Cost of CrossFit

How much does CrossFit Cost?

By Saul Bustamante

I just read an inspiring article from a blog that I follow. Here is the link in case you want to read the article (highly recommended): http://www.crossfityellowrose.com/gym-membership-really-expensive/

I have been working for almost 2 years in Bahía CrossFit and the question always comes up:

"Why is CrossFit so expensive?"

There are a thousand ways to explain the cost of CrossFit:

Affiliation fees
Licensed CrossFit coaches
Consistant and ongoing training
Maintaining a small ratio of students to coaches
Personalized instruction
Attention to detail
Purchasing and maintaining equipment
Systems like Wodify
Training schedules
and on and on and on…

So what is the cost of doing CrossFit versus the cost of following a “normal” lifestyle?

Let’s break things down:

Let’s say that the average monthly fee for an Affiliated CrossFit box in Mexico is $1,000 MXN. If you train 5 days a week, religiously, and take 1 day of rest and a day for active recovery, it means that you train 20 days / month.

This translates to a personal investment of $50 MXN / day. If you prefer to train 7 days a week – or you stay for the community – your investment per day is $35 MXN.

What is the benefit of that investment of $50 MXN / class?

An “investment”?

It's an investment in wellness and health.

In addition to increasing your

strength
speed
coordination
resistance
confidence
improved sleep
stress release
great community
and building lifelong wellness habits

...there’s an endless list of benefits that CrossFit brings to your life.

What else could you spend $50 MXN per day on?

What else could you spend $50 MXN/day on?

A few street tacos?
A sub-of-the-day at Subway?
A fast food burger?
An ice cream cone or cake?
This amount is not enough for 10 hot wings, but maybe a couple of quesadillas.
A movie ticket? (Without popcorn, of course.)
With $50 pesos, you can’t pay the cover at a club. It may be enough for a few beers. (I don’t even want to start talking about how much we spend on a “quiet” Saturday night outing – which is easily the same price as entire month at any CrossFit box.)

Now the question becomes:

What is the benefit of these alternative expenses?

Instant satisfaction, possibly. Followed by inflammation, weight gain and a lifestyle that in the long run could end in metabolic disease.

At the end of the day, it’s your choice.