WOW, can this time be any freaking weirder!? One saga is rolling and you find a groove, then you wake up and another one starts! At this point I’m excited to see what lies in the next day! You never know what it could be.. aliens, or even something more out of this world type thing?! What this does do is, keep you in a ready state. If you haven’t begun to think about this, you should take some time to reflect on what has happened and what is currently happening in the world as we know it. I, for one really didn’t pay attention much to the stories on the news because it seemed like it was always a shit show. Sure, more is being filmed these days than many years before. At the same time I (personally) feel like I’ve had a blinder on my eyes this entire time!
Look, I have some education, and in this particular issue streaming the American soil right now I am completely blind and uneducated. Yes, I was raised in a biracial family and I am biracial as well with my own set of issues that I was raised with, but I have no clue what has really been happening. I am blind because I don’t know what it’s actually like, and I live in this small bubble of being uneducated in this trying time of America. I am sad because I wish I knew more.
I posted this quote from Malcom X today, (You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom) and I was literally in tears when I read it. I feel heavy about freedom for a lot of reasons. The main one that really made me deeply feel it was the extremely small amount of freedom that was and is stripped away from me is a mere surface scratch compared to what my brothers father has experienced, along with many of my friends that are black. Again, being raised with so much color in my life I didn’t know a difference, it was part of my life. What I still don’t understand is the centuries of hatred and mis education that plagues this country. We at home are on a mission to educate ourselves more to help educate my family and also help me understand a very small amount more than I know today. I hope that if you feel yourself you don’t understand, read up on what we’ve been missing out on American history.
Now let’s talk about who we are here and what our plan of action is going forward!
Core Values
Undisputed Fitness is a brand that lives on these core values:
Community/Tribe
Undisputed Fitness is a tribe of people who are committed to the cultivation of positive relationships within Undisputed (the gym) as well as our local, national and global communities of all gender, race or orientation through the avenue of health, fitness and empowerment. Community is at the root of our heart and soul.
Commitment to excellence
We are dedicated to upholding our integrity, honesty, fairness and ethical behavior in everything we do. We lead by example and concentrate on doing the right thing every time. Willingness to do what is right even no one is looking and being open minded to new ideas or critique without prejudice or defensiveness is imperative to our success.
Empowerment
The programs provided by Undisputed are designed to empower individuals to challenge themselves regardless of their physical fitness, skill level, athleticism. mental fortitude, or self imposed limitations.
Member focus
Undisputed belongs to its members. Our focus is to help our community reach their personal goals and strive for new ones. The members are the heart of Undisputed. Without them, Undisputed does not exist. We are dedicated to putting our members at the very center of everything we do and are committed to improving their quality of life, health and well-being. The members values we enforce are: To Embrace and Empower to Excel.
Growth
Constantly striving for the utmost quality and fluency, in technical skills and everything we do, from the movements in a class to actions in our daily lives. Being committed to educating ourselves so that we can better educate our members; we are never satisfied with average or “good enough”. We are committed to our personal and professional growth.
Passion of Fitness
We are passionate about meeting our members’ needs, helping them achieve their goals and delivering the BEST experience to them everyday. We are passionate about our sports and our passion will be delivered in every class experience. Undisputed is dedicated to creating an environment centered around fitness and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Standing up and cultivating a culture to dismantle racism
– We stand for what is right, we will support those in need and swiftly act on matters that go against our core values at Undisputed Fitness.
– We are creating a plan of action to give to the organizations that will be impactful not only in our local but also our global black and minority communities that align with our values. Once we have these set up we will communicate what our intention is with our donations going forward. We will have a set percentage per year from memberships and retail that will be funding such intentions.
Affiliation
Many of you know we have been affiliated with CrossFit Inc. for the last 10 years. The rites and privileges granted affiliates of CrossFit Inc. are limited to one thing: use of the CrossFit name. As of the last 2+ years we at Undisputed have been slowly edging away from the brand for many reasons. We stopped calling our CF class and changed to Strength & Conditioning . We’ve spent many years creating this brand as an umbrella to other programs we offer. Other reasons to stay was our effort to pay our dues and pay homage to the institution that provided so much inspiration, education, and paved the way for the ubiquitous prevalence of gyms like ours worldwide. We wouldn’t exist without Greg Glassman’s work.
While CrossFit has changed the world, it’s no longer possible for us to represent the company. Our brand doesn’t align with what they offer any longer. After the frustrating and embarrassing actions of the founder, Greg Glassman this decision not only is simple, but also sheds light in the correct direction we have wanted to go for some time now.
This changes nothing in what you’ve all come to know and love about this place you call home. What it could change is the knowledge that you understand we stand up strong together for equality.
Mission
Education has always been on the forefront of our goals. Now for us as leaders it’s imperative to stay highly educated in the history and compliance with organizations we are aligned with.
If you have any concerns please reach out to me, my door is always open.
Keep loving, keep moving and stand up for whats right
Lorenzo Hernandez
(505) 901-2337
lorenzo@undisputedfitness.com