Q: Is it true that people get injured doing these types of workouts?

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This topic could fill an entire blog post, but here's a brief version: Like any sport, strength training carries a risk of injury. The criticism it often faces can be valid. In many gyms, large groups of beginners are overseen by only one inexperienced coach, which can lead to problems. However, effective strength training is about managing intensity through various means—like adding weight, increasing the duration of tension, speeding up movements, or reducing rest periods—but this doesn't mean you should always use the heaviest weights as quickly as possible. Typically, injury rates in gyms are comparable to, or even lower than, those in other popular activities like soccer, basketball, Zumba, and running. A well-coached, less aggressive program can result in significantly lower injury rates than nearly any other exercise activity. We've designed our program with this in mind and have successfully achieved these results!

 

 

Q: I'm a woman. Will lifting weights make me look "bulky"?

 

The short answer is women have less testosterone than men which means it’s physically impossible for them to put on muscle and “bulk” as much as men can. Lifting weights does increase your testosterone levels but not enough to pack on muscles like a man. Instead, you will get the benefits you were probably looking for in the first place: fat loss, nice curves, and a more “toned” look. Aside from aesthetics, lifting weights is one of the ONLY ways to increase bone density (women’s risk of osteoporosis increases significantly with age). 

Origin Story: 
 

2012: DK and Bailey met at a gym that used to be in Louisville, CO called Streets Fitness. They were both working there as trainers at the time, working with clients individually and teaching group classes. DK had been doing CrossFit for about 5 years and was coaching some classes down at CrossFit Stapleton. He recruited Bailey to run a CrossFit Kids program (Bailey had a lot of previous experience working with young kids doing gymnastics) with him there and they started teaching kids classes together that year. This was where Bailey was first introduced to CrossFit and did her first ever Workout of the Day: “Cindy." It wasn’t long until they realized they should open their own place. 
 

2013: The founding year! They decided to open up CrossFit Cielo inside of Streets Fitness as a small start-up. They rented space from Streets for two years and grew big enough to need their own space.
 

2015: After about 2 months of being “gym homeless” where they were running classes outside in parks or in local apartment complexes they found their home in Superior Marketplace. Whoop Whoop!

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2024: Cielo evolved from a CrossFit affiliate to establish its unique identity as an independent gym.

 

Our logo:

The owl represents Athena the goddess of wisdom and war. This reflects our use of knowledge and understanding in our program and approach to fitness and not just brute strength. The Cielo in Cielo (which means sky or heaven in Spanish or Italian) came from those ideals. Our owl symbol is always in flight. 

Jenny Smiley was our original designer of the logo in 2013 and that has been passed to Taylor Wysocke in 2015. 

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