Candice Wagner
Owner / CEO at CrossFit Iron Horse
- Robbins Madanes Trained Coach
- Certified CrossFit Trainer Level 3
- Former HQ Level 1 Seminar Staff
- CrossFit Running & Endurance
- CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting
- CrossFit Lesson Planning
- CrossFit Self-Defense
- CrossFit Powerlifting
- CrossFit Gymnastics
- CrossFit Strongman
- CrossFit Competitor
- CrossFit Barbell
- CrossFit Kids
To make a long story short, I discovered CrossFit back in 2008 amidst a 5-year battle with an eating disorder that had taken over much of my life. I immediately fell in love with the methodology, the community, and the way the workouts made me FEEL. Then one day not long after, I realized I was no longer obsessing over food like I had been. My focus shifted from disorder driven behaviors to supporting this new lifestyle I was excited by!
During the first 10 years of my journey, I spent most of my time training to be the best athlete that I could be. I chased that dream and I lived that dream, but somewhere around the 8-year mark that fire inside began to burn out. Around this same time, the business was also headed down the path to failure. We had holes in the walls, concrete floors, a very different culture, and big challenges. I remember a member at that time say to me, “It doesn’t feel like a community here,” and that dug at me. I went home and changed our mission statement to read, “We are a community first,” but I didn’t know what that meant yet. With time and a lot of hard work, we began to turn things around.
At the end of 2019, just days before becoming the sole owner and rebranding, I entered the darkest period of my life. I stopped taking care of myself and the CFIH community took notice right away. I was met with a tremendous amount of love, support, and that’s when it hit me – that’s what community first is! In that moment I realized it doesn’t matter how disciplined or fit you are, or how fit you become. We all go through hardship in life and when times get tough you need a community that will be there to support you and help you get back up on your feet… And that’s exactly what this community did for me. Since that realization, CFIH has grown into the powerful community that it is today.
As a team, we pride ourselves on our warm and welcoming culture, professionalism, member experience, and our hunger to learn more how to help people. At CFIH, we are a community first. Our mission is to help our members live happier, healthier lives! – to help you build confidence, look and feel better, all while discovering what you’re truly capable of. Thank you for putting your trust in us as your coaches and for allowing us the opportunity to do what we love on a daily basis. We cannot thank you enough!
