Polaris Strength & Conditioning

Scenes from a warmup!!

The quality of your working sets are determined in the warmup, so we like to keep is focused and fun to perform our best in the WOD and prevent injury!

✨Coach Spotlight ✨

Get to know our coaches, hear their insights, and learn what makes them such an important part of our community.

Meet Coach Alex (him/he)! Here’s a little bit about him in his own words:

I grew up in New Jersey playing hockey, lacrosse, and snowboarding. After college, I began functional fitness workouts and had an amazing community and coaches who taught me skills and lifts I had no experience with. After two short years, I got the opportunity to coach part time. I fell in love with the feeling of paying forward the knowledge I had gained and helping others on their fitness journeys. I eventually changed careers to become a full time coach and have never looked back.

My motivation as a coach stems from athletes trusting me with their training and my ability to help them reach their goals. I love being able to share the joy athletes experience, whether it’s hitting a new weightlifting personal record, recovering from injury, feeling better playing with their kids, or being able to enjoy their hobbies more.

My ideal workout would include: squat cleans, rope climbs, box jumps, and double unders.

Outside the gym, I enjoy snowboarding, hiking, camping, ice hockey, trail running, and spending time with my partner and dog.

A really cool experience I’ve had is that in 2021, It took me 140 days to thru-hike the 2,192 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

Certifications: NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist:(CSCS), CrossFit Level 2, Rehab Method Certification

Visit plrs.fit/coaches to learn more about our wonderful coaches!

🌈 Polaris Pride Workout Recap 🌈

Over 50 people came together for an incredible morning of movement, community, and celebration! Between all the donations for Lambert House, an overflowing snack table, and rainbows everywhere you looked, the Pride Community Workout was so much fun!

One of the best parts of the day was watching parents and kiddos tackle the family workout together. From plank stacks to star jumps and plenty of laughs, it was amazing to see everyone moving, cheering each other on, and having fun together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, donated, volunteered, and helped create such a welcoming, colorful, and inclusive event. We can’t wait to do it again. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

In observance of Independence Day, we will have a modified schedule on Friday, July 3. Classes will run from 9:00am to 1:00pm only. All other classes for the day will be canceled.

Saturday will follow our regular schedule.

Plan ahead and we hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend!

This Friday July 3, will be our monthly Bring a Friend Friday (BFF).

Bring a friend you’ve been wanting to introduce to the gym to come workout with you! The workout will be free and scalable so anyone can participate. We’ll be running the event all day during regularly scheduled classes.

Our BFF event will take place on the first Friday of every month!

Friends sign up in advance using the link in our bio!

🌈Don’t forget to sign up for our community pride workout!!💪

As a reminder: This event is designed to be high-energy, inclusive, beginner-friendly, and fun for everyone. Whether you’re coming to work out, support friends, hang out afterward, or bring your family, we’d love to have you there.

Congratulations to Coach Lychen for completing the NASM Certified Personal Trainer Certification!

This certification provides a comprehensive foundation in personal training, including the science of human movement, program design, nutrition, and behavior change coaching. The curriculum combines evidence-based principles with practical application, equipping trainers to assess clients, identify movement imbalances, and build individualized programs that deliver safe and effective results.

Through this certification, Lychen further expanded their ability to coach clients with greater structure, intention, and confidence.

Lychen’s continued investment in coaching education strengthens the support available to members. Their expanded knowledge base will help members move better, train smarter, and build a strong foundation for long-term progress.

🌈Our annual pride party is less than two weeks away!

This event is designed to be high-energy, inclusive, beginner-friendly, and fun for everyone. Whether you’re coming to work out, support friends, hang out afterward, or bring your family, we’d love to have you there.