By Mark Ambrogi
Crossfit Thrive isn’t your typical fitness center, said co-owner Darin Moon.
For one Crossfit Thrive, 17406 Tiller Court, Suite 1000-1100, is the only Crossfit gym in Westfield.
“It’s not like your average gym where everyone puts their headphones and does their own thing,” said Moon, a Fishers resident. “It’s group classes. As soon as they walk in the door at 4:30, I tell everyone to get together so we warm up together. We’re stretching and prepping so we’re nice and loose. From there we do the Workout of the Day. I demonstrate the movements. Every day it constantly varies. We test different muscle groups.”
Moon said sometimes members are working out as a team and sometimes compete against each other.
“Everybody knows everyone,” Moon said. “It’s more of a community feel.”
Moon, 30, said the gym does its own custom programming to the athlete’s needs.
The gym will celebrate its third anniversary this summer. The gym moved to double its size from a 2,000 square-foot facility to a 4,000 square-foot facility and added new equipment a few months ago.
Moon started the gym with Dan Mason, Both were Indiana Wesleyan University cheerleaders together. Holly Bezy, who had been an instructor for several months, bought Mason’s portion of the business in March. Previously Bezy, a former first grade teacher in the Hamilton Southeastern school district, was a gym member.
Bezy, a 36-year-old Noblesville resident who has three children ages 4 to 8, said she decided she wanted more than just to come to the gym as an athlete.
“So I got all my certification done,” Bezy said. “The opportunity (to become co-owner) came at the right time and I jumped out at it. I decided to take another leap in this nice little Crossfit journey.”
Moon said the club has about 90 members.
“We try to push healthy eating, healthy diet and healthy sleep,” he said. “Working out is one thing but it’s also how you recover from the workout. That will help your body heal better and be stronger.”
Mondays through Fridays, the gym has 5:30 and 9:30 a.m. classes. Then has evening classes at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday there are open gyms and 8 and 10 a.m. and a class at 9 a.m. and Sunday with open gym from 2 to 4 p.m.
“Those times people are working on their individual skills,” Moon said of open gyms. “We do Olympic weight-lifting, gymnastic type movements, cardiovascular running and pulling and pushing of sleds. We’re constantly changing.”
Moon said the focus is to allow the athletes to work at their level.
“We try to get to know their needs and where they want to improve,” he said.
Bezy said everyone does the same thing but at their pace.
Club members volunteer to do child care as part trade-off for club fees in the 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. classes.
“We’re trying to build an environment for members to hang out and socialize to build that support connection,” Moon said. “It’s not just a gym, it’s a community and that’s what Crossfit creates.”
For more information and pricing, visit crossfitthrive.com.
