission to see to it that you get a great workout in each of her classes. Cindy describes her approach to nutrition as MODERATION, MODERATION, MODERATION. She says, “diets are temporary but moderation is forever.”

Madison earned her degree in Kinesiology at the University of Alabama. She grew up in gymnastics and cheerleading, and she has coached 2 special needs cheer squads. One Crew class, and Madison was hooked! She also says that Crew has quickly increased her endurance, and that anyone looking for a new and exciting way to work out should come straight to Crew Fitness!

Emily earned her degree in exercise science from the University of South Alabama, where she played softball on scholarship. She also rides horses and works at the Blue Gill. She says Crew has inspired her to take her own fitness to a new level, as she trains for the upcoming Spartan race!