You hear a lot about Crossfit in the news and media. Usually it's divided into two camps, those for and those against. I'd heard a lot of negative things about Crossfit and figured they were true without ever trying Crossfit myself. Then a strength trainer of mine - Lou, who really was one of the best ones I've ever had, she came over to Crossfit Cordis and told me to come over and give it a try saying that I'd get a lot out of it. With the immense respect and admiration that I have for Lou both as a trainer and a person I decided to heed her advice and give it a go. So I came over to the gym and talked to one of the owner's Andrew who was very nice and welcoming and he told me to come the next day and give it a go. So I came in expecting to breeze through the workout because like I said, bodybuilders tell you that Crossfit is easy. Well I soon found out that I couldn't of have been more wrong, in the hour long session, we went through mobility, strength, power and endurance work. Never in a period of a few hours let alone one had I ever had such a productive and demanding workout. Everything negative I'd ever heard about Crossfit completely went out the window, and I was hooked. The trainers attention to proper form, and their desire in seeing you succeed coupled with the great atmosphere at Cordis truly makes this the best facility I've ever been too. I used to train at gym's such as ATC and other athlete-centered spots and figured they were the cream of the crop. Now coming to Cordis I can honestly say that it is at an elite level all its own. Just the amount and variety of amazing workouts that we go through, from endurance work to Olympic lifts and much more it's truly great. Also everybody is included and the atmosphere is very positive, it doesn't matter how much you can lift or how fast you can get through a workout, what matters is that you give it your all and leave it all out there. Now I can be an annoying and difficult person I know that, but the amount of patience and understanding that the whole staff has had with me well I truly thank them for it. All in all, Cordis is an amazing gym dedicated to its members, dedicated to seeing them succeed and helping them reach their goals. I highly recommend it for everyone.