Amy started CrossFit in her early 30s when her husband signed her up for a month-long CrossFit introduction program without her knowing. She had no athletic experience besides a short stint on the 7th-grade 800m relay team.
She’d never touched a barbell, couldn’t do a pull-up, and hadn’t jumped rope since the 3rd-grade Jump-a-Thon. Spending over two decades as a corporate trainer and business executive, she was primarily accustomed to doing things she was good at which did not include fitness-related activities.
At the end of her first month, she started seeing physical and mental changes and her internal competitiveness started to reveal itself in new ways as she improved little by little every day.
In 2017, a little over a year after her first class, she traveled to Boulder, CO to attend a CrossFit Level 1 Certificate course at CrossFit Roots. From there, she continued to pursue growth in the sport of CrossFit by participating in local competitions and occasionally coaching classes at her affiliate.
Several years later, she and her husband relocated to Colorado. Amy joined CrossFit Roots as a member in 2019 and became our General Manager in 2021.
As a GM, she quickly became a natural and integral part of nurturing Roots’ culture, community, and commitment to the standards of coaching and business that we hold so dear.
As a coach, Amy has worked with athletes as young as six and those in their seventies and beyond while continually developing her coaching skills. She has earned the CrossFit Level 3 designation held by just a few thousand trainers worldwide and is a Burgener Strength Level 1 coach.
Amy has become an accomplished Olympic weightlifter and CrossFitter and competed at the 2025 USA Weightlifting Masters National Championship, where she became the 2025 Masters National Champion in her age group and weight class.
Amy enjoys working with athletes new to the sport because she has seen firsthand how CrossFit can improve one’s life and overall health, regardless of age or prior athletic experience.