CrossFit | How Voiceover Artist John Calvert Battles Anxiety and Depression @crossfit | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
“I think anybody who’s experiencing anxiety or depression — whether it’s mild or extremely serious — they probably think they’re the only person in the world going through it. But the reality is that there are millions and millions of people going through it.”
John Calvert knows that feeling all too well. The voiceover artist and radio commercial producer of more than 40 years has dealt with anxiety throughout his life, but after losing his father in 2012, Calvert’s depression took over.
“He was not engaged with the world as much as he could be, I would say,” Calvert’s wife, Sonia, explains. “He was generally sluggish. He wanted to sleep a lot. And he wasn’t actually enjoying life.”
With an awareness that physical exercise is directly related to mental health, Calvert did something he’d been avoiding for years — he walked into a gym. He didn’t realize he was walking into a CrossFit gym.
CrossFit Calne Fitness Box is located in Calne, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Its owner Glen Babbage has created an environment where anyone is welcome and supported.
“For me, the aim of the Fitness Box is anyone can come across — all abilities,” Babbage says.
Scared at the idea of group classes, John worked with Babbage one-on-one at first. “I wanted somebody to encourage me, to cajole me, to push me a little bit,” John says.
After five or six sessions with Babbage, John was ready for class. The community welcomed him with open arms. After a month, he started to notice he had more energy and felt better.
John and Sonia credit Babbage for John’s consistency and success in the gym. “He’s shown him that no matter what age you are, no matter how fit or unfit you are, physically and mentally, you can do it,” Sonia says.
And four years in, John is a new person — more focused on family and work, and generally happier.
“CrossFit is an essential part of my life,” John says. “I cannot imagine life without it.”
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"The CrossFit Coach” is a six-part series that highlights the impact CrossFit coaches have in the lives of the people they train, from those who have never walked into a gym to professional athletes in sports of all kinds. The best CrossFit coaches are those who can pair their unparalleled fitness expertise with an equal level of care about each person’s goals. They are continuously learning and seeking out ways to refine their craft and reach new people with the magic of CrossFit. These are a few of their stories.
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CrossFit is the world’s leading platform for improving health and performance. In the 20 years since its founding, CrossFit has grown from a garage gym in Santa Cruz, California, into the world’s most effective program for improving health and performance through nutrition and exercise. CrossFit is the world’s leading provider of accredited performance-based training courses and certifications and has more than 125,000 credentialed coaches across the world. The program can be modified to welcome people of all ages and abilities and millions of people have already experienced CrossFit’s transformational benefits in more than 13,000 affiliated gyms across 158 countries. CrossFit also directs the CrossFit Games season, beginning with the annual CrossFit Open, through which athletes at every level compete worldwide, and culminating in the CrossFit Games, where top athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth®.
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“I think anybody who’s experiencing anxiety or depression — whether it’s mild or extremely serious — they probably think they’re the only person in the world going through it. But the reality is that there are millions and millions of people going through it.”
John Calvert knows that feeling all too well. The voiceover artist and radio commercial producer of more than 40 years has dealt with anxiety throughout his life, but after losing his father in 2012, Calvert’s depression took over.
“He was not engaged with the world as much as he could be, I would say,” Calvert’s wife, Sonia, explains. “He was generally sluggish. He wanted to sleep a lot. And he wasn’t actually enjoying life.”
With an awareness that physical exercise is directly related to mental health, Calvert did something he’d been avoiding for years — he walked into a gym. He didn’t realize he was walking into a CrossFit gym.
CrossFit Calne Fitness Box is located in Calne, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Its owner Glen Babbage has created an environment where anyone is welcome and supported.
“For me, the aim of the Fitness Box is anyone can come across — all abilities,” Babbage says.
Scared at the idea of group classes, John worked with Babbage one-on-one at first. “I wanted somebody to encourage me, to cajole me, to push me a little bit,” John says.
After five or six sessions with Babbage, John was ready for class. The community welcomed him with open arms. After a month, he started to notice he had more energy and felt better.
John and Sonia credit Babbage for John’s consistency and success in the gym. “He’s shown him that no matter what age you are, no matter how fit or unfit you are, physically and mentally, you can do it,” Sonia says.
And four years in, John is a new person — more focused on family and work, and generally happier.
“CrossFit is an essential part of my life,” John says. “I cannot imagine life without it.”
—
"The CrossFit Coach” is a six-part series that highlights the impact CrossFit coaches have in the lives of the people they train, from those who have never walked into a gym to professional athletes in sports of all kinds. The best CrossFit coaches are those who can pair their unparalleled fitness expertise with an equal level of care about each person’s goals. They are continuously learning and seeking out ways to refine their craft and reach new people with the magic of CrossFit. These are a few of their stories.
youtu.be/1A-QscYqnCo
youtu.be/vtVzkRpFVg0
youtu.be/u1DvXirHcIk
youtu.be/dWEh4SQ6Z7Y
youtu.be/vPfG9qWIVVc
youtu.be/LSgIFcGlcts
—
CrossFit is the world’s leading platform for improving health and performance. In the 20 years since its founding, CrossFit has grown from a garage gym in Santa Cruz, California, into the world’s most effective program for improving health and performance through nutrition and exercise. CrossFit is the world’s leading provider of accredited performance-based training courses and certifications and has more than 125,000 credentialed coaches across the world. The program can be modified to welcome people of all ages and abilities and millions of people have already experienced CrossFit’s transformational benefits in more than 13,000 affiliated gyms across 158 countries. CrossFit also directs the CrossFit Games season, beginning with the annual CrossFit Open, through which athletes at every level compete worldwide, and culminating in the CrossFit Games, where top athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth®.
Learn more about CrossFit → crossfit.com/what-is-crossfit/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=crossfit
Find a CrossFit gym near you → crossfit.com/map?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=crossfit
Find CrossFit Courses near you → crossfit.com/courses-near-you?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=crossfit
View CrossFit workouts → crossfit.com/workout?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=crossfit
Learn more about the CrossFit Games → https://cf.games/games-learn-more
