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Owner
CF-L4. Coaching CrossFit since 2006. Owner of CrossFit Santa Cruz, the original affiliate.
I was on CrossFit Seminar Staff from 2007 to 2025 and taught more than 200 Level 1 and Level 2 seminars. Now I coach here full time. I also run Metabolic Radar, a metabolic health assessment built on the same idea as the gym: measure, adjust, re-test.
Every person who walks in is an athlete. My job is to see where you are and move you from there.
Owner
I’ve been coaching for years, and as a coach, I enjoy working with entry-level athletes because they have everything in the world to discover about CrossFit. I apply the positive coaching methods I enjoyed as a young athlete to my CrossFit coaching style. Prior to CrossFit, I had a gymnastics-coaching career that spanned 15 years. I coached ages 18 months to 22 years in both recreational classes and competitive teams, with many of my athletes competing in state, regional and national competitions.
I began CrossFit just over 10 years ago and have been a Level 2 coach for four years. As a career firefighter of 31 years (now retired), staying fit has been an essential element in my life. Soon after starting CrossFit, I quickly began to feel the benefits of this program. I was more physically effective on emergency scenes, as well as more clear-headed. Because of this, I have been a believer in all aspects of the CrossFit program.
As a coach, I believe all athletes that walk through our doors deserve to feel comfortable, accepted, and challenged. I take great pride in our athletes reaching their goals, learning a new skill, or accomplishing a personal record. Facilitating all of these aspects is something I try to do every day.
CrossFit is about community. I enjoy watching the camaraderie and friendships that develop in our gym, as well as seeing family members and their kids joining in. My wife and three daughters all take part in CrossFit, making this not only a gym, but also a place where friends and family come together to make lives better.
Flexible training hours · 831-345-7779 · danielleedmundson@gmail.com
Danielle has been coaching CrossFit for more than 20 years. A former owner of CrossFit Santa Cruz, she now works with athletes through private training and some group classes. She loves helping people build capacity and a lasting love of fitness.
She is a former Division I water polo player turned high school and collegiate coach, a yoga enthusiast with 500-hours of teacher training, and a devoted wife and mother of two girls.
Danielle is a relationship-driven coach who brings energy, expertise and genuine care to every session. The CrossFit methodology has been the answer to her truest calling and has given her a career she could only have dreamed of.
If she is not at the gym, she might be hiking, skiing, taking a bath, or cooking for her family.
I began working for CrossFit HQ and attended the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course in 2012. I then moved to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly, where I completed my B.S. in kinesiology. I immediately joined CrossFit Inferno where I soon began their intern process and eventually became a CrossFit coach. Over time, my passion to share CrossFit with adults expanded to kids. In October 2013, I participated in the CrossFit Kids course, which trained me to safely teach CrossFit to kids.