May 2024 Athlete of the Month
May 2024 Athlete of the Month
Kaitlyn Spinella
Coach’s Thoughts: Kaitlyn is a coach’s dream member. We have loved watching her consistent development and improvement across all CrossFit modalities. She is always open to feedback and looking for advice and ways to improve. She shows up to each class eager to push herself and learn a new skill or try something brand new that she’s never done before. She radiates positivity and it’s infectious and welcomed at our gym. She competed in her first CrossFit Open this year and we are all excited to see her keep progressing and checking new goals off of her fitness list. Congrats, Kaitlyn, on being AOTM! Well deserved!
How long have you been doing CrossFit?
I started CrossFit in July 2023 when I moved to Detroit for work and joined Core City Fitness. Before I moved, I was talking to a friend of mine about how nervous I was about moving to a new city without knowing anyone, and she recommended CrossFit as a way to find a gym and community, as she had done CrossFit previously and loved it (thanks Katherine!).
Favorite Movement?
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I like wall walks! Of course they are hard, but it was one of the first gymnastics skills I was able to do.
What advice would you give to someone who is hesitant to start CrossFit?
Go for it! The workouts are able to be scaled to any fitness level, and it's fun to finish workouts and learn new skills that you never thought you could do. It's never boring because every day the workout is a little bit different, so it really keeps you engaged.
Favorite thing about CCF?
I immediately felt welcomed and the environment was not intimidating at all. The coaches are all so helpful and patient at making sure everyone is doing a version of the workout that is accessible to them, but also pushes them outside of their comfort zone a little bit to get better. People's experience with CrossFit is pretty varied at CCF, but everyone is very supportive and cheers on everyone else regardless of fitness level.
What do you do when you’re not at CCF (job, hobbies, other fitness, etc)?
I work at Henry Ford Hospital as a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow. Many weekends, I fly to Philadelphia to visit my fiancé, but when I'm here, I love a long long walk, especially on the riverwalk.
What is your next big fitness goal?
I've done single kipping pullups and toes to bar, but would love to improve those and work on doing a few in a row. I've started working on handstand pushups too, which has been fun!
