BizBeat: Jefferson City CrossFit creating new home

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Jake and Maria Holee, shown here, will soon be moving their business, Jefferson City CrossFit to a new location just off of Heisinger Road.
Julie Smith/News Tribune Jake and Maria Holee, shown here, will soon be moving their business, Jefferson City CrossFit to a new location just off of Heisinger Road.

God has been taking care of Jefferson City CrossFit throughout 2020, owner Maria Holee said, but now it's time for the gym to find its new home.

Jefferson City CrossFit will relocate from 1301 Creek Trail Drive to 728 Heisinger Road Suite A, one of the warehouses behind Love Sushi and next to Last Flight Brewery.

Holee, along with her husband and co-owner, Jake, hopes to have classes at the new location starting Jan. 1.

"We're going to make a new home, and it's going to be exciting," Holee said. "I want to keep spreading the joy of what exercise and CrossFit can bring to people."

Throughout December, the warehouse will undergo a makeover. The Holees plan to add an extra bathroom, put up more walls, create a children's area and changing rooms, paint and more. The hardest part will be moving the 60-foot pull-up rig to the new location, Holee said.

The Heisinger Road location is about 7,000 square feet, a large upgrade compared the current 5,000-square-foot space.

This is Jefferson City CrossFit's third move since opening. In 2012, the gym opened in a 1,700-square-foot space in the Apache Flats area before moving to its current location on Creek Trail Drive in 2013.

Not only is the large space a plus, Holee said, but the warehouse's bay doors will allow fresh air into the gym. With the greenway trail nearby, gym attendees can run without too much traffic.

"God has been taking care of us through 2020 because it hasn't been easy," Holee said. "With 2020, now more than ever, it's a great thing to put your health and wellness first, and we're pretty passionate about it."

The Jefferson City Judo Club and Jefferson City Jujitsu will move into the Creek Trail Drive location in 2021.

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