April Member Spotlight: Sarah Dealy

kyle0823
Mar 31
2 min read

Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into CrossFit?

I’m very lucky to have grown up in an extremely active family. I started skiing as soon as I started walking, and we spent every weekend in Vermont. In the winter we skied, and in the summer we hiked. My dad has always done triathlons, and we’ve always been on the sidelines cheering him on. I played every sport under the sun, and settled on Volleyball in high school. I stopped playing competitively when I went to college, but still found joy in being active. Our best friend Matt started going to a CrossFit gym circa 2022 when we all lived together in Boston, and immediately fell in love with it. Jack was very interested in trying it but never hopped on it. So for Christmas that year, I got him a membership to the CrossFit gym down the street from our apartment. I was not interested in joining (merely intimidated), but when he asked me to trial the first class with him, I retaliated by only agreeing to going at 5:30am (we all know I’m a busy girl!). After that class, I happily joined and never looked back. So thank you Jack for pushing me to join you on that early Thursday morning in the dead of winter! I knew if I could survive a class then, I could survive a class at any time.

What keeps you coming back each day?

What gets me to go: the routine. What gets me to come back: how good I feel after the workout (mentally).

What is your favorite at-home exercise to do?

Pilates! I love a mat Pilates workout, and try to stick to it consistently 2-3 times a week. If I miss a CrossFit workout, odds are I’m replacing it with yoga or Pilates.

If you had to do 100 reps of one movement (not running), what would it be?

I love me a Karen…. So I think I’d have to say wallballs.

What are 1-2 of your goals for 2025?

In CrossFit: 25’ handstand walk

Outside CrossFit: Graduate NP school and get married!

Favorite lift?

Right now, anything that doesn’t hurt my back, so not a whole lot :(. I’ve had a lot of improvement in my double unders, pull-ups, and handstand skills lately! And always love a good row. Not lifts, but favorites!