Halo Fitness Experience

09/14/2026

🔥 MEET COACH SARA! 🔥

🏋️ What programs do you coach at Halo?
I coach CrossFit.

⏱️ How long have you been coaching?
I began coaching CrossFit in 2016. I have been coaching at Halo since early 2024.

💪 How long have you been training?
After being active throughout my life, I found and started CrossFit in 2015.

🏆 Favorite movement or lift?
The Thruster- Call me crazy but I love that it is one movement that essentially uses every muscle in the body.
How cool is that?!

❤️ Favorite thing about Halo?
The community is great and there are many class options.

🎺 A fun fact most people don't know about you?
I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua.

🎯 Why do you coach?
I coach because I love to help people. Coaching is one way I can do that. I believe fitness/movement is essential to overall health. Being able to help people with that and work towards their goals is pretty awesome.

👇 If you've taken one of Sara's classes, drop a comment and show her some love! 💙💪

09/11/2026

Today, we remember September 11, 2001. Please join us in taking a moment of silence to honor the lives lost, the heroes who responded, and the strength and unity that brought people together in the aftermath.

We will never forget. 🇺🇸

09/10/2026

Lisa Bell is coming back!

🎓 Our The George Washington University Online High School partner and fellow Halo’er will be back at Halo to answer questions about flexible, college-prep education for student-athletes.

HALO members, friends, and family also receive an exclusive 15% tuition discount.

Stop by, meet Lisa, and learn more about GWUOHS! Check the graphic for upcoming meet-and-chat times.

09/09/2026

Congrats to everyone who competed at HYROX DC this past weekend! You showed up, put in the work, and made the HALO community proud. 🎉

We’d love to celebrate you! Once your Sportograf race photos are released, add your favorites to the “Competitions & Races” album in the SWSH app so we can share them with the community. (https://www.joinswsh.com/group/b7fmd3ndq0re)

🏁 What’s next?
Check out the HALO competition & race calendar to see what’s coming up. Find a fellow HALO member to race with, or add your own upcoming race or competition to the calendar so others can cheer you on!
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gyNR2yLWKhDXGl_jwRttlRebsgeq8YUMm4vVjnUcJ4Q/edit?usp=drivesdk)

09/07/2026

🔥 MEET COACH NIKKI! 🔥

🏋️ What programs do you coach at Halo?
I coach CrossFit and Olympic Lifting

⏱️ How long have you been coaching?
I have been coaching since 2011, 15 years

💪 How long have you been training?
I have been training in CrossFit since 2008!! 18 years!

🏆 Favorite movement or lift?
I love handstand push ups, toes to bar and split jerks!

❤️ Favorite thing about Halo?
The members and the camaraderie. I have met some of my closest friends and my boyfriend here. I am extremely lucky to have such a great community.

🎺 A fun fact most people don't know about you?
I had 3 open heart surgeries by the time I was 10, a whipple procedure in 2018 and I have a 70%-75% hearing loss (without my hearing aid) it’s a lot, I know! On the brighter side I’m also an artist!

🎯 Why do you coach?
I I coach because I’m a survivor and I beat the odds. I feel I can help people believe they can too.

👇 If you've taken one of Nikki's classes, drop a comment and show her some love! 💙💪

09/05/2026

Hey Halo’ers, if you have kids have them try some free training in our kids program to see if they like it

09/03/2026

ATTENTION 📢

Good luck to everyone competing HYROX DC this weekend. There will be no Hyrox classes and we’ll resume on Monday.

09/01/2026

🚨 ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! 🚨

Halo Fitness Experience has been nominated for Best Local Gym in Fairfax County—and we need our amazing community to help us bring it home! 🏆💪

If Halo has helped you become stronger, healthier, or simply feel like part of an incredible fitness family, we would be incredibly grateful for your vote. ❤️

✅ Select “Local Gym”
✅ Vote for Halo Fitness Experience
✅ Share this post and help us spread the word!

Every vote matters, and we couldn’t do this without the community that makes Halo so special. Let’s show Fairfax County what the Halo family can do! 🔥

🗳️ VOTE HERE: https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/08/21/poll-best-gym-or-fitness-center-in-fairfax-county/

Whether you're aiming to build muscle, increase flexibility or just get in some post-work exercise, you're bound to find a match for your fitness needs among the variety of gyms in Fairfax County. Here are the nominees for “Best Gym or Fitness Center in Fairfax” as part of our FFXnow Readers’ ...

08/31/2026

🔥 MEET COACH RYAN! 🔥

🏋️ What programs do you coach at Halo?
CrossFit and Hyrox

⏱️ How long have you been coaching?
Since August 2024

💪 How long have you been training?
Since2018

🏆 Favorite movement or lift?
Muscle Ups

❤️ Favorite thing about Halo?
Competitive yet supportive community

🎺 A fun fact most people don't know about you?
I’m an aerospace engineer. I have an amazing wife and two daughters who were both born in Colorado. I’m also an OG halo member.

🎯 Why do you coach?
Fitness is infectious and I hope I can pass along my love for the sport to others

👇 If you've taken one of Ryan's classes, drop a comment and show him some love! 💙💪

08/28/2026

CrossFit or training to be the next Spider-Man after watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🕷️