You think CrossFit is expensive?

You’re not overpaying for CrossFit. You’re just not getting anything life-changing from that $30 gym membership.
By Carl Neidholdt
July 23, 2025
You think CrossFit is expensive?

Wait until you find out what that $30 membership is really costing you.

It’s easy to look at price tags and pick the cheaper option.
Big box gyms know this. That’s why they offer shiny machines, low rates, and zero expectations.

But here’s what they won’t tell you:

The price of doing the bare minimum isn’t measured in dollars.
It’s measured in years off your life, meds you never wanted, and confidence you never got back.

What They Don’t Include in Your $30 Membership:

No one misses you when you miss a workout.
No one notices if your back hurts during squats.
No one cares if you plateau. Or quit. Or fall back into the same habits you swore you’d break this year.

You might get a “free personal training session” that’s just a sales pitch.
Or a trainer who hands you the same recycled program they gave five other people that day.

But you won’t get:

Let’s Talk About Cost

We’ve had Cerberus members:

That doesn’t come from a treadmill and an app.
That comes from being seen, challenged, and coached like your life depends on it, because sometimes, it does.

The Truth You Can’t Price

You can't put a dollar amount on:

If you’re chasing cheap, you’ll get what you pay for.
But if you want change that sticks, you need more than a gym.

One More Thing

Yes, you can stay at your $30 gym.
You can hope the trainer gives you a better plan this time.
You can convince yourself you’ll figure it out.

Or you can join a place where people just like you have already changed their lives and keep showing up because they never want to go back.

At Cerberus, this isn’t about fitness.
It’s about finally living the life your body was built for.

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