The other night I was at dinner with December’s Extraordinary Athlete, Karen Sanderson and I couldn’t stop looking at her shoulders. They looked slimmer and strong and just plain sexy! Karen came to us about 9 months ago through Julie Heath and Julie Beichler. She is the mom to her sweet boy, Ashton and she owns her own business. Karen was going through a really hard time and her friends thought that an intense workout partnered with quality time with friends would really help her. Little did we all know that Karen was going to drink the CrossFit Kool-Aid and get addicted!


When Karen first joined us she was living in Ft. Worth and regularly commuting between Dallas and Ft. Worth. She got a punch card with us and came in about once a week. When she began she was having serious knee issues from running marathons earlier in life. She was also seeing a doctor about some genetic hormonal issues. It turned out Karen has Hashimoto’s disease, also known as hypothyroidism. She was medicated for the thyroid issue and completely changed her diet to help her better control and cope with the issue. She also had Platelet-Rich Plasma injections for her knee to get it back to pain-free functioning.
Congratulations, Karen, on your Journey to Extraordinary! You are killing it!