Health and Wellness Despite Yourself

Our program starts YOUR journey, even if that journey branches off from us at some point. We feel we can help you find what lights your fire. We will help find what makes you put your health as a priority.

Member of the Month – Allison

Meet the Ardent Fitness and Education May of 2022 member of the month, Allison! She always walks in with a positive attitude and continues to crush workouts! Here’s some questions we asked Allison regarding her experience at Ardent so far… What made you reach out to Ardent? I was looking for a different approach to […]

A CrossFitter Vegan: What Do You Talk About First?

First I want to say, this is a 100% opinion piece based on subjective feelings and thoughts. If you’re looking for fodder to either support or thrash veganism or CrossFit, you’re in the wrong place. Next I want to tell the story about why I am toying with veganism, how it has impacted me in only two weeks, and how I plan to move forward.

A Third Place: Neutral and Welcoming

Part of our mission is to strive to be a “third place” for our clients. Find out what that means and how we accomplish this. This first excerpt revolves around us being a neutral place where you can come, go, and come back. Laughter is a must.

How Are You Allowing Cortisol To Impact Your Health?

Cortisol is a stress hormone released by the adrenal glands. It’s important for helping your body deal with stressful situations, as your brain triggers its release in response to many different kinds of stress. Cortisol can be good for us. Normal levels of cortisol are released when you wake up in the morning or exercise. […]

Results NOT Guaranteed: How The 97% You’re Not Here Counts More!

Results NOT Guaranteed: Results are what most gyms preach. “Results Guaranteed” is something we constantly hear from gyms. Well, we won’t guarantee your results and this could sound counterproductive to our mission, but work with me through this. You have 168 useable hours in a week and we want to see you for three to 5 hours, […]

Rob Hackbarth: Feeling Better at 50 than 20, Thanks to CF!

Brief personal history and journey towards beginning your CrossFit journey: Before CrossFit, I was what I would call functionally unfit.  I’ve been blessed with a fast metabolism, so I never had to worry about what or how much food I should eat.  An active family means we’re always on the go. I didn’t look out […]