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NORWOOD TRANSCRIPT & BULLETIN

Friday, September 21, 2012

CROSSFIT AUTOMILE

Are you ready for a high intensity workout?

Manseld couple opens new Norwood gym that offers space and community
By Andrea Salisbury
asalisbury@wickedlocal.com

Emily Anderson joined to lose weight and Sam Burrell wanted to stay active, but both found a passion for CrossFit because they saw a difference. Instead of doing a mirror test or hopping on a scale, you see that you are actually better, that you are stronger. That you are able to go longer and harder (with every exercise), Burrell, 25, said in his new gym. The Manseld couple recently opened CrossFit Automile on Pleasant Street behind the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood. Boasting more than 7,000 square feet of space, Anderson said the gym has plenty of room to grow. On a recent Friday afternoon the couple had just ended a morning session.

Emily Anderson and Sam Burrell recently opened CrossFit Automile at 661 Pleasant Street in Norwood.
WICKED LOCAL STAFF PHOTO BY ANDREA SALISBURY

They had 18 new members register during the grand opening on Sept. 3. Everyone that weve had in here so far is pretty much new to CrossFit, Anderson, 21, said. So, right now our programming is more simple. We are starting

with the basics and as we go we will get to more of the compound movements and things that are more difficult. CrossFit, as the couple explains, is simply varied functional movement performed at a high intensity.

Or, as Burrell said, a lot of things that you might see in every day life. It depends on what you do for a living, but we all move, he said. It can be as simple as picking a pen off the ground or a big bag of groceries. But, we all squat everyday. (CrossFit) is functional things that we do, but performed at a high intensity, but again, intensity is relative. Anderson said the hourlong sessions combine a warm up, mobility, skills, conditioning and a warm down. We combine things in every possible way, she said. Participants keep track of their routines and personal scores, so it is about individual improvement and competition. Everyone is treated like a hero and encouraged throughout the routine.

The most common answer for why people come back to CrossFit is community, she said. You compete with the same people. It makes you do better. It is friendly competition that makes you go further than you ever would on your own. Burrell said when he rst started the biggest draw was, simply, the fun. Most people dont have the chance, as an adult, to do a gymnastics program, he said. You come in here and you have the opportunity to learn new skills. And there is a sense of accomplishment The gym is open seven days a week. Monday through Thursday, it hosts classes at 5:15 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Fridays feature the same schedule except for the 7 p.m. class.

On Saturdays, the gym offers a 10 a.m. class and Sunday is open gym from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. There are several levels of membership available. An unlimited membership is $165 per month; three times a week is $135 a month. Through Nov. 1, the gym is offering one week free and then $50 for the rst month. CrossFit Automile has also teamed up with the Sheraton Four Points hotel to offer members access to the hotels locker rooms, pool and hot tub. Other discounts can be found at www.crosstautomile.com. Anderson and Burrell hope to eventually host CrossFit competitions at the gym and expand its staff, but for now, Burrell said, our big goal is to ll this gym with smiling faces, just having a good time.
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NORWOOD RECREATION

Town Halloween plans in the works

By Brad Cole
bcole@wickedlocal.com

October is just around the corner, which means children will soon get to enjoy dressing up in costume, eating candies and celebrating Halloween. Its a fun time to be a child and a fun time to be a recreation director, Recreation Director Jerry Miller said at the Sept.

18 Board of Selectmen meeting. Halloween is just such a big time. The Norwood Recreation Department is sponsoring several Halloween-themed events, several of which are new to town. The first is the Halloween Costume Swap, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. Parents are encouraged to donate gently-worn Halloween costumes to the recreation department by Oct. 11, and then search through the donated costumes on Oct. 12, to try to find a new childrens costume

for Halloween 2012. The kids go through costumes like they go through ice skates or soccer cleats, Miller said, and this gives parents an opportunity to swap their older Halloween costumes. Also new this year are pumpkins and scarecrows on the Norwood Town Common. Were just trying to bring the feel of Halloween to the downtown area, Miller said. On Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., families are invited to come to the Norwood Town Common to design and decorate scarecrows and pumpkins. A wood post will be supplied, but families must bring materials for decoration. Prizes will be awarded to the most unique scarecrows and pumpkins. There is a $10 entry fee.

Once it catches on, we think people will enjoy it, Miller said. He said he would love to see scarecrows and pumpkins throughout town, not just on the town common. The third new activity is Halloween Trunk or Treat. Miller said some parents feel uneasy about letting their children go trick-or-treating, and Trunk or Treat provides a safe alternative. People pull in, decorate their trunks, and children can trick-ortreat right there, Miller said. The event is free, and runs from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 in the municipal parking lot across from the Civic Center. People interested in handing out candy from their car must register with the recreation department by

Saturday, Oct. 13. Spaces are limited. Two longtime Halloween traditions are returning. Once again, the Recreation Department is sponsoring the Halloween Pumpkinfest and the Halloween Spooktacular. The pumpkinfest is on Thursday, Oct. 25, and runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Children ages three to eight are invited to attend, and they will be given the opportunity to decorate pumpkins with feathers, hats, hair and more. The pumpkinfest costs $5 for residents and $10 per non-resident. The Halloween Spooktacular is on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., and features games, a DJ, a costume parade, crafts, snacks, face painting and more. The Spooktacular costs $5 for residents and $10 per non-resident.

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A Norfolk Superior Court judge ordered two brothers who claimed their sister was red from a car dealership because she had cancer to pay Clay Nissan $1.5 million for defamation. Adam and Jonathan Colter organized a protest at the dealerships Newton location in July, claiming that their sisters termination from her job at Clay Nissan in Norwood was immoral. The two brothers organized a social media campaign against the dealership with

a BoycottClayNissan website and Facebook page. Judge Renee Dupuis found that the Colters jumped to the conclusion that their sister was red because she had cancer. The judge ruled that the Colters ignored facts that wouldve caused a reasonable person to conclude that Jill Colter wasnt red because she had cancer and found that they instead stepped up their campaign against the dealership. Employees of the dealership received angry, threatening and disturbing emails

from followers of the Colters Facebook page and website. Clays business has been severely and adversely impacted, Dupuis wrote in the decision. In the month of July 2012 alone, the business suffered a loss of over $100,000 higher than normal. The judge heard the case in an evidentiary hearing held on Aug. 13-14, where four witnesses testied. Dupuis is ordering Adam and Jonathan Colters assets to be seized.

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