Alison Hearn

Hello! 

My name is Alison Hearn. I’m a wife, a mother, band nerd, Harry Potter fanatic, and last year I turned 30. I’m telling you this because I felt like these were excuses to not be “good” at crossfit. But I’m also going to tell you why that’s not true. 

Six years ago I started crossfit and up until then I had no athletic background. I couldn’t do a push-up and definitely not a pull-up. My goal when I signed up was to just get in shape. Attempting to do a muscle up or lift anything that I considered heavy was not on my radar. So for the first 4 years that’s what I did. I would come into the gym, do the workout, and go home. I just didn’t think I had it in me to be anything but average. 

Two years ago, I had a beautiful daughter and the following year I turned 30. I accepted that I had “peaked” in my crossfit career. But then something life changing happened. I started surrounding myself with people who were better, stronger and who believed in me. As a result, I wanted to be better and stronger and started believing in myself. Since joining Activate I have PRd all my lifts, walked on my hands, and got my first bar MU. But the biggest change has been my confidence. I have accomplished more in the last six months than I did in my previous 5 years of crossfit. The coaches and the community here truly care about you and your success and while I do all this for myself I also do it for them and to make them proud. 

“It’s a shame for a (wo)man to grow old without ever seeing the strength and beauty of which her body is capable” 

- Socrates