GEMStrong

GEMStrong is our Strength & Fitness program for girls in 6th/7th/8th grade. Our mission is to help girls build confidence and a healthy self-image through learning proper technique for
weight-lifting and functional fitness movements.

We want to support these girls in feeling strong, capable,
and empowered in their bodies.

Winter 2025 Session
(Enrollment is OPEN!)

Sundays
February 9th - March 23rd
12:30 - 1:45 PM
Stratum Fitness (in Solana Beach)

Each Class Includes:

  • Intention-setting to set an affirmation or focus for what they need that day

  • Full lesson and break-down of each weightlifting movement

  • Fun partner-style workout - 8-12 minutes, combination of bodyweight movement and light weights (like kettlebells, dumbbells, and wall balls)

  • Mini guided meditation to release stress and relax before heading home

  • Group stretching and reflections around what they learned

Specific weight-lifting movements, the girls will work on during this Winter Session:

  1. Squats - Bodyweight, Kettlebell, Light Barbell

  2. Deadlifts - Kettlebell, Light Barbell

  3. Presses - Dumbbells, Light Barbell

  4. Bench Presses - Dumbbells, Light Barbell

  5. Kettlebell Swings

  6. Pull-Ups + Ring Rows

  7. Cleans - with Medicine Balls and Dumbbells

We are going to wrap up this Session with a special two-hour class (on 3/23) that will include a Mother-Daughter work-out, where the girls will have an opportunity to teach their mothers some of the movements they’ve learned and do a partner work-out with their mothers!)

Total Cost: $245

Includes: 6 Classes (5 GEMStrong Classes +
1 Special GEMStrong Mother-Daughter Work-out)

We have space for 12 girls to join this program!
Click the link below to register your daughter.

FAQ

  • GEMStrong will be taught by GEMS Co-Founders, Shannon Keating and Christina Gutman. Shannon, who has her CrossFit Level 1 and CrossFit Kids Certifications, will be the Head Coach, teaching the movements and designing the work-outs.

  • We are capping registration at 12 girls total to ensure that each girl gets individualized attention.

  • GEMStrong is for girls in 6th/7th/8th grade. If you have a daughter in 9th grade who would like to participate, please reach out via email!

  • We are requiring that each girl register for the entire Winter session, which consists of 6 classes. We want these girls to have time to bond with one another, see progress within themselves, and also feel a sense of accomplishment by the end.

  • Sundays February 9th, February 23rd, March 2nd, March 9th, March 16th, and March 23rd.

  • Text Shannon - 301-803-9757 with your questions!

Previous

GEMS - After-School Program