About Us

The Box

Default Fitness started small…really small.



In May 2012, Coach Danielle had just gotten her Level 1 Certificate in CrossFit. She had also recently retired from six years of teaching Stroller Strides when Fit by Default’s two original members (and former Stroller Strides members), Valerie and Nicole, approached Danielle about training them out of her garage. It was something that she had always dreamed of doing some day, so why not now?

You can feel comfortable coming in and getting a challenging and rewarding workout, no matter what your fitness level. Every movement, every exercise, can be scaled to fit your ability.

The workouts are short and high intensity, combining Olympic lifting, gymnastics, and metabolic conditioning (running, jump rope, rowing, biking). But first, we usually start the day with warm up and some strength training: back squats, push presses, snatches…whatever the programming calls for. We also incorporate mobility to keep the joints moving smoothly and to prevent injury. All this in a small group setting and completed in about an hour.

Although ownership has changed hands, the gym still has the small family atmosphere all members have grown to love! The new owner, Coach Rita, has been a part of Default since 2017 and decided to step in and help the gym and community grow.