If you know the slightest thing about CrossFit, you know it’s more than a workout program; it’s a lifestyle.
It’s also driving residents of a SoCal beach town insane.
Hermosa Beach will conduct a public hearing this summer that could force major changes at Crossfit Horsepower, a Cypress Street gym at the center of a quality of life battle with some neighboring residents.
The City Council voted 3-0 at their Tuesday night meeting to schedule the nuisance hearing for their July 10 meeting. (Councilmembers Justin Massey and Mary Campbell recused themselves because of the proximity of their homes to the gym.) Tuesday’s vote does not deem Crossfit Horsepower a public nuisance but allows the July hearing to move forward. If the council were to ultimately pass a resolution declaring the gym a nuisance, city staff could impose operating conditions, enter the premises to ensure compliance, and bill the business for staff time.
It isn’t the endless Instagramming or the insider lingo that's aggravating residents. (Are they even speaking English, bro?) Instead, residents are complaining about issues like traffic, running outdoors at all hours of the night, loud music, and vibrations caused from mondo weights being hurled onto the floor. After all, Crossfitters are kind of notorious for dropping things.
The gym’s co-owner Dan Wells disputes the allegations, saying they arise from a small group of vocal grumblers and that his people are being treated unfairly by the city.
“If a mouse farts, we get in trouble,” said Wells.
If nothing else, kudos on the greatest quote we’ve read in a news publication -- like ever.
Disclaimer: All jokes above are made in jest. We have absolutely nothing against Crossfitters. You do you.