Athlete Spotlight: Erika Ibarra Perez

Erika is our 2020 Most Improved Athlete Award winner. She started CrossFit in June and fell in love with the intensity of the workouts. She usually is found ...

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Favorite activity out of the gym? Reading, hiking and walking my dog.

Favorite workout? Burpee Box Jumps.

Why did you join Destination CrossFit? I joined Destination CrossFit because I was looking for something different than a regular gym. 

What has been your most rewarding accomplishment in the gym? So far my most rewarding accomplishment has been when I RX the workout Angie. It is an accomplishment because it was my first time doing regular pull-ups and I did 100 of them.

What are you working on now? I am working on my pull-ups.

What is your favorite CrossFit memory? My favorite CrossFit memory is when I RX a workout for the first time.

What motivates you to continue training at Destination CrossFit? The community that I find in the Box and the intensity of the workouts.

What advice would you give to someone just starting their fitness journey? I would say that exercise is the best gift that you can give your body.