CrossFit Seminar Staff member Alex Gowers (CF-L3) offers scaling options for the ring muscle-up.

Kayla Passaro tried mindfulness and meditation for her PTSD, which helped, but it wasn’t until she started working out regularly at Big Muddy CrossFit that her life began to change. Angie Manson started CrossFit at CrossFit Watsonville in 2013. In recovery for 27 years, Manson runs an addiction recovery program, Elevate Addiction Services, with its own in-house CrossFit affiliate — CrossFit EAS. CrossFit helped both athletes understand the effect of exercise on mental health.