Tim Burgess

Almost 24 years ago, I began my fitness journey with one goal in mind: To open a gym that I could call my own.  I met thousands of people along the way, cut my teeth under many owners and gyms, and today I'm proud to say that the dream has finally been realized.  Timing, location and parties involved all went in to my decision that now is the right point in my career to make the move.

I've had the privilege to be part of many great communities in the past 2+ decades and plan to implement everything that I've learned, good and bad, to create the best training and learning environment for members that I possibly can.

From my days as a trainer at Cheetah Gym, to opening Cheetah CrossFit with just a handful of people, managing Big City CrossFit with all the day-to-day operations and responsibilities, and others too numerous to mention, I kept my eyes and ears open to absorb what members liked (and disliked) about all of them.

We will strive the create the best community in Chicago and we hope you enjoy the ride as much as we will in forging it.