Ivy Chavera

CrossFit has been a life-changing program, not only for me, but for my entire family. My older brother introduced me to CrossFit when I was 17 years old, and within one year of me joining, we had our entire family - parents and all of my siblings - CrossFitting together. The bond forged through shared challenges and personal growth truly is precious to me. Beyond my family, I have found so much of my community and social circle through CrossFit, connecting with like-minded friends and individuals who will push to find a better version of themself.

I met my now husband, Ryan (also a member at SBCF!) through CrossFit, and a memorable highlight for me was our joined Bachelor/Bachelorette party hosted at Switchback CrossFit. We had a custom "Wedding WOD," that not only was special to us, but united our gym community, family and friends in celebrating our marriage. The overwhelming energy and love we received made it an unforgettable experience.

In addition, we are proud to bring our daughter, Elektra, to the gym - giving her the visibility to observe and interact with strong women and men, and watching them push themselves and do hard things will only help her as she develops into the confident, capable girl I know she is.

More than anything, CrossFit makes me happy! Every day I uncover more of my ability to do hard things and new self confidence as I conquer them. I love the friends at Switchback CrossFit that have become like family to me. I show up for myself and I show up for them. No matter where you stand athletically, we all have the same goal…to be the best versions of ourselves and we help each other achieve that goal daily.

Outside of the gym, I love adventuring with my husband and our daughter in this little bit of Heaven on earth. Our summers are full of wake surfing, paddle boarding, hiking, camping and snorkeling with snowboarding together in the winter every chance we get.

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Why I Love Coaching: No matter where any one of our members stand athletically, we all have the same goal - to be the best versions of ourselves. It is an honor to help our members achieve that goal daily.

My "Why": Because CrossFit makes me happy! It makes me a better wife and mother.