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How do we create community?

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Our community is defined by the small acts each of us perform on a daily basis. It’s how we conduct ourselves in the gym, it’s how we transfer the skillsets learnt at the gym to our lives outside the gym.. It is how we turn up for ourselves, it’s how we turn up for others and how they treat us in return. Ultimately, it is how we leave our egos at the door.

We, the people, our people, create our gym ecosystem in which we grow and nurture each other. We are all but a by product of the environment we immerse ourselves in. Through the shared connectivity between each ecosystem, we are able to define how our community is represented to the other sporting communities and to society as a whole. And therefore, we are each directly responsible for the direction of our community, we are responsible for our individual ecosystems. We are responsible for each other. We are responsible for the future and grass roots of the sport.

A rising tide lifts all boats. We, my friends, ARE THE TIDE.

Hannah Mittoo

Hannah Mittoo is the Co-Founder and Director of The Academy Programme, a UK-based initiative using CrossFit as an educational tool. She played a key role in piloting a 16-week CrossFit course aimed at supporting students, particularly those in or from the care system, by introducing them to sports and fitness, while also focusing on life skill development and educational opportunities. Following the pilot’s success, Mittoo and her team expanded the program into schools, partnering with local CrossFit affiliates to engage and transform students’ lives through fitness.

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