Dear Roots Crew,
I love fall. It’s a reset from the craziness of summer, the return of routine, and the opportunity to make a new or improved path. Which is one of the reasons why we always make sure that fall at Roots is off the hook!
Whether you’re looking forward to the fall nutrition effort, the Harvest Hoedown In-house competition, Big Lift Saturday, or the Heart to Heart 5K, we have ONE ASK of each of you:
Jump into at least one of them!
Health and fitness don’t happen through osmosis. You have to jump in, preferably with both feet.
So read through this month’s newsletter, pick your effort (or two), sign up, and LET’S GO.
Roots for each other,
Nicole
QUICK HITS
- Fall CrossFit Kids Session
- Labor Day Hours
- September InBody Scans
- Fall Nutrition Workshop
- My Fit Foods Discount
- Big Lift Saturday
- Heart to Heart 5k – Sign up!
- Welcome to our newest CU student athletes!
- Summer Membership Winner
- Harvest Hoedown Sign-Up (Competitors AND Volunteers!)
CROSSFIT KIDS – FALL SESSION
Do you have a 2nd-5th grader who loves to move, wants to get their first pull-up, and loves a challenge?
The Roots Kids Program focuses on developing movement literacy and proper mechanics in a safe, supportive, and structured environment.
We aim to lay the foundation for a kid who grows up strong and confident!
Session Dates: September 15- November 17 (no class October 13th)
When: Tuesdays 3:30-4:15pm
Cost: $205. Email [email protected] to reserve your child’s spot in this fall program!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND HOURS
Saturday 9/5 & Sunday 9/6 – Regular Weekend Schedule
Monday 9/7 – 7:30, 8:30, & 9:30am Classes
We will not offer Legends or Teens classes on Monday, 9/7.
INBODY SCANS
Time for your fall InBody scan! We love data around here and there is never a ‘bad’ time to do an InBody scan. Whether you’ve traveled this summer and want to get a baseline level of data, you’ve been training with us for a few months and want to see what progress you’re making, or you’re thinking about signing up for the fall nutrition workshop (below!), we’ll be at the shop doing InBody scans on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 5:00-9:15am.
Scans are just $35 for Roots members. Need a different day or time? Email [email protected]. As a reminder, scans need to be done PRIOR to showering or training and preferably on an empty stomach.
FALL NUTRITION WORKSHOP
Have you ever been in the sweet spot with your nutrition? You feel dialed, informed, and the effort doesn’t seem like a giant hurdle. Then, something in the foundation starts to crack. Maybe your job changes, you enter into a new season, or your workout times change – and all of the sudden no matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to get back to that nutritional flowstate. Is it your food quality? Is it that you need new macros? In most cases, no. You need a hard reset to the fundamentals of nutrition.
Whether you’ve worked on your nutrition before or you’re brand new to CrossFit’s dietary prescription, this workshop is an entry and reset to the big, meaty levers that make the greatest impact on your health and performance. This workshop replaces the fall nutrition challenge.
Over the 2.5 hour workshop we’ll dissect CrossFit’s nutrition prescription, address intake and brining precision and accuracy to what you eat, and practical strategies for how to put this into practice. Athletes will leave with homework, macros tailored to them, structured goals, and resources.
When: Sunday, September 20th, 7:30-10:00am
Cost: $25
Look out for the registration email this week. Spaces limited.
MY FIT FOODS
As part of the Nutrition Workshop, CrossFit Roots has partnered with My Fit Foods for 40% off all first-time orders for CrossFit Roots members with code MFFNEW40.
BIG LIFT SATURDAY
Our first Big Lift Saturday in August was a hit and it’s coming back on Saturday, September 19 from 10:30-Noon.
Sign up in Zen Planner to reserve your spot in this class!
HEART TO HEART 5K
Have you signed up for the Heart to Heart 5k on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 2026, yet?
We’ve heard some athletes are going for a 10k, some are gathering as a mom group/stroller division, and others are exited to spend the fall day in downtown Boulder with the rest of the Roots crew!
We’ll be around with a table and excited to see you there.
Sunday classes at the shop will be limited to only the 8am option. We want to see you in your sneakers representing CrossFit Roots!
WELCOME TO OUR CU STUDENT ATHLETES
With the fall semester kicking off a little less than two weeks ago, we’re excited to welcome all of our new CU student athletes to CrossFit Roots. From individuals in ROTC, to musical theatre, business management and more, we’re pumped that you’re here.
To our athletes who’ve been around a while, quick reminder that it’s fall – see a new face around the shop? Say, “hi!” and introduce yourself!
SUMMER MEMBERSHIP WINNER
In May, we announced that members who kept their membership for June, July, and August this summer would be entered to win three free months of membership for the Fall of 2026. Over 250 of you stayed consistent and committed this summer! You utilized Travel Workouts while you were off in faraway places and upped the ante by combining summer outdoor fun with consistency in the gym.
Thank you for supporting our small business this summer, even through all the summer activities and travel.
The winner of the Summer Membership raffle is…
ERICA SILVERMAN
HARVEST HOEDOWN
Grab your partner, do-si-do, and get signed up for the CrossFit Roots Harvest Hoedown on being held on Saturday, October 17.
Registration is open NOW and limited to 40 teams. Teams will be 2-person Male/Male or Female/Female teams in RX and Scaled divisions.
Wondering why you should do this, how to find a partner, whether or not to go RX or Scaled, or what to do to prepare?
Not interested in competing but want to be part of the fun? Volunteers MAKE events like this and we’re looking for a stellar group to help us pull off the greatest event of the fall at CrossFit Roots. Well, we’ll still have the Thanksgiving Happy Hour and Holiday Party so… maybe that’s a stretch but we need you!
Questions? Email [email protected]
CO-WORKING SPACE IS OPEN TO ALL!
Quick reminder the co-working space is INCLUDED in all adult memberships.
Hop in back to knock out a few emails before class, take a call before heading to pick up the kids from school, or eliminate a trip by using the space between class and your next appointment.
The Great Attendance Challenge of 2026
Attend 225 classes in 2026 and be entered to win a FREE YEAR of membership at CrossFit Roots! Learn more about the challenge HERE.
Members who attend 19 or more classes each month stay on track to attend 225 in one year. The following members attended 19 or more classes in August!
- Aaron Evans
- Alan Lo
- Alexa Cataldo
- Allison Scahill
- Amy Lombardo
- Anya Gotwols
- Ben Friedman
- Blair Brown
- Caitlin Durling
- Chris Evans
- Chris Mears
- Christian Thompson
- Dillon Smith
- Fred Beer
- Greg Hertz
- Josh Haimes
- Kelli Rayburn
- Leia Schultz
- Liz Ropp
- Martha Buttner
- Michelle Kuan
- Priscilla McElveen
- Sabrina Dwyer
- Sarah Fezler
- Sarah Williamson
- Shelley Schlender
- Steve Calla
- Steve Fezler
- Thom Defranco
- Tim Morrissey
- Tom Witkin
- Tracie Lillard
- Vlad Ryazanov