Top CrossFit Gym In Waukesha

Coach Maggie started CrossFit in 2012. She became the first actual member of CrossFit Waukesha when they opened. She fell in love with CrossFit and in 2013 she became a coach. In 2014, she was presented with the opportunity to buy the gym and she did. On August 15, 2014, she became the owner of CrossFit Waukesha! Maggie’s passion is to help people move their bodies properly and pain free. In 2020, they decided to change the name to Redemption Fitness to have a name that better aligns with what they do and their beliefs. Maggie’s favorite workout is Fight Gone Bad.

Coach Jason was first introduced to CrossFit in 2011. Coming from an athletic background, CrossFit was a natural fit. Fast forward to 2019 when he took his CrossFit Level 1, and later started coaching at Redemption Fitness in the beginning of 2023. Jason also holds multiple other certs including Burgener Weightlifting Level 1 and Precision Nutrition Level 1.

His passion is helping others become the best versions of themselves. The drive to help others is what lead him from being a member to a coach. As a coach, he will tell you that it’s the most gratifying feeling seeing a member he’s been working with hit a new PR or new movement that they’ve been working on.

Coach Jason loves the community at Redemption Fitness. “I came in on day one, and instantly felt like I was family.” While everyone at Redemption Fitness may share the common goal of getting fitter and leading a healthier life, the community is what makes it so easy to come back every day.

Coach Marissa was introduced to CrossFit in 2015 when her husband invited her to a class. As more of an endurance athlete, (running, biking, hiking) she wasn’t sure she’d “fit in” at a CrossFit gym. However, when she attended the class, everyone was so welcoming and kind. She immediately fell in love with the atmosphere, community, and intensity. She has been doing CrossFit in some capacity ever since that first class!

Marissa became a physical therapist in 2016, and as her career in physical therapy evolved, she began working with CrossFit athletes. This sparked her passion to learn more about the sport from a coaching perspective, which ultimately led her to attain her CF-L1 certification in February 2023.

Coach Marissa began coaching at Redemption at the end of 2023 and loves the supportive environment and encouragement from the coaches and members. She is passionate about CrossFit because it offers something for everyone. With its wide variety of exercises and scaling options, it’s accessible to people of all fitness levels and backgrounds. Her favorite part of coaching is encouraging others to push themselves both mentally and physically.

Coach Marissa’s favorite workouts are chippers, anything with running, and heavy power cleans.

Coach Tyler started CrossFit in 2017 after getting humbled by a 50 year old on the first workout he ever participated in. He would say, “I’ve been hooked ever since.”

He started coaching in 2021. “I fell in love with coaching CrossFit because many times the coaches believed in my growth and ability more than I did. And I want to bring that same passion and energy to my athletes. I think that’s when people push past boundaries and barriers and do things they never believed was possible.”

Tyler’s favorite exercise is also God’s favorite exercise, the squat. He also loves assault bike sprints, heavy thrusters, and squat cleans.

His lifelong goal is to be known as “The Quadfather” or “Quadzilla”.

When asked about his interests outside of the gym, he says, “Coffee snob by day, beer snob at night. If you love a good dirty joke or messing with Maggie, we can be friends

Coach Emily was introduced to CrossFit back in 2014 as a distance runner who tried a “3 month transformation” at a local box to improve her running pace. She had a great experience and saw huge gains in that short time, not only with her running, but also with general strength. After taking a few years off to focus on family, she got back into CrossFit in 2019 and fell in love with the community, opportunities, and level of fitness all over again. Being a competitive personality, Coach Emily found her happy place in the box being driven daily with friendly competition every day pushing her to do better, be stronger, and get faster. CrossFit really shows you where you stand out and where you need work. It’s the most honest form of fitness there is, because it makes you do it all. She got her Level 1 in 2024 and her favorite thing about coaching is that she gets to help people improve mechanics and have fun doing it. Her favorite WOD is CHAD, or really anything with a box!

Megan found Crossfit in 2015, at a time in her life when she was looking not just for exercise, but for community. She was training for marathons at the time, and, after years of long hours training alone, the Crossfit family atmosphere felt like coming home. 

Megan soon discovered that Olympic lifting was her favorite part of Crossfit’s programming. The beauty of those lifts sparked her interest, and she began to specialize more in that branch of programming. The barbell has provided some amazing opportunities to compete locally, nationally, and internationally as a master’s weightlifter.

Megan has been coaching since 2015. She been able to learn from some incredible people in both the Crossfit and the weightlifting communities and loves being able to apply that knowledge with the athletes she coaches. Megan is passionate about safe and efficient movement and believes it is the key to longevity and growth. Her goal is to create a positive and supportive athlete-coach relationship so people can push beyond their comfort zones, achieving things they never imagined were possible.

My name is Harry and just from my photos you can see how ironic that is. I currently hold my CF-L2 and have been a coach at CFR for two years. Outside of the gym you can find me talking about whiskey or you might see me at a hockey game. Let’s do that CrossFit!

Coach Justin started CrossFit in 2015. he was looking for a community of people that he could surround himself with while also staying in shape to allow him to play sports. Justin became a coach in June of 2020. He loves Crossfit because not only do you get stronger physically and mentally. But it’s also a place where you can build community. To surround yourself with people who will keep you accountable, who will celebrate with you, and who will push you to be the best version of yourself and achieve things that you didn’t think were possible. Redemption Fitness is a place where you can come and workout no matter who you are, nor your level of fitness. The people at Redemption Fitness is what he loves the most. We have the most welcoming people who will greet you with a smile, yet also push you to give your best in every workout. His favorite movements are KB swings and wall balls.

Coach Ryan started doing CrossFit at CrossFit Waukesha (now Redemption Fitness) in Feb 2017 and started coaching in January 2018. What Coach Ryan loves about CrossFit is the methodology behind it. Coach Ryan says, “Sure everyone wants to look better and get stronger and from CrossFit, you will get that but CrossFit at its core is about making Your Life better. This is accomplished by making you move better, stronger, and relieving stress. The time at the gym is some of the best hours of the day for me and I try to make it that for our Fitness family as well.” What he loves about Redemption Fitness is his Fitness Family Friends that we have in our community. People that come from all backgrounds and beliefs united in a common goal of working to be better versions of themselves. He will tell you that our members are good people that help him out as much, if not more, than how he is able to help them and he feels honored to be part of their journey. Coach Ryan loves any Hero Workout because it is a small way that he can pay his respect to someone that paid the ultimate sacrifice for him and his family to ensure it was not done in vain and their names are not forgotten. It is also a great reminder to refocus on all the blessings that God has blessed him with to ensure that he does not lose focus on that fact in day to day life.

Coach Donny started CrossFitting in 2007 when we did a metcon in his Strength and Conditioning class. It was the first athletic event at which he ever felt truly competitive at a high level. He immediately asked the teacher what they just did and how he could do more. He pointed Donny to CrossFit.com. He went to the Rogue factory in 2011 to get his L1 certification and started a non-profit affiliate at UW-Madison. He started coaching at Redemption Fitness after college in the spring of 2014. Coach Donny loves CrossFit because it pushes you to be great at everything, is the best bang for your buck from a fitness standpoint, and surrounds you with other amazing, like-minded people. If you were to ask Coach Donny why he loves coach at Redemption Fitness, he would say, “The community. We have the most welcoming and caring community I’ve seen and most of my friends come from people I’ve met at the gym.” Donny will always tell you that his favorite movements are lunges, box jumps, double-unders, or dumbbell anything.

Coach Brandon started CrossFit in 2010. He wanted to give it a try at the time to continue his weight loss journey. But what really made him stick with it was the variety of exercises and movement and the community built around CrossFit. Brandon became a coach in 2013 because he loves helping people improve and he has always had a love for teaching/coaching. He loves CrossFit because of the simplicity of coming in, doing the work assigned to you to the best of your ability and the amazing the results you’ll see. What keeps him, and most people, coming back to CrossFit for years is the community it builds. Being surrounded by like-minded people, pushing themselves physically and mentally day after day builds a bond that’s hard to describe to anyone outside of CrossFit. The thing he loves the most about coaching is the community. All the different skill and ability levels coming together no matter what the workout for the day is and giving it their all. If you ask Coach Brandon what his favorite CrossFit WOD is, he would say, “DT! Love me some heavy barbell!”

Coach Katie started CrossFit in February 2016 using a Groupon. At the time she was always looking for new ways to get fit, finding that she would get bored easily. When she attended her first CrossFit class, she was hooked! She realized right then that she would never be bored again… PLUS, BARBELL!! She loved it so much that she received her CF-L1 in October of 2017. If you ask Coach Katie why she loves Crossfit, she would say, “Because I love pizza! Half kidding…I love Crossfit for many reasons. Mostly because our community is incredibly inclusive, supportive and fun. No matter where you are in your fitness journey, all you have to do is be committed to yourself, your health, be positive, and put your ego aside… and walk through our doors! You will be supported. If it’s a good day, or a bad day… we’ve got you!” What she loves most about coaching is the opportunity to help people realize their strength, mentally and physically. She loves to watch their evolution. To see the pride on their faces when they’ve done something they never thought possible… when they PR a lift… when they beat their last benchmark workout. Whatever it may be, it’s magical and so worthwhile to her. The icing on the cake is the amount of support and positivity she gets back from not only the community, but Maggie and her fellow coaches. She is so incredibly thankful for the amazing community!! Coach Katie’s top 3 favorite workouts are DT, Annie, Fight Gone Bad, Anything with Double Unders!!

Coach Jesse found his way to CrossFit after several years of coaching at boot camp-style gyms and working with youth athletes. He’s always had a passion for helping people move better, get stronger, and feel more confident—whether they’re just getting started or chasing down big goals.

CrossFit instantly clicked for him with its intensity, variety, and focus on progress—but what really made it stick was the community. At CrossFit Redemption, Jesse found something special: a place where everyone is welcome, supported, and celebrated, no matter their experience level. He’s made real friendships here and loves being part of a crew that lifts each other up in and out of the gym.

He’s also competed in multiple CrossFit competitions and still loves pushing himself—but he gets way more joy out of watching others succeed. Whether it’s someone hitting a new PR, getting their first pull-up, or just doing something they didn’t think they could, that’s what fires him up as a coach.

Since earning his CrossFit Level 1 in early 2025, Jesse’s been bringing high energy, encouragement, and a ton of fun to every class. His goal is to create an environment where people feel supported, challenged, and proud of what they’re doing—every single day.

Dan was introduced to CrossFit in 2019 when Coach Maggie found him in the Original Pancake House and challenged him to come to her gym. After finishing his stack of pancakes, he started attending in Waukesha and found an amazing community, encouraging coaching and demanding workouts. It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship! Today, he loves the challenge of equipping other coaches and seeing the impact of CrossFit in his community!

Coach Andrea started crossfit in 2016. She always stayed active and liked trying new things so crossfit quickly became a big part of her life. She loves how crossfit offers a variety of workouts and enjoyed becoming more familiar with the barbell and weightlifting.

After a few years into doing crossfit and competing in local comps she decided she’d like to work towards becoming a coach. In 2021 she started working for Redemption Fitness and fell in love with the community there. Being around like minded individuals who also enjoyed having a little fun in class was just what she needed.

She loves watching people come in and push themselves, realizing their potential and setting those goals that are worked towards together.