a2o Fit: Home of CrossFit Panthera

Coach Kayla Schell:

Excellent as always! It's the personal attention for me!!! Due to my need to modify some workouts, the change is instantaneous. I rarely miss a moment, unless it's on me.

CrossFit Panthera is a fun community of fitness focused people who welcome newcomers of all skill levels. Everyone is friendly and eager to help one another. As a CrossFit beginner, I feel the instructors and veterans are readily available to guide me through the functional movements for my safety and success.

Nice facility with plenty of parking. Layout is great, equipment is well taken care of. Conveniently located behind a shopping center with grocery store and gas station. The coach led the class through warmup and workout making sure to talk to everyone. Nice gym!

CrossFit Panthera is the best there is. The coaching staff is knowledgeable and encouraging, with one of only a few CF Level 3 coaches in the entire state. The facility is clean, spacious, and intuitively organized, which I personally appreciated when I first started as that helped to alleviate some of the nerves of being in a new place. The programming is well-rounded, never feels stale, and will be modified to fit YOUR fitness level. You will get your money's worth and more during the hour-long classes. They value your time and always start on time, and utilize the FULL hour, another thing I appreciated greatly! AND I have never been fitter or looked better (which was one of my personal goals).

My eleven-year old son is also a member here. He started by taking the homeschool KidFit class, then aged up to the tweens class, and has also participated in the summer camps. I can't express enough how thankful I am that he is developing a strong foundation and love for fitness that he will have his whole life. And the best part is that he just thinks he's having fun with his friends! It's like sneaking vegetables into Mac 'n Cheese; you don't even know you're getting the good stuff.

My favorite part of CrossFit Panthera is the community that owner, Amanda, has built and nurtured. The culture of the members is inclusive, encouraging, and fun. Within the first few months of joining, I felt like I had been going there forever. There is always something fun happening, either gym or member hosted: paddle boarding, kitten yoga, in-house competitions, Halloween haunted maze, fundraisers, corn hole tournaments, Yogility (yoga + mobility), Friday Night Lights during The Open, and the list goes on and on.

This is the place to go to make real and lasting changes!

I’m new to CrossFit and so happy to say I have found my “gym family” I was SO nervous to start CrossFit. I wasn’t “fit”.. little did I know every single workout has a version that can made specifically for you. I was welcomed with open arms. Amanda has really created the best gym in Maryland. Looking back I wish I started earlier.