Brantford Member of the Month February 2025 - Saliah Eckert

When you're not at the gym, what's your favourite thing to do?

- Taking my dog, Koda, for a hike at Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve. Reading. Traveling! 

What movement have you grown to love? 

-Skipping and possibly snatches..

Cats or Dogs? 

- DOGS!

If you could design the perfect workout, what would it include?

- Rowing, cleans, deadlifts, KB swings.

What inspires you to be consistent?

- Building the foundations for a happy and healthy life now and in the future.  

If you could only listen to one song during a workout, what would it be?

- Maneater - Nelly Furtado

What's the biggest change you've seen in yourself since you started CrossFit?

- In the last year, I've seen lots of great changes within myself. The first obviously being building more muscles! But more importantly (I think), is large personal growth. Being more confident, motivation to be consistent, the ability to push through challenges. 

What has been your proudest Alchemy moment to date? 

- Hitting a back squat double my previous PR.

What’s your favourite Brantford area food spot?

- Friday Cafe, downtown! Especially during Pokemon Go community day. Honourable mention: MOMOKO Snackland for some fun Japanese snacks.