Coach Kate
Kate Jones has a long and winding exercise journey before finding Real Fit. In her mid-30s, she’d been a smoker for 18 years and knew she needed to quit. The weight came when food replaced the smoking. She knew she needed to do something. Kate was a distance runner in high school, so she started running again. It started very slowly, but eventually she was running several half marathons and many shorter races each year. Kate added kickboxing and martial arts classes to provide some cross training. She achieved her first brown belt in Kung Fu and became an assistant boxing trainer.
A friend talked her into trying functional fitness at Real Fit, and she reluctantly agreed. She didn’t think she needed anything else to stay healthy. Boy was she wrong! She fell in love instantly. Although she loved the other things, she loves functional fitness more. The variety in the workouts, the challenges and humility they bring, and the community keep her coming back. Her favorite workouts are the long, grinders (similar to long distance running) and anything with a barbell.
Kate is a single mom who has spent her entire career in banking. She loves traveling, football (Go Chiefs!), her Iowa State Cyclones, and trying new foods.
Certifications
CrossFit® Level 1 Trainer
Coach SARAH
Coach Sarah’s journey is one of how sports and fitness can shape someone’s life and mindset. She believes that growing up with her parents encouraging her to stay active instead of indulging in screen time (buying her monkey bars instead of a Nintendo) has helped her to understand the importance of physical activity from a young age. Her dedication to an active lifestyle began with childhood sports, involvement in middle and high school sports, then making the softball team at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, and continued into various intramural sports and eventually working at a local fitness center.
Sarah’s love for fitness evolved over time, as she found a love for running longer distances after becoming a mother. Her daily runs, while Noah napped in the BOB stroller, became more than physical exercise - they were her time to recharge, mentally and emotionally, while also maintaining her fitness.
Her shift toward functional fitness came in 2019 when she joined a women’s boot camp at Real Fit. There, she found a new layer of her fitness regimen, along with a sense of community and how having a solid support of accountability partners can keep her motivated and on track with her fitness goals. Sarah feels that she has found her niche in functional fitness and is drawn to the constantly varied programming, with versatility being the appeal in how it changes both the body and mind, while leaving the stresses of everyday life at the gym door and tapping into a strength that may not always be accessible in other areas of life. After 5 years as a functional fitness athlete, Sarah decided to pursue her L1 CrossFit® Training Certification, hoping to invoke the same passion she has for the sport in others and to guide her athletes to optimize their training results and feel their best both inside and outside of the gym.
Throughout the years, Sarah has become intrigued by a more holistic approach to heath and fitness, emphasizing nutrition’s role in energy and performance.
Sarah loves all outdoor adventures, with triathlons offering a refreshing new challenge that taps into both her physical endurance and mental strength, plus a great way to build resilience across different areas of fitness.
Sarah’s background is in the sciences, teaching 7th grade science and eventually becoming the Biology Lab Coordinator at Benedictine College. She now devotes her time to coaching and working for Vail Resorts in the winter. What makes her happiest is time with her family, taxiing them to their various events daily and the travels and adventures they take together.
Certifications
CrossFit® Level 1 Trainer