Lochgelly gym members step up to help Crossgates MND sufferer

Aeternum Crossfit organised the event at their business park base which saw around 80 people push themselves through a box step up work out.

Organiser Dean Jarvis, one of the coaches at the facility, said the fundraiser was one they choose a different cause for every year.

"We chose that workout which is named after Chad Wilkinson who was in the armed services and used the work out with the back pack," he explained.

Members of the Aeternum Crossfit gym community took part in the Chad charity workout on Saturday. (Image: Contributed) "The work out is 1,000 box step ups with a male weight of 20kg and female weight of 15kg. The whole Aeternum gym community does this work out as a memorial on memorial day or veteran's day in memory of him."

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This year's good cause was chosen as it was one close to the heart of one of the gym's members.

"He has been diagnosed with MND and is a friend of one of the girls that comes to the gym," added Dean.

Members of the Aeternum Crossfit gym community took part in the Chad charity workout on Saturday. (Image: Contributed)"I usually put fundraising events on and it was coming up for about the time of us doing Chad again. I said we could charge the people that want to do it £10 a head and that all goes to the cause. We got some home baking too.

"It wasn't just members, it was opened up to families and friends. We did a bonus ball for a year's gym membership and some members ran sponsor sheets.

"One raised about £2,000 alone and another guy was about £1,000. So with everything, it was over £5000 to the cause.

Members of the Aeternum Crossfit gym community took part in the Chad charity workout on Saturday. (Image: Contributed) "It completely blew me away. It was quite an emotional day but all in a good cause. The idea is it will help to get his house renovated to his needs."