MELINDA MILES

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
  • Level II US Rowing Coach
  • RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hr)
  • First Aid/CPR/AED Certified

Favorites List
Color: Rainbow.
TV Show: Arrested Development
Movie: Lord of the Rings
Food: Breakfast
Candy: Toffee
Book: Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
CrossFit Movement: OH squats
Song to Workout to: “Jerk It Out” by The Caesars

If you work outside of the gym, what do you do?
I’m a preschool teacher! Did you participate in high school or college sports (or after college)? This is a huge secret, but I used to row in college.

When and why did you start CrossFitting?
A former teammate of mine has been CrossFit-ting and coaching for the past eleven years – she’s my inspiration! Why did you initially choose Recursive as an athlete? In the midst of a pandemic I was grateful to find a space where I could workout that felt very safe, was close to home, and provided a sense of community.

Why did you decide to become a CrossFit Coach at Recursive?
After a year of doing CrossFit I was eager to deepen my own knowledge of the sport and the movements, which encouraged me to take the L1. As a teacher, a yoga instructor, a long-time rowing coach…stepping into that role at Recursive felt inevitable, in some ways. I’m honored and humbled for the challenge of getting to coach my fellow members at Recursive! What is your favorite thing about Recursive? The people, of course!

What is your favorite Recursive memory?
Every single time someone PRs or hits a movement for the first time, and all of the other members and the coach get at LEAST as excited as that athlete.

What is one of your proudest Recursive Coaching moments?
I’ll let you know. 🙂

How has Recursive changed your life?
Recursive has given me My People. I don’t know how I would’ve survived this past year and a half without them! What is something else fun you’d like to share about yourself? My name is a sentence! Melinda Rose Miles. (Melinda rows miles…and miles.)

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