Rise Up.

A call to action. A command. A promise to improve one's current situation.

"And you can't find the fighter, but [we] see it in you, so we gonna walk it out." — Andra Day, "Rise Up"

Andra Day's lyrics to the song that shares our name sums up our "why" pretty well. We believe in you and what your body can do, even if or when you do not. We are here to empower you to take ownership of your health and well-being through fitness and nutrition.

In the summer of 2013, before we opened the doors to our first gym together, Dave and I wrote the following and made sure we wouldn't misplace it by putting it on our website's home page:

"Rebirth. Renewal. Community. A gym built for everyone. It was built to be a place where people can walk in broken; physically, mentally, or spiritually, and walk out restored. It is a place where strangers will become a community and shortly after will become a family."

We sincerely thank you for considering a membership with Rise Up Gym. We exist to serve the individuals that walk through our doors looking for improved health and wellness, for community, and for support while doing it.

We are excited to work with you!

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The Team

Coaches

Michelle Crawford
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Michelle Crawford

A four-time CrossFit Games athlete, a former collegiate All-American at the University of Virginia and a member of the US National field hockey team, Michelle Crawford is one of the two head coaches at Rise Up. Michelle has worked in the fitness industry for over 15 years, with experiences ranging from group exercise instructor to running her own personal training business to owning a CrossFit gym.

Michelle earned her Level 1 CrossFit certification in 2008 and opened her first CrossFit affiliate, Ballantyne YMCA CrossFit, in 2010. In 2013, she launched Rising CrossFit in Ballantyne and owned/operated that affiliate gym for 5 years. When the opportunity to continue coaching and designing CrossFit classes in addition to serving the Movement Mortgage corporate community's health/fitness needs arose, she couldn't turn it down and relocated her gym to Indian Land, SC.

Michelle has been married to her husband, Casey Crawford, since 2000 and they have two daughters, Cadie and Josie.

David Borrelli
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David Borrelli

A two-time CrossFit Games competitor and former collegiate football player, David Borrelli has been working in the fitness industry since 2009. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a degree in exercise science, David served as the head coach at Rising CrossFit Ballantyne from 2013–2018.

Rise Up's other head coach, David coaches a variety of classes, including CrossFit, bootcamp, and weight training. Additionally, he created and will be offering nutrition seminars and classes throughout the calendar year to all Rise Up members. Dave has been married to his wife Jenna since 2014 and the couple reside in South Carolina with their growing family.

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